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…
NASCAR executive and author Herb Branham gave The Freaks considerable background on NASCAR founder and family patriarch Bill France, Sr. Branham’s book “Big Bill, the Life and Times of NASCAR Founder Big Bill France, Sr.” was released earlier this month. It’s been well received by the France Family. But Branham said it’s not a PR…
IndyCar St. Petersburg winner Juan Pablo Montoya came into The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about his dominating win over 2014 IndyCar champion Will Power Sunday. The win may have signaled a return to IndyCar championship form for Montoya. The former Formula One driver won the CART title in 1999 and the Indianapolis 500…
NHRA Mello Yello Gainesville Funny Car winner Ron Capps is one of the favorite guests in The Freak Nation. So when Capps visited Sunday night we had a good chance to catch up on many things including his win in Gainesville. That includes a hard rock visitor in his pits, his son who’s growing into…
2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year Kyle Larson is quickly stamping his own ground in Sprint Cup Racing. That’s rare for a driver who’s only 22. But there’s more. Larson is a new father building a new family which might be difficult for a driver just building a career at the highest levels…
Christian Fittipaldi won the 12 Hours of Sebring with Action Express teammates Joao Barbosa and Sebastian Bourdais. We talked with Fittipaldi about a host of things including Sebring and Christian’s transition from an open-wheel driver in Formula One and CART to the 2014 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Champion. The Action Express crew was fastest from…
Scott Pruett is the most successful sports car driver in American history with titles in Trans-Am, IMSA, Grand-Am and more. Pruett won the 2014 Sebring 12 Hour last year and is preparing to defend that win with his new teammate Joey Hand next Saturday. Pruett is a regular visitor in The Freak Nation. And we…
General Tire Team GT driver Mikey Childress won the Mint 400 on a motorcycle in 2006. That was the same year he won the Best in the Desert Open Pro Division championship. Childress is on a 1500 class buggy now but he’s aware of all the big technology that’s invaded off-road racing. And it’s needed…
General Tire Off-Road driver Harley Letner has won more than 15 class wins as a 1500 buggy racer. One of those wins came in January at the Best in the Desert Parker 425. Letner’s success in off-road racing goes back several generations. His grandfather actually got Harley involved in the sport. Letner explained how all…
2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Rusty Wallace made some headlines the last time he was in The Freak Nation. The 1989 NASCAR champion was critical of comments from ESPN commentator Keith Olbermann. Olbermann and Wallace were on opposite sides of the drivers as athletes issue. That was news for a couple minutes. But Sunday…
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