NHRA Denver Funny Car Winner Matt Hagan returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night hours after his victory. The three-time NHRA Funny Car Champion won in 2011, 2014 and 2020. He’s also the points leader this season by a narrow margin over Ron Capps. Hagan has a strong season unfolding running for NASCAR legend Tony…
Six-Time NHRA Champion Kenny Bernstein won his championships in both Funny Car (4) and Top Fuel (2). He’s the first to go 300 MPH in drag racing. And he’s the first to win races as a tam owner in the NHRA, NASCAR and IndyCar. By any measure, Kenny Bernstein is a motorsports legend who shared…
NHRA Norwalk Top Fuel Winner Leah Pruett shared some very candid comments with Kenny and Crash. Leah learned how to drag race at Bandimere Speedway, the track where she ran on the final weekend of racing this week. Pruett’s confidence this season blossomed after her win in Norwalk, Ohio. She also had great memories about…
Legendary Drivers Richard Petty & Don Garlits talked with the Freaks many years ago. Petty talked about NASCAR’s future and the possibility of racing in Big Cities. We pulled that from our Freakin’ Flashback Files. And on Petty’s 86th birthday Sunday, we remembered Legendary Drag Racer Don Garlits telling us about how he considered Petty’s…
Five-time NHRA Pro Stock Champion Erica Enders is off to a tough start in 2023. Enders won titles in 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, and 2022. But She’s currently ninth in the NHRA Pro Stock points looking up at a strong field fighting for the season ending playoffs. But Enders always has time to chat with…
NHRA Bristol Pro Stock Motorcycle Winner Steve Johnson is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. He was bask in The Freak Nation Sunday night with the same hilarious conversation that only comes from talking with Johnson. But there was also some serious talk about a program Johnson is promoting on his website: www.SteveJohnsonRacing.com. It will…
NHRA Top Fuel Driver Justin Ashley stopped his treadmill workout to talk with The Freaks. His extra time came when the NHRA race at Epping, New Hampshire was delayed because of rain. Ashley talked about weather delays and so much more with The Freaks. Listen…
NHRA Chicago Funny Car Winner Tim Wilkerson returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night while he was in Victory Lane after beating Ron Capps for the win, Wilkerson’s first since 2021. Wilkerson is a tough out in drag racing even though he constantly trailers cars from million dollar teams in the NHRA. He was happy…
16-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force visited with Kenny and Crash recently. And, like every appearance by Force in The Freak Nation, this was far beyond an interview. Every chat with Force is a conversation that could cover any topic. And that makes those chats memorable. John Force is a remarkable man. Listen…
NHRA Charlotte 4-Wide Top Fuel Winner Austin Prock was in The Freak Nation right after his win in Charlotte. Prock finished third in points last season and that’s where he sits in 2023. He was the NHRA Rookie of the Year in 2019 but the COVID pandemic forced the John Force team to cut back…
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