2017 IndyCar Champion Josef Newgarden was in The Freak Nation on his digital media tour after getting the title Sunday afternoon in Sonoma. Newgarden got the title in his first year with Penske Racing. He was quick to point out the differences between Penske and other teams where title are at a premium if they…
NHRA Charlotte Funny Car Winner Robert Hight came into The Freak Nation just hours after his win Sunday where he took over the Funny Car points lead in the Chase for the NHRA championship. Hight drives for John Force Racing and part of his win Sunday was a victory over teammate and Force’s daughter Courtney…
ARCA Chicagoland Winner Christopher Bell is another of the media savvy ARCA drivers who win in every thing every where and are comfortable talking about all of it. Bell is a champion Midget Racer, a winner in the legendary Turkey Night Grand Prix and the annual Chili Bowl. Now Bell is dusting off his pavement…
Sugar Ray Lead Singer Mark McGrath is at that age where he can remember the highs of opening for The Rolling Stones and listening to those same hits on Oldies radio! The group Sugar Ray was one of the biggest names in music several days ago. In between are wonderful memories of walking with his…
Judas Priest Lead Singer Rob Halford spent a couple hours with Kenny Sargent and Crash Gladys recently. We boiled that conversation down to less than 20 minutes Sunday night and the comments from the legendary singer are unforgettable. He talks about moving to Phoenix three decades ago. He talks about who he likes and goes…
IndyCar Director of Communications Curt Cavin is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. But, in those days, Cavin was a Motorsports Journalist at the Indianapolis Star newspaper. Now he’s behind the curtain at IndyCar where he’s on the opposite side of the motorsports media. What did he learn? What’s the difference between reporting and talking…
ARCA Salem Winner Austin Theriault is resetting some of the records in the ARCA series. His third straight win this weekend in Indiana makes him the only driver inn ARCA’s 60+ years to get a win on dirt, a road course and a paved oval in the same season. Only nine have ever done it…
ARCA General Tire Road America Winner Austin Theriault not only got his first road course win Sunday but he gave some wonderful reasons his team got the victory. It’s not often that a young stock cr driver can explain why his team and car worked so well in a hostile environment like Road America. But…
IndyCar St. Louis Winner Josef Newgarden has won three of his last four races and four all season. Saturday night’s latest win in St. Louis put him 31 points ahead of perennial title contender Scott Dixon who’s won four championship altogether. Newgarden’s win Saturday, though came at the expense of teammate and defending IndyCar champion…
Morgan Lucas Racing Owner Morgan Lewis has been working hard with his wife Katie to build the brand for the ninth annual golf tournament honoring the memory of funny car driver Eric Medlen who was killed during a test session ten years ago last March. Lucas is no longer racing but it sounds like he’s…
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