IndyCar & IMSA Insider Marshall Pruett returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. Very little happens in American Open Wheel or sports car racing without Pruett knowing what’s behind the headline. He talked with The Freaks about IndyCar controversies and how they might be avoided going forward. He also talked about rewriting the rules to…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Let me start by saying I don’t know Roger Penske personally. I’ve had maybe three or four conversations with him through the years. Maybe one without a microphone. But looking at a brilliant billionaire businessman from a distance, I’ve come to the conclusion…
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Ryan Blaney talked with reporters after his historic championship Sunday evening in Phoenix. He talked about a number of issues, really any question he was asked he answered candidly. Also appearing with Blaney was his team owner Roger Penske who talked about the emotional Blaney who was aggressive on the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. It’s funny how our culture will equate wealth with intelligence. Elon Musk is the richest man in the world. He knows about electric cars and rockets to Mars but he’s finding himself pretty confused by social media. Same with NFL team owner Daniel…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Bumped into a ‘Net piece this week that amounted to a State of IndyCar right now. The conversation with Roger Penske was before last weekend’s Indy 500. It gave a little detail on where Penske has spent money and time and where he’s…
IndyCar Texas Winner Josef Newgarden returned to the Freak Nation shortly after speaking with reporters after his dramatic last turn pass for the win at Texas Motor Speedway. The highlight of the conversation might be the “straight cash homie” he received from team boss Roger Penske. The win was the 600th for the remarkable Penske…
Paretta Autosport Owner Beth Paretta renewed a relationship with The Freaks Sunday night. Paretta was set up to take an all-female team to the 2016 Indy 500 with Katherine Legg driving for Grace Autosport. But that deal fell apart within sight of the green flag when some people reneged on deals made on paper. Now…
2018-2020 Australian V8 Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin is coming to America to race in IndyCar with Penske Racing. McLaughlin, though, has been observing much more racing in America including this weekend’s NASCAR racing in Phoenix. McLaughlin is from New Zealand where racing is baked into the sports culture of the nation. He’s looking forward to…
IndyCar Indy2 Race Winner Will Power is another Friend of the Freaks. His visit Sunday night was a week after his win in the second of two IndyCar races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend. The 2014 IndyCar champion is always pretty relaxed when he comes into The Freak Nation and this was no…
Racer/IndyCar Insider Robin Miller visits The Freak Nation frequently. It was great to hear from him Sunday night. He brought The Freaks up to speed on changes at the Speedway in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. He had some headlines on Speedway owner Roger Penske and some speculation on rumors involving the Indiana University…
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