A 2013 Freakin’ Flashback with Justin Wilson was a highlight on Sunday night’s SpeedFreaks radio show. Kenny and Crash talked with Wilson on the Indy 500 Media Day in Indianapolis. Wilson was a Friend of The Freaks so it was painful when he was killed during an IndyCar race at Pocono Raceway in 2015. Debris…
1978 Formula One World Champion Mario Andretti is just one of the titles earned by this racing legend. We thought it would be great to have him back in The Freak Nation, this visit a flashback two years to our 20th Anniversary weekend. Mario is a Friend of The Freaks as you’ll hear in this…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. First of all, thanks for the big response to last week’s look at the Indy 500 TV ratings. They were the worst ever for a Memorial Day weekend race. You were interested so let’s look a bit deeper. Many in racing lose sight…
Four-Time Indy 500 Winner Helio Castroneves will try for a fifth in a couple weeks. A fifth win would put him above some of the greatest drivers to race at Indy including A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser. Helio is a favorite of the Freaks for his Indy wins and another title he’s held:…
2000 Indy 500 Winner Juan Pablo Montoya is the only driver to win the CART championship (1999), Indianapolis 500 (2000) and Rolex 24 At Daytona (2007), all in his first attempt. Returned to Indy car racing in 2014 after six seasons competing in Formula One and seven in NASCAR. But Montoya has even more to…
2019 Indy 500 Winner Simon Pagenaud, the Meyer Shank Racing driver, finished second at the 2022 GMR Grand Prix, the road race before the Indy 500. Pagenaud walked with Crash Gladys about a number of things. and, in pure Freak Fashion, the conversation stretched from fashion, to heat, to qualifying to the Indy 500. When…
IndyCar Driver Connor Daly is another fun Freak frankness. We always have fun talking with Connor. He’s a Freak Spirit who doesn’t mind being candid in his conversations. At least he’s that way when he talks with us. Daly has been around the motorsports map. He knows how other parts of the racing community work…
IndyCar Birmingham Winner Pato O’Ward returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night within hours of his win at Barber Motorsports Park. It was O’Ward’s first win of the season. He talked with Kenny Sargent about a number of issues including his decision to more up from his mid-pack racing early in the season. He also…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… Competition is hard. It’s tough to look someone in the eye and declare: “I’m better than you.” Proving it is difficult in the extreme. That’s why it requires a certain mindset in any competition but especially in non-team competition where you’re one-on-one against…
IndyCar Texas Winner Josef Newgarden returned to the Freak Nation shortly after speaking with reporters after his dramatic last turn pass for the win at Texas Motor Speedway. The highlight of the conversation might be the “straight cash homie” he received from team boss Roger Penske. The win was the 600th for the remarkable Penske…
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