2015 Daytona 24 Hours winners Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray are expanding their NASCAR faces further into the world of sports car racing. The win on Continental Tires Sunday in Daytona brings a new Rolex watch to both their wrists. But even larger is what this win does to their resumes, their experience behind the…
Chip Ganassi won his sixth Daytona 24 Hours race Sunday in a dramatic closing stint by three-time Indy Car champion Scott Pruett. Ganassi, a long-time Friend of the Freaks stepped from the podium in the Daytona Media Center right into The Freak Nation/Continental Tire Garage and he chilled a bit to talk about the victory.
The Freaks love Jordan Taylor. He’s young enough to make great music videos. He’s young enough to write his own music and attract the attention of a major music producer. He’s young enough to win Tudor United Sportscar races. And he was once young enough to attract the attention of Daytona International Speedway cops who…
Ozz Negri and his new Honda powered Ligier from Michael Shank Racing led the field to the green flag at the Daytona 24 Hours. Negri won the pole as the top qualifier at the classic race. It’s a special “win” for Michael Shank Racing. The team moved over to Honda power after years of running…
The most successful sports car driver in America, Scott Pruett, came into The Continental Tire Freak Nation Saturday after his first stint at the Daytona 24 Hours. Pruett seemed relaxed but he was quick to comment on the wild driving he witnessed at Daytona. But he also was quick to talk about his passion (besides…
Joao Barbosa is the defending prototype champion in the Tudor United Sportscar Championship plus his Action Express team launched into that title winning last year’s Daytona 24 Hours. So when he got out of the Action Express Corvette this year we were quick to talk with him. We were especially interested in the qild shoes…
Wayne Taylor Racing’s Ricky Taylor stopped by The Freak Nation minutes after he emerged from his Corvette DP He double stinted his first time in the car Saturday before giving it over to his brother Jordan Taylor. But the WTR team did some slight of thumb drive magic on their prototype that proved to be…
General Hospital and Graceland television star Erik Valdez made his way into The Freak Nation Saturday at the Daytona 24 Hour. Valdez drove for Rebel Rock Racing in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Friday finishing 19th in the team’s Porsche Cayman. He was driving with music producer Jim Jonsin. Valdez is a longtime car freak…
Corvette Racing Program Manager Doug Fehan walked into The Freak Nation Saturday just three hours before the start of the Daytona 24 Hour race. He was chilling pretty hard talking with us about the success of the program that’s preparing for its 16th Le Mans entry in June. Fehan and Corvette already have seven wins…
The Freaks talked with Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson Friday at the Daytona 24 Hour. Friday afternoon we talked with two of his drivers Chad McCumbee and Mark Miller after they competed in the Continental Tire Sports Challenge race, the season opener at Daytona. The real issue, though, is McCumbee’s story of being attacked…
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