2017 NHRA Funny Car Champion Robert Hight is a long-time Friend of the Freaks. So it was fun to start the 2018 season in Pomona with a conversation about his off-season, the rubber chicken he ate and the rifles he didn’t get to shoot enough to get some real relaxation. Hight is confident about 2018.…
NHRA Pro Stock driver Tanner Gray finished fourth last season, his rookie year in professional drag racing. He visited with The Freaks before the 2018 season opener at the Lucas Oil Winternationals in Pomona. The conversation went every where from finishing school to his musical tastes in the rap world. Tanner Gray is a good…
Two-time NHRA Funny Car Champion Cruz Pedregon came into the pre-season media conference with one idea: changing his clothes. But between coming into the session and figuring out what to do with his Oakland Raider-themed helmet, Cruz found himself at the front of the room barely dressed. Listen…
16-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force took time from his cat and his stationary bike to speak with The Freaks Sunday night. He’ll become Dr. John Force Wednesday when the University of Northwestern Ohio bestows him with an honorary Doctorate. We laughed Sunday night when Force said he’ll now have to learn to spell…
Fox Sports NHRA Drag Racing Analyst Tony Pedregon was driving back to Indianapolis Sunday night when he talked with The Freaks. He was in Pittsburgh Sunday for the Steelers New England Patriots nailbiter in the NFL. Pedregon is a two-time NHRA Funny Car champion but his full-time duties now are with Fox Sports. He’ll be…
2017 NHRA Funny Car Champion Robert Hight is a regular in The Freak Nation. He was here before Pomona where he won his second Funny Car title last weekend. He’s always fun but this time he talked about an impromptu meeting with John Force at a car wash and the persistent cold that won’t go…
2017 NHRA Top Fuel Champion & Pomona Top Fuel Winner Brittany Force took time from celebrating to come into The Freak Nation Sunday night. She was still in a bit of a shock at the title but was more than willing to accept the praise for all the hard work she did with an excellent…
NHRA Funny Car Points Leader Robert Hight was a little under the weather Sunday night. But he says a cold won’t stop him from battling for the 2017 NHRA Funny Car title next weekend at the World Finals in Pomona. His chief rival is the 2016 champion and friend Ron Capps. Less than a round…
NHRA Las Vegas Pro Stock Winner Greg Anderson, the 2017 points leader going into the final event in Pomona, was in The Freak Nation hours after his victory in Las Vegas. He was quick to say nothing’s been decided on the championship because the points are too close still. But Anderson also talked about changes…
Competition Plus Magazine Publisher Bobby Bennett has been on the cutting edge of drag racing for 18 years. Just like The Freaks, Bennett took a leap into the deep end and kept swimming in the motorsports media world, in particular drag racing. His latest breakthrough, a theory that NHRA’s Pro Stock class might be on…
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