ESPN Motorsports Writer John Oreovicz was in Houston when three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti crash heavily at the end of the IndyCar race Sunday. Oreovicz has been an IndyCar analyst for many years. He has valuable ideas of how the series could make changes that could increase track safety. We learned a bit of…
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Pro Stock St. Louis winner Erica Enders-Stevens might be the biggest story in motor racing. Her win came at the track where she signed her first professional contract. It also vaulted her to fourth in the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs with three rounds left. Enders-Stevens gave The Freaks…
IndyCar analyst Robin Miller is one of the world’s most versed on the machinations inside IndyCar. That’s why The Freaks had him in The Freak Nation Sunday night before IndyCar’s next round in Houston next weekend. It also came at the end of a pretty difficult week that saw IndyCar losing marketing partners and making…
Grand-Am Rolex DP Lime Rock winner Jordan Taylor took time out from the celebration Sunday Night to talk about his 2013 Rolex Daytona Prototype championship with teammate Max Angelelli. The title came with Wayne Taylor Racing, a team owned by his father Wayne Taylor. Taylor is launching a great career with his first title before…
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series driver R.J. Anderson made a real impression last weekend at the LOORS round in Las Vegas. His Pro-Lite truck burned heavily Friday night but Anderson returned Saturday night to get a win. But the Friday night “fireworks” cut Anderson from the 2013 Pro-Lite championship picture. Anderson’s emotions were split by…
It was a pleasure Sunday night to talk with three-time Formula One champion Niki Lauda, part of the storyline that makes up the new film from Ron Howard, RUSH. It’s based in 1976 and focuses on the Formula One battle between Lauda and James Hunt. Some are calling the film one of Howard’s best. One…
NHRA Funny Car winner from the Texas Motorplex Cruz Pedregon is a long-time Friend of The Freaks. We know Cruz as not only a champion Funny Car driver but one who loves open-wheel racing. Pedregon even drives USAC Midgets and Sprint Cars when he gets time. That’s why we started the conversation about Formula One…
Actor Patrick Dempsey is becoming well known for his driving and team ownership in the ALMS and Grand-Am. But Dempsey is equally proud of his new documentary detailing his transition from the stage to the racetrack. Patrick Dempsey: Racing Le Mans can be seen on the Velocity Channel on Wednesday nights at 10 pm. It’s…
NHRA Charlotte Top Fuel winner Morgan Lucas is riding high in this season’s NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Lucas is third in points after the first round of playoff competition. He was very quick to credit his team for a great run in Charlotte. And he was just as quick to clear his…
NASCAR driver and analyst Kenny Wallace is part of a family that’s spent it’s life in NASCAR racing. That’s why the changes made in NASCAR last week are difficult to accept. Wallace, however, isn’t afraid to speak his mind and he didn’t miss the opportunity when he came into The Freak Nation this week. Still,…
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