IndyCar Detroit Winner Scott Dixon made a brief stop over in The Freak Nation before racing to get a flight home. Dixon led a Honda parade to the finish outside the GM/Chevrolet headquarters in Detroit. The first three finishers were in Honda powered cars. Dixon spent much of the race in midfield before taking over…
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…
IndyCar Driver Graham Rahal has been in the series 17 years. He started in 2007 at the age of 18 but Rahal is 35 now with a family and business interests on top of racing. He’s aware that he’s busy and he’s concerned about making more time for his wife and daughters. He told Crash…
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…
IndyCar Indianapolis Road Course Sonsio GP Winner Alex Palou returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. The 2021 and 2023 IndyCar champion now turns his full attention to winning the Indy 500 in two weeks. Some of his usual celebrating after a win, including fried chicken for the crew and team, was put on hold…
IndyCar & IMSA Insider Marshall Pruett returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. Very little happens in American Open Wheel or sports car racing without Pruett knowing what’s behind the headline. He talked with The Freaks about IndyCar controversies and how they might be avoided going forward. He also talked about rewriting the rules to…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The other day I asked an AI site what IndyCar could do to get new fans. Some of it was obvious like: Leverage social media platforms with behind-the-scenes access and interactive content. Produce high-quality content that showcases driver and team personalities. Target younger…
IndyCar Barber Winner Scott McLaughlin came into The Freak Nation Sunday night a couple hours after the race. He was somewhat candid about the biggest controversy of the week: IndyCar penalties that were handed out to the Penske Racing Team McLaughlin drives for. McLaughlin, in fact, had his podium finish taken away and was put…
The Freaks talked with IndyCar Fans at Barber Motorsports Park about the penalties affecting the St. Petersburg race finishing order. The headline was top of mind about the fans at the race this weekend. Were they too stiff? Was the Penske team that absorbed the penalties cheating or just making a mistake? Who should be…
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