2023 NASCAR Cup Champion Ryan Blaney talked with Kenny Sargent and Crash Gladys in Phoenix this week. Blaney is in the NASCAR playoffs this season trying to defend last year’s championship. His work will be tough staying in the playoffs. He crashed out at The Glen Sunday before he finished the first lap. He’s eighth…
NASCAR Truck Series Playoff Driver Rajah Caruth came into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Caruth is tenth in the NASCAR Truck Playoff standings. But that’s four points away from eighth. The next two races are at Bristol Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway. Only the top eight drivers in the standings will advance to Talladega and…
NASCAR 23Xi Team Co-Owner Denny Hamlin talked with Crash Gladys this week. In addition to the NASCAR playoffs that started Sunday in Atlanta, Hamlin gave a lot of background on the charter talks that continue to be a source of controversy in that industry. Hamlin drives for Gibbs Racing but he’s co-owner of 23Xi Racing,…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m beginning to think bargaining table talks in motorsports won’t work anymore. It’s not like factory workers and management where the workers speak with a single, unionized voice. Teams don’t have common needs like lunch-pail factory workers. 0 I’m looking at this from…
2024 Knoxville Nationals Winner Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion, was in The Freak Nation Sunday night. We had a long chat before his win Saturday night at the Knoxville Nationals, one of the biggest Sprint Car events in the nation every year. There’s a growing conversation in the motor racing community that…
NASCAR Brickyard Winner Kyle Larson talked with the media hours after his important win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion is once again leading the regular season points as the playoffs draw closer. This in by Larson, though, is getting some scrutiny. Larson drove through the field to get to…
2023 NASCAR Xfinity Champion Cole Custer announced this weekend his move to the NASCAR Cup Series next seaso. Custer was introduced on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the driver of the new Cup organization fielded next season by Haas Factory Team and owned by Gene Haas. Custer will drive the No. 41 Ford with…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A NASCAR headline this week deserves your undivided attention. Trackhouse Racing announced a new partnership that changes the financial grid. Trackhouse acquired a new investment partner, Avenue Sports, a $12.3 billion private equity fund. That’s BILLION with a B. This comes as NASCAR…
NASCAR Chicago Winner Alex Bowman came into The Freak Nation Sunday night. He was still smiling about his major win on the streets of Chicago, a race run in driving rain at times. Bowman talked about his previous injuries that slowed his career. He also talked about his racing attitude now that he’s qualified for…
NASCAR Chicago Winner Alex Bowman was very candid about what his plans were after his victory Sunday evening. He plans on celebrating with a vintage bottle of bourbon he received as a gift two years ago. Bowman also had some choice words for critics who said he didn’t deserve the Cup ride at Hendrick Motorsport…
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