This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Many in racing drool over the possibility of manufacturer money in the sport. But manufacturer’s deep, deep pockets bring deep, deep danger. I say constantly that car makers’ first priority is selling cars and not winning races. They’re all in when racing meets…
The Freaks Sunday night took us on a 12 year Freakin’ Flashback with legendary motorsports owner Chip Ganassi. It was April, 2007 when Ganassi joined The Freaks to help us welcome a new affiliate in Pittsburg, Ganassi’s hometown. The conversation quickly withered to a racing incident in Mexico. Then followed up with exercise equipment on…
Four time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti is the Grand Marshall of the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona. That means he was jumping around the Daytona International Freeway through the early stages of the classic race. But he found time to visit with The Freaks thanks to Continental Tire. He was able to give us some…
NASCAR/IndyCar/Rallycross Team Owner Chip Ganassi had a wild weekend flying all over the U.S. He watched his new rallycross driver get a medal in the X Games Saturday afternoon in Austin. Saturday night he was in Fort Worth watching his IndyCar team finish first and second at Texas Motor Speedway. Then he flew overnight to…
Chip Ganassi was on the Pit Box when Scott Dixon won the Long Beach Grand Prix Sunday afternoon. But a Ganassi car is expected to win or get to the podium as his sports car team did in Long Beach Saturday afternoon. But Ganassi is taking on another challenge. Thursday afternoon he talked with The…
Chip Ganassi won his sixth Daytona 24 Hours race Sunday in a dramatic closing stint by three-time Indy Car champion Scott Pruett. Ganassi, a long-time Friend of the Freaks stepped from the podium in the Daytona Media Center right into The Freak Nation/Continental Tire Garage and he chilled a bit to talk about the victory.
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… I’ve been a race fan as long as I can remember. Until now. Continued headlines challenge my very belief system in the sport. Let’s not even talk about the safety issues. Racing is more dangerous than it should be. But drivers accept…
Three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti was a teammate with 2010 Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray at the Rolex 24 last weekend. Franchitti and McMurray are also teammates at the Chip Ganassi Racing stables. So, in the midst of all this, Dario and Jamie have a friendship outside the race car cockpit. They demonstrated that…
2013 Rolex 24 Grand Marshall Hurley Haywood won this American classic race five times overall and a sixth time in class. He even helped create the Daytona Prototype class that tops the racing in Grand-Am today. But wait’ll you hear who HE looked up to and drove with at one time in his career. It’s…
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