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…
NHRA Texas Top Fuel Winner Brittany Force made a giant step in her fight for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel title. Force’s victory was her seventh career win. It allowed her to move within 57 points of the category lead with two events left in the season in Las Vegas and Pomona. And…
NHRA St. Louis Pro Stock Winner Greg Anderson has four championships already on his resume and he leads the points on his way to a possible fifth. But before he can count that chicken Greg has an old family friend (really a young family friend!) standing in the way. Greg said it was a youngster…
NHRA Reading Funny Car Winner Ron Capps chased a Funny Car title for years but now he’s in a battle to keep the championship he won last year. Capps won in Reading Sunday evening and now he’s in a battle with Robert Hight going into the final four rounds of the 2017 season. St. Louis…
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