IndyCar St. Petersburg Winner Scott McLaughlin was a three-time Australian Supercars Champion (2018, 2019, 2020) when he came to IndyCar last year. He learned his open-wheel lessons pretty well, though, proving it by dominating his first IndyCar race this year in St. Petersburg for his first win in the series. You’ll be surprised, though, what…
NASCAR Xfinity Driver Ryan Vargas has been growing behind the wheel in stature and skill ever since he started racing at Irwindale Speedway in Southern California on Saturday nights. But no matter how much he won, the security at Irwindale found it hard to believe he was old enough to be a winner down on…
NHRA Pro Stock Driver Camrie Caruso is only the third woman in history to ever win a round in NHRA Pro Stock racing. She’s taking it in stride though. She has genetic skill from her grandfather and father who raced in Pro Mod and won bunches. Camrie is going forward hoping the rest of the…
NHRA Phoenix Funny Car Winner Robert Hight is on the hottest streak to start the 2022 season. He’s been in eight final rounds and won all eight. His two event winning streak is a great start toward championships he won in 2009, 2017 and 2019. Hight admitted the battle to do all that winning has…
ARCA Daytona Lucas Oil 200 Winner Corey Heim visited with Kenny Sargent right after last week’s win at Daytona Speedway. Heim is part of the powerful Venturini Motorsports program that dominates in ARCA. Heim is a great guest for the Freaks. He’s a fun conversation especially after his first win of the season. The way…
Superstar WWE Wrestler Ettore “Big E” Ewen was in The Freak Nation Sunday night. Big E is becoming intertwined with NASCAR, a big leap from a guy who drove a Geo Metro when he was in college. The way he described it the car was the definition of a “hooptie.” But there’s very little that’s…
NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver AJ Allmendinger is driving full-time in the series this year. He’s a longtime Friend of The Freaks and it was another fun conversation in Daytona where AJ finished second in the Xfinity race. Allmendinger led three times on the night, including 13 of the last 15. But a late charge by…
2021 Lucas Oil 250 Motocross Champion Jett Lawrence got a great start on the 250 East Supercross title Saturday night. Lawrence won the East opener in Minneapolis chasing down Austin Forkner who grabbed a holeshot lead at the start of the race. Lawrence’s season, in fact, will be a comeback. He was injured days before…
NASCAR Truck Series Driver Hailie Deegan finished 17th Friday night in the truck series season opener at Daytona. Deegan is fighting for a great seasoon that could launch her into an Xfinity ride next year. Deegan had to battle last year to learn the truck and the tracks without the “luxury” of practice as NASCAR…
2022 Race of Champions Champions Petter and Oliver Solberg were in The Freak Nation right after their title winning winter run in the Race of Champions. The Solbergs represented Norway in the ROC Nations Cup competition in Sweden. The Father-Son team surprised many with the win. Some called it stunning. Petter’s won World driving titles…
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