NASCAR Personality Kenny Wallace has been in The Freak Nation several times. This was from 2006 when Wallace relaxed enough to take on a fellow driver on the track: NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kurt Busch. He also had some opinions on Don The Snake Prudhomme and the women who roam the pits “for no apparent…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Three weeks ago, I offered the idea that NASCAR could attract new private equity money if it would put a cap on spending and allow teams to make a profit. I said it would take five years. Well, it didn’t take five weeks.…
NASCAR Driver AJ Allmendinger is a long time Friend of the Freaks. And, on Father’s Day, he’s about to become a Dad in real life. AJ and his wife Tara are expecting a child in August. He talked about that along with some other fun things with The Freaks. Our conversations always end up with…
Three-Time NASCAR Cup Champion Tony Stewart has been coming into The Freak Nation almost as long as there’s been a Freak Nation. Smoke won NASCAR Cup titles in 2002, 2005 and 2011. This conversation at a Danny Lasoskie “lost” weekend in Sedalia, Missouri on a blistering hot afternoon in 2005. The chat went all the…
NASCAR Sonoma Winner Martin Truex & Team Owner Joe Gibbs commented after the race in Sonoma about racing Kyle Busch, a former teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing. Truex also talked about the difficulty of racing on the Sonoma road course where it can be hard to pass another car. Listen…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I had conversations lately with a couple NASCAR contacts. They confirmed what I think. Within the next five years NASCAR will be flooded with owners who represent private equity banks and hedge funds. Those financial streams took over Formula One when rules changed…
Army Sgt. James Smith & Joe Gibbs made An Appeal to The Freak Nation to Support Veterans on Memorial Day. Smith and Gibbs represent www.thefund.org/Interstate. America’s Fund works one-on-one with America’s wounded and critically ill heroes from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces to provide ongoing support for as long as needs require. Interstate…
NASCAR Bristol Dirt Winner Christopher Bell came into The Freak Nation after his big win last weekend. Bell is becoming a Friend of The Freaks. He’s also becoming a friend of NASCAR fans who are loving his start to the 2023 season. We talked with Bell early in the morning and we found out what…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I was having lunch this week when it came to me that the motorsports world could learn a lot from Major League Baseball right now. This season baseball is implementing rules changes designed to shorten the games. So far, the rules are working.…
NASCAR Truck Series Texas Winner Carson Hocevar could become a joy to talk with after a truck series win. Hocevar got his first NASCAR win Saturday in Texas after 15 national quarter midget championships while he was growing up. Hocevar’s joy at winning was refreshing. He said the trappings of winning were going to stay…
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