NASCAR Playoff Driver Alex Bowman is fighting to get into the Championship Final Four who will race for the 2020 title in Phoenix. Bowman races for Hendrick Motorsports where championships have been common place in the last two decades. But Bowman brings more than a thirst for championships to his Freak Nation visit. He also…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Every year I take a moment to laugh at the gyrations that NASCAR makes to inject drama into its season championship picture. All the rubber rules and artificial points scenarios don’t raise the drama for me. Quite the contrary. Champions should have championship…
NASCAR Xfinity Charlotte Roval Winner AJ Allmendinger is a longtime Friend of the Freaks and, when he came into The Freak Nation Sunday night it was to have a great time after a great race Saturday night. In the rain and darkness at the Charlotte Roval, Allmendinger scored a major win. It was something that…
IndyCar Driver Conor Daly returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night after announcing that he’ll enter a NASCAR truck series race to compete against Action Sports legend Travis Pastrana. The pair became friends recently and the rivalry grew last summer as the duo competed in iRacing events on the Internet. Daly called the sim racing…
NASCAR Texas Cup Winner Austin Dillon came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after ending his 88 race losing streak Sunday afternoon. Dillon had to survive not only the race and its competitors but he also fought 140 degree temperatures inside the racecar. Austin needed first aid when the race was over but he was…
NASCAR Kentucky Cup Winner Cole Custer came into The Freak Nation Sunday night still amazed at his surprise win after a last corner pass at Kentucky Speedway. Custer’s win in his rookie season is a rarity at Kentucky. And a lot of people who were gambling on his victory lost faith halfway through the race…
The NASCAR Cup race at Talladega was postponed until Monday afternoon but that wasn’t the headline as the day unfolded. Someone put a noose in the garage of Darrell Wallace, the only black driver in the sport. The story became the most talked about thing on Twitter Sunday night. The Freaks talked about the ugliness…
ESPN Senior Writer Ryan McGee is a longtime Friend of the Freaks and we always learn a lot when he shows up in The Freak Nation. That happened again Sunday night when he gave us very deep background on NASCAR’s plans to remove the Confederate Flag from racetracks going forward. McGee gave some examples of…
Yahoo Sports Golf & NASCAR Writer Jay Busbee returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. Busbee had insight on NASCAR’s changing landscape. And he also had background from his popular book on the life of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Busbee took The Freaks behind the decisions being made that will change NASCAR’s future. Listen…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. You’re well aware I’m not the biggest NASCAR fan in The Freak Nation. But what the teams are doing in the season’s reboot is something that should be applauded. The race Sunday at Homestead was the eighth in the last four weeks. Each…
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