One of our original Freaks, Ron Capps, came into The Freak Nation Sunday night as the points leader in the NHRA Me3llo Yello Funny Car category. But, as you can imagine, a funny thing happened on the way to a conversation over points leads. It’s called Heavy Metal, Rock, Head Bangin’ and some Freak time…
NHRA Mello Yello Atlanta Funny Car winner Tim Wilkerson is a veteran in drag racing. He’s been close but the win Sunday was his first since 2011. Wait’ll you hear Wilkerson’s candor about being a single car team in a sport that’s going corporate with multi-car efforts. Wilkerson tells us about a conversation he’s had…
NHRA Mello Yello Houston Pro Stock winner Erica Enders-Stevens was at her Victory Dinner when she called The Freak Nation Sunday night. Her win came in her hometown but it wouldn’t have happened without an incredible effort by her crew to get ready for the second round of action. Listen as Enders-Stevens describes what can…
Richie Crampton is the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel winner in Las Vegas. Before he got his celebrating underway he stopped by The Freak Nation Sunday night. We talked about the win but we also spent a lot of time about the music that helped him close the deal in Las Vegas. And that playlist…
NHRA Mello Yello Charlotte 4-Wide Nationals Pro Stock winner Larry Morgan was more than happy when he came into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Morgan has several frustrating years with a Ford Mustang in Pro Stock. He switched to a Chevrolet Camaro this season and got his first win since 2009 Sunday in Charlotte. Morgan…
2014 RACER Magazine Driver of the Year Erica Enders-Stevens was nearly speechless Sunday Night even after several days of winning the prestigious title. The 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Champion had a great season last year winning the title even after sitting out two events in the campaign. Enders-Stevens told the Freaks how she…
2013 NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Champion Jason Line came into The Freak Nation once we got the right area code to reach out and touch the Pomona Pro Stock winner. Line was once the new kid on the block. Now he’s facing his kids on the block in the final rounds at NHRA events.…
2014 NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car Champion Matt Hagan opened the 2014 season with a victory at Pomona Sunday. While his crew ate a Mexican dinner Matt came into The Freak Nation to talk about championships and the new house on the old farm he can move into as a title winner. It’s always fun…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… We’re about to lose ourselves in March Madness and Fantasy Pools. That’s where NHRA Top Fuel driver J.R. Todd was last year, in front of the TV in his Indianapolis home when “I get a call and it’s Conrad (Kalitta). He asked…
16-time NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion John Force was among the fastest again at the pre-season testing for 2015. Force missed out on his 17th title last year to Matt Hagan. So he starts the new year this weekend in Pomona going back to his roots. His new sponsor is Chevrolet and he’ll be…
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