This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Congratulations to all four NASCAR Cup Series drivers who qualified for the championship run next Sunday at Homestead. But looking at the potential 2017 champions you might get an idea of why new fans aren’t drinking the NASCAR Kool-Aid these days. Kevin Harvick…
Phoenix Raceway President Bryan Sperber Sunday night told The Freak Nation about the difference between the driver personalities in the spring when a championship isn’t at stake and next weekend’s race when a title is on the table. Sperber also talked about the insanity of a third race at Phoenix Raceway maybe sometime in the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Matt Kenseth and I don’t know each other. But the one thing I remember most about Kenseth is the respect he gave me and the sport he honored and, once, dominated. Kenseth this week stood tall when he announced he’d be trying something…
2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Rusty Wallace, the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, came into The Freak Nation Sunday to speak his mind on several issues. They included the changing of the driver guard in NASCAR and the changing of the configurations at Phoenix International Raceway. Wallace also talked about some controversial issues like…
NASCAR Xfinity Points Leader Justin Allgaier has a narrow lead in the 2017 championship over William Byron (two points) and Elliott Sadler (11 points). So Allgaier certainly isn’t planning a championship celebration yet. But he is satisfied with several things including the support and resources he’s found at Junior Motorsports this year. He’s raced elsewhere…
NASCAR Talladega Winner Brad Keselowski came into The Freak Nation briefly Sunday night to talk about his survival of the Talladega NASCAR Cup race. About a dozen cars finished from the 40+ that started. Crash after crash in traffic after traffic trimmed the field to almost nothing. Brad, a longtime Friend of the Freaks, talked…
NASCAR/ESPN Analyst Ryan McGee hasn’t been in The Freak Nation for several months. That’s why we let Ryan bring us up to speed on what’s going on in the NASCAR garage. We talked about safety, doctors following drivers, ways to make the cars safer and whether or not the season is too long. Does NASCAR…
NASCAR Truck Series Las Vegas Winner Ben Rhodes earned his first ever truck win Saturday night at Las Vegas. It was a popular win for Rhodes, that is everywhere but in the hotel where he wanted to celebrate with his family and friends. You see, Ben’s not 21 yet and that is a problem in…
ARCA Winchester Winner Kyle Benjamin drives between the ARCA and NASCAR’s Xfinity series. He talked with the Freaks Sunday night about the competition in both especially the battled he’s had with the more experienced NASCAR Cup guys who come down to the lower divisions and race against the sport’s newcomers. Benjamin also talked about his…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I heard one of the dumbest ideas for NASCAR this week. Andrew Murstein, co-owner of Richard Petty Motorsports, threw out the idea of a spending cap to level the playing field in the sport. Among other things he said it would increase fan…
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