1001 NASCAR Facts Author John Close offered some incredible trivia when he visited The Freak Nation Sunday night. His new book about NASCAR trivia is one of the best selling books on Amazon. Despite falling attendance and TV ratings NASCAR fans still want to read some quick trivia on their sport. And John has the…
IndyCar Grand Prix Winner Will Power logged his first win of the 2017 season Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The victory left him fifth in the standings just four points shy of teammate Helio Castroneves in fourth. Power is another longtime Friend of The Freaks. It was cool to talk with Will on Mother’s…
NHRA Atlanta Pro Stock Winner Bo Butner is second in 2017 Pro Stock points after his second victory of the season. Butner is building an excellent season His two wins leave him only a point out of first place in the most competitive category in drag racing. But Butner is proud of something else in…
IMSA WeatherTech COTA Winner Jordan Taylor is dominating the 2017 season with his brother Ricky. They started winning at the Rolex 24 in Daytona and haven’t stopped. The latest win at Circuit of the Americas last week was a walkover. They were more than a minutes up on the field in the last hour. But…
Three-time NFL Pro Bowler Shawne Merriman is getting his feet wet in the world of motorsports. He was one of the best linebackers in the NFL when he played. But violence in pro football is nothing like the nuance of motor racing. He’s learning that! Merriman, however, is a determined winner and that’s being translated…
NASCAR broadcast analyst Kyle Petty is a Friend of the Freaks. We love it when he comes in to promote his Charity Motorcycle Ride. This year’s is the 23rd on May 13-19. Kyle once told us The Freak Nation is one of his largest supporters for his charity efforts. We LOVE that unsolicited comment. We…
Judas Priest lead vocalist Rob Halford has a legendary voice tied to heavy metal, trash metal, speed metal, industrial metal & hard rock. It has a range from screaching falsetto to a throaty growl. But Halford is as down to earth as any global music legend. He can laugh at a three-year-old loving his music…
2014-2015 World Rallycross Champion Petter Solberg is the only driver in history to win global titles in two different disciplines. The rallycross crowns go along with his 2003 World Rally Championship. Petter has won titles with his own team and with a factory team. Now he’s back with a factory team as the World Rallycross…
Three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves is one of the original Friends of the Freaks. He’s been with us nearly as long as he’s been in major league motor racing. And with Fernando Alonso, the two-time Formula 1 champion, coming to run this year’s Indy 500 we also talked with Helio about his former dreams…
IndyCar Phoenix Winner Simon Pagenaud, the 2016 IndyCar champion, came into The Freak Nation Sunday with his pet dog that had to be set aside to continue the conversation. Pagenaud had much to say about his win Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway, especially about the crash that marred the beginning of the race. How…
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