This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some confirmation this week of the troubling issue of empty seats at NASCAR events across the country. The three public companies that operate those NASCAR races all reported another down year for ticket sales. That continues an eight year trend. The 2015 numbers,…
NASCAR driver Julie Landauer won a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Championship in 2015 at Motor Mile Speedway in Virginia. That opened the door for a major ride in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series with Bill McAnally Racing, the defending champions in the K&N Pro Series West. Landauer has an extensive resume of racing that includes…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. If you’re a sports fan or even a fan of excellence you’ve no doubt seen the disintegration of Kobe Bryant in pro basketball and Peyton Manning in pro football. They’ve had historic careers but they’ve stuck around maybe a year too long and…
NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. His candid conversations have been legendary in The Freak Nation. That’s why this one is so important. Not only does AJ talk about single car teams in NASCAR, but he also talks about the Jeff Gordon retirement and AJ’s sports car racing at the…
NBC NASCAR Insider Kyle Petty is a long time Friend of the Freaks. So9 having him with Crash Bo Brock and Chris Neville was welcome last week in Phoenix. Petty always brings the behind the curtain inside information in Sprint Cup. But when you talk about the inside stuff you must include scorpions in baggies. …
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. This week the 2015 NHRA drag racing season draws to a close in Pomona. Not enough is said about the NHRA’s driver and team diversity. Just this year alone African American Antron Brown already has his second Top Fuel championship in four years. …
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We all remember the Race Team Alliance announced sixteen months ago. Eighteen team owners organized to create better business alliances with NASCAR. Many observers believed the number one thing on the agenda would be a franchise model where the teams could create value…
NBC Sports NASCAR Insider Dustin Long took time from his post-race filings to come into The Freak Nation Sunday night. The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega ended in a hail of controversy and finger pointing. The final results weren’t known for nearly an hour until after lengthy closed door meetings by NASCAR officials. The…
USA Today NASCAR Insider Jeff Gluck is a regular in The Freak Nation. His background information Sunday night gave us some insight into Joey Logano’s Chase for the Championship victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon. The race was rained out Saturday night and pushed to Sunday. There were weird things in the race and…
NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Driver Kurt Busch was a bit of a fortune teller. When he talked with Kenny and Crash last week he talked about the intense drama that is a part of NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. That drama actually spilled out into the garage area Sunday afternoon where Jimmie Johnson…
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