This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. So Roger Penske Entertainment owns The Grand Prix Association of Long Beach. That’s America’s Monaco ever since it was born in 1975. The 50th anniversary is next April. Penske Entertainment already owns the IndyCar series. And controls its two biggest events: The Indy…
IndyCar Long Beach Winner Scott Dixon, a longtime Friend of the Freaks, came into The Freak Nation Sunday just a couple hours after his win. Dixon is now a two-time Long Beach winner and he’s jumped to second in the 2024 points standings just eight points out of first behind Josef Newgarden after two events.…
IMSA Long Beach Winner Ringer van der Zande talked with Crash Gladys Sunday. His win Saturday came with Sebastian Bourdais who was unavailable to talk on Sunday because of some coaching duties in Long Beach. Sunday’s win with Scott Dixon, in fact, allowed Ganassi Racing to double up on the victories in Long Beach. Renger…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We’re talking a lot about IndyCar today. Sunday’s Long Beach Grand Prix warrants the conversation. That’s the longest running and most important street race in America. But IndyCar is fighting, even struggling, to stay in business and grow. Lots of ideas are flying…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Rumors of NASCAR taking over IndyCar’s spot in the Long Beach Grand Prix weekend were greatly exaggerated. Word came late in the week that former ChampCar Series owner Gerald Forsythe would take over the race and keep it committed to IndyCar. At one…
2021 IndyCar Champion Alex Palou won his championship at the Long Beach Grand Prix Sunday then came into The Freak Nation before disappearing into a celebratory party after the final race of the season. Palou finished fourth at Long Beach but that was all he needed to take home the title. He earned the championship…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We’ve met some legends in the past 20 years of Freak. One of the largest: track announcer Bruce Flanders, the voice of the Long Beach Grand Prix for forty plus years. Bruce died this week. A respiratory ailment. He died at home. He…
IndyCar Long Beach Winner Alexander Rossi came into The Freak Nation shortly after his second straight win at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Rossi won the Pole and dominated the race Sunday afternoon. He got the win driving a Honda powered car in front of the President and CEO of American Honda. An important win…
IMSA Long Beach Bubba Burger Grand Prix Winner Joao Barbosa came into The Freak Nation Sunday night and talked about a wide racing number of topics. His race Saturday had a dramatic finish. His teammate Felipe Albuquerque had to hold off a late race charge from Ricky Taylor in an Acura. The last time Albuquerque…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The Long Beach Grand Prix goes back to 1975 but there’s a problem. There’s a proposal that could take the east end of the track, including the famous Shoreline hairpin, and turn it into a baseball stadium for the Los Angeles Angels Major…
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