NHRA Atlanta Funny Car Winner Ron Capps is a long time Friend of the Freaks. So when he comes into The Freak Nation there’s always a fun conversation. His 2016 Funny Car championship was his high point. The win Sunday, though, closes a dry spell for Capps. He talked about that and his friendship with…
NHRA Top Fuel Winner Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals Steve Torrence had a quick trip into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Afterall, he had a victory party waiting. The 2-18 NHRA Top Fuel Champion earned his first win of 2019 in a race format he doesn’t really appreciate like other drivers do. But you need to listen…
NHRA Houston Funny Car Winner Robert Hight won his first ract in Houston 48 wins ago. He came into the Freak Nation then and he came back Sunday night. In between there were many visits but this time he talked about the missing Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle classes that weren’t at the Houston…
NHRA Las Vegas Top Fuel Winner Mike Salinas got his first win Sunday in the Las Vegas 4-wide Nationals. Salinas is a San Jose businessman who’d never won anything before but now he’s with the best tuner in the business, Alan Johnson. In fact, Salinas gave the microphone to Johnson during the interview and Johnson…
Three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Angelle Sampey returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night after a lengthy absence. From 2000-2002 Angelle was Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing. Few could keep her and her Suzuki from the championship. But secretly she was impressed by the Harley Davidsons chasing her. Now she has a chance to…
Sunday night The Freaks took a Freakin’ Flashback with Courtney Force back to July, 2013. That was about the time the winning NHRA Funny Car driver posed for the ESPN The Body issue. What was it like to be nude in the desert? Was she able to get her mind around the young technicians working…
NHRA Phoenix Funny Car Winner Matt Hagan is a wonderful Friend of the Freaks. We love to have him in The Freak Nation and Sunday night was no different. He interrupted his dinner to talk with us before he went to bed to prepare for a test session in Phoenix Monday. He’ll be workong on…
NHRA Broadcast Announcer Brian Lohnes shared some drag racing trade secrets with The Freaks Sunday night. Maybe the biggest insight was how the NHRA will try to bring younger audiences into drag racing’s big tent. What role will Courtney Force play in drag racing going forward? Where’s 2018 Pro Stock champion Tanner Grey going? Lohnes…
2009 & 2017 NHRA Funny Car Champion Robert Hight came into The Freak Nation where he’s always candid and comfortable with The Freaks. Hight admitted he has some new team members coming on board this year to replace those who wanted to come off the road in 2019. Robert also admitted his Super Bowl picks…
NHRA 2018 Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Matt Smith returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night hours after winning his third title in the NHRA. But after Matt talked about his win we all got lost in his favorite Thanksgiving meal which includes his Grandma’s Mac&Cheese. Smith and his wife Angie both race in the NHRA…
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