2015 IndyCar champion Scott Dixon is ready to get after what would be his fifth American open-wheel title (2003, 2008, 2013 & 2015). He was fourth in Long Beach after starting second. He was the fastest car early in the weekend but it’s the last session that counts the most. After a long relationship with…
Patrick Long is one of the most successful sports car drivers in the world. He won a World Challenge title in 2011. He’s won three ALMS class championships in 2005, 2009 and 2010. He also has two class win s at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2004 and 2007. He’s the only American among…
Ricky Taylor has raced at the Le Mans 24 Hour before with the Corvette Racing team where he was seventh in class in 2016. Taylor is going back this year, though, to run an LMP2 Prototype, a car that’s similar to the Cadillac prototype he races in the IMSA series here in the US. Ricky…
Arie Luyendykis a long time Friend of the Freaks and he’s finding a home in the Stadium Super Trucks series. Two sixth place finishes in Long Beach over the weekend leaves him fighting for the top five in season points. Is Stadium Super Trucks a destination series? Certainly it takes far different driving styles from…
2016 World Challenge champion Alvaro Parente is off to a great start in 2017. The McLaren factory driver has won two of three races in St. Pete and Long Beach and appears headed for a season long battle with Patrick Long, a factory driver for Porsche. Parente is from Portugal but he’s happy to be…
2016 Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Top Fuel Hydro Champion Bryan Sanders came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after setting a Top Fuel Hydro record of 268 MPH in a thousand foot run on water. Think about that for a moment. From a standing start to 268 MPH in less than four seconds on…
World of Outlaws Perris Winner David Gravel is making some headlines in the Outlaw season this year. His win at Perris Auto Speedway was his third of the young season leaving him second in points to eight-time champion Donny Schatz. Gravel was respective of one of the greatest Outlaw drivers ever but he’s ready to…
NHRA Las Vegas Pro Stock Winner Tanner Gray, the youngest to ever win an NHRA pro category event, came into The Freak Nation Sunday night talking teamwork and The Freaks had another conversation for him! The 17-year-old Gray is a third generation drag racer and his win Sunday was a record setter. He was quick…
Four-Time World Challenge Champion Johnny O’Connell (2012-2015) is one of the most successful GT drivers in U.S. history. His wins have come in Le Mans, Sebring and anywhere in the World Challenge series. He was in The Freak Nation Sunday Night to talk about the World Challenge stop at the Long Beach Grand Prix weekend.…
2016 IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. His visit Sunday night was getting The Freaks up to speed on his quest for a second championship season with Penske Racing. Pagenaud talked with Statt Mann about a number of things including keeping it simple when it comes to race strategy. Pagenaud…
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