NHRA Mello Yello St. Louis Funny Car Winner Jack Beckman had a funny story waiting for The Freaks right off the top. All the ceremony surrounding his win in St. Louis caused him to miss his flight home to Southern California. His wife reminded him Sunday night in a phone call. He was due to…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The televised football offerings in Los Angeles were so hideously bad I had to turn on the NASCAR race from New Hampshire for amusement Sunday. I promptly yawned and couldn’t stop. Thankfully NHRA drag racing from St. Louis was an option. I’m appreciating…
NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Brainerd Top Fuel Winner Brittany Force called into The Freak Nation before she sat down to a celebratory dinner with his family and crew. Brittany’s third win of the season gives her a solid position in the NHRA playoff season that starts Labor Day weekend at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.…
NHRA Mello Yello Sonoma Top Fuel Winner JR. Todd is a longtime Friend of the Freaks but he hasn’t been in The Freak Nation recently. We love to talk with J.R. and his team owner Connie Kalitta. Hearing Todd talk about his team owner is special, especially when J.R. has what sounds like a great…
NHRA Mello Yello Denver Funny Car Winner John Force stepped up to the plate and hit a home run on live network TV. FOX TV took the Denver race off of cable TV and showed the events live. That spotlight was perfect for 16-time Funny Car champion John Force. It was his first win of…
NHRA Mello Yello Denver Top Fuel Winner Tony Schumacher called on his championship experience to get his win Sunday at mile-high Bandimere Speedway outside Denver. Schumacher didn’t qualify well to he had to race against some of the fastest cars in the sport to get his win. But Tony must have been hungry after the…
NHRA Atlanta Funny Car Winner Matt Hagan got his first win of the season Sunday at the Southern Nationals. Hagan is one of the strong personalities in the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series. But, like most of the drivers, his go-to conversation is about drag racing technology. The Freaks, though, always get a little…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Several NHRA Pro Stock teams are busy testing changes mandated in the category this year. The biggest change is a switch from carburetors to electronic fuel injection. There’s also a mandated 10,500 rpm limit on the engines. Also gone are the huge scoops…
NHRA VP of Public Relations and Communications Terry Blount broke some major news in The Freak Nation Sunday night. When the NHRA takes it’s show to Fox Sports next season they’ll have nearly every event shown on live television. That’s a drag racing first. And even bigger, several of the events will be on the…
NHRA Charlotte Top Fuel winner Morgan Lucas is riding high in this season’s NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Lucas is third in points after the first round of playoff competition. He was very quick to credit his team for a great run in Charlotte. And he was just as quick to clear his…
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