IndyCar iRacing Indianapolis Runner-up Conor Daly was a great guest in The Freak Nation Sunday night. He drove through a wild finish in the IndyCar iRacing finish at the virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway to reach the checkered flag in second place behind Scott McLaughlin. Daly and McLaughlin went through the last turn of the race…
NASCAR iRacing St. Louis Winner Christian Eckes returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. He won at the Worldwide Technology Raceway outside St. Louis Friday night. Eckes is becoming a regular at the front of the line in virtual racing leagues through the week. He explained how the experience helps. Listen…
IndyCar iRacing Motegi Winner Simon Pagenaud, last year’s Indy 500 winner, was back in The Freak Nation Sunday night after his second straight win in the IndyCar sim racing circuit. Pagenaud is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. We’ve been with him through sports cars, IndyCars and the acquisition of Norman and his wife Hailey.…
NASCAR iRacing Richmond Winner William Byron was in The Freak Nation Sunday night. The win at Richmond was his second win in a row in the invitational racing. That means he’s The Dude in the virtual stock car world. He loves sim racing and works at it when he’s not involved in his iconic #24…
NASCAR Driver Garrett Smithley has danced around the NASCAR world from Cup to Xfinity to the truck series to ARCA racing. He stays busy but his experience in the sim world is what’s bringing him recognition while the track racing is shutdown. Does sim success get the attention of team owners? Do sim racing experiences…
IndyCar iRacing Barber Winner Scott McLaughlin visited The Freak Nation from Australia his home country. McLaughlin was scheduled to driver with Roger Penske in 2020 before the global agenda changed radically. McLaughlin Saturday got a squeaky win over Will Power in a virtual race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham. McLaughlin is a great conversation.…
NASCAR iRacing Texas Winner Timmy Hill stepped into the spotlight with his win Sunday. That made his appearance in The Freak Nation Sunday night even more bright. Hill has considerable racing experience in NASCAR but his win in a virtual race was pretty important for Hill’s career. Listen…
IndyCar iRacing Watkins Glen Winner Sage Karam has been in and out of IndyCar racing for several years but his virtual win at The Glen Saturday may be a door opener to return to the series regularly. Karam dominated in the iRacing world Saturday and in these different times, that may be enough. Listen…
1999 IndyCar Series Champion Tony Kanaan, the 2004 Indy 500 winner, is a longtime Friend of the Freaks as well. Kanaan was in another sim race this weekend in addition to the IndyCar iRacing event Saturday. The Legends event included names like Emerson Fittipaldi and Juan Montoya. Kanaan, though, has fun anywhere he competes. Listen…
The Athletic Motorsports Analyst Jeff Gluck is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. His appearance Sunday night shed some light on the growing presence of sim racing in motorsports. Gluck said he wasn’t a regular in the sim world but he knows how important it is in a content starved industry today. Listen…
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