NASCAR Brickyard Winner Kyle Larson talked with the media hours after his important win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion is once again leading the regular season points as the playoffs draw closer. This in by Larson, though, is getting some scrutiny. Larson drove through the field to get to…
Indianapolis 500 Winner Josef Newgarden talked with Crash Gladys a couple hours after winning Sunday’s rain delayed race. Newgarden fought the last 30 laps for the win passing Pato O’Ward on the las lap to get the final victory. O’Ward had passed Newgaren seconds before Newgarden returned the favor before the finish line. Newgarden is…
2016 Indy 500 Winner Alexander Rossi and 2018 Indy 500 Winner Will Power talked with Crash Gladys before Sunday’s race. The two drivers both have wins on their resume. But their conversations were about putting the Indy 500 into perspective. Rossi talked about his new marriage and Power talked about how a second win would…
Indianapolis 500 Pole Sitter Scott McLaughlin won the pole with the fastest qualifying time in Indy 500 history. McLaughlin posted a four-lap qualifying average at 234.220 mph and will share the front with with Penske Racing teammates Will Power and Josef Newgarden making up the fastest front row in history. The front row lockout was…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Speed is such a fickle thing. Many equate it with racing. But, to me racing is more about competition than speed. For example, Olympic sprinters are going about 23 miles an hour in the 100-meter dash. And those races can be more exciting…
107th Indianapolis 500 Winner Josef Newgarden talked with Crash Gladys after his victory at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Newgarden’s win was his first at The 500. It came on a last lap pass in a controversial ending after a third Red Flag in the last 20 laps of the race. Listen…
NASCAR Indianapolis Road Course Winner Tyler Reddick spent some time with Crash Gladys after his dominate win. Reddick had the field covered but he needed some last minute heroics to fight off an illegal challenge from Ross Chastain. If you missed it on television, you missed a dramatic overtime win for Tyler, an upcoming Friend…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… I spent a few hours in Indy this week watching the SRO World Challenge teams get ready for Sunday’s eight hour race at the Indianapolis motor Speedway. Watching sports cars with largely equal driving talent on the Indy road course was notable. Some…
NASCAR Cup Indianapolis Winner AJ Allmendinger was in The Freak Nation Sunday night. AJ is a longtime Friend of The Freaks but the win at Indy Sunday brought tears to our eyes. There was some luck in the win but AJ made great moves when it was Winning Time. That’s all you need to do…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… I was disappointed several NASCAR Cup drivers criticized running on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend. They argued the squared oval was more prestigious. That’s true but the road course at Indy has had eight Formula One races from 2000…
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