We’ve been lucky to have some of the biggest racing legends in the sport’s history. Certainly Richard Petty is one of those names and he’s visited with us several times on radio and television. This was one of the first, though. And you can hear why Richard is one called The King. He treated nobodies…
NBC Racing Analyst Dale Earnhardt is a strange sentence to write. Dale Junior had an excellent racing career winning championships and races in NASCAR before his retirement. But his broadcast career could surpass even his sometimes brilliance on a racetrack. His contribution to NBC’s Indy 500 broadcast Sunday was just an example of what’s might…
Retired NASCAR Cup driver Carl Edwards was a regular with The Freaks when he visited in 2007 at Texas Motor Speedway. He came in with his Mom and we wanted to reprise the visit on Mother’s Day Sunday night. Edwards and Tony Stewart battled for a Cup title in 2011 before a tie-breaker game the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Lots of noise these days about the falling attendance and TV ratings in NASCAR. Here’s some more. Looking at the Top 20 in points going into Dover, there are only TWO drivers with less than five years experience. TWO. Alex Bowman is fifteenth…
NASCAR Bristol Winner Kyle Busch came into The Freak Nation Sunday night with much to say about Bristol, his recovery from an early race crash and post-race comments from his brother Kurt Busch. Kurt was running second behind Kyle when he scrapped the wall and fell back. Kurt said he’d have crashed Kyle for a…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. It’s not often that NASCAR racing compares with stick and ball sports. But here’s a stretch. The NCAA men’s basketball final is Monday night between Texas Tech and Virginia, two teams with a blend of experienced upper classmen and talented inexperienced freshmen. In…
NASCAR Texas Winner Denny Hanlin Came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after his second win of the young season. After winning the Daytona 500, Hamlin won in Texas overcoming two penalties in the process. He also described problems with the car and strategy during the race. Listen…
NASCAR Vice Chairman Mike Helton once ran NASCAR’s Cup Series. Now he’s moved into the senior executive offices to plan NASCAR’s future. That future will start next season when NASCAR has decided to break with traditions and try new things in it’s top level Cup series. Helton explained some of those changes along with some…
NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer has been coming into The Freak Nation long enough to let his hair down a bit and have fun with The Freaks. This is a Freakin Flashback to 2013 when Bowyer’s mind drifted from racing to duck hinting. There aren’t many places where Bowyer can freestyle like that. Bowyer won the…
NASCAR Driver Aric Almirola was ready to be in Phoenix this weekend after a cold and wet winter at home in North Carolina. But there are times when Almirola likes to be home after a season on the NASCAR road from February to November. Almirola drives for Stewart Haas Racing and loves it. He loves…
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