ARCA Daytona Lucas Oil 200 Winner Austin Theriault won in a rain-shortened ARCA opener. Theriault, though, was in charge of the race and going away when the race was red-flagged for a crash and the rains came bringing out a black flag and the end of the event. Theriault drives for former NASCAR regular Kenny…
Evel Knievel’s son Kelly Knievel came into The Freak Nation Sunday night to tell us that two valuable pieces of the Knievel memorabilia vault are being released on the world. A set of leathers used by Evel jumping 50 cars in the L.A. Coliseum are being auctioned as well as a custom cane used by…
NHRA Pomona Top Fuel Winner Leah Pritchett came into The Freak Nation Sunday night a few hours after her big win. Pritc hett is one of many woman in the NHRA who do more than look good. They win!! Events and Championships. What’s it like to beat the men in their own drag racing game?…
MHRA Mello Yello Pomona Funny Car winner Matt Hagan was in The Freak Nation Sunday night. Actually he had a great conversation with Statt Mann before the Pomona Winternationals. He has two championships in 2011 and 2014 to back up his, now, 22 wins since he entered the category in 2009. But Hagan has something…
2004 IndyCar Champion Tony Kanaan, winner of the 2013 Indy 500, broke some news this week in The Freak Nation. The Brazilian born Kanaan is now an American citizen. That’s a piece of news he offered. And there’s more. Tony is a long time Friend of the Freaks who has a resume that also includes…
NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car driver Courtney Force starts the opening weekend of the season with the confidence that her John Force Racing Team had her the fastest of all at preseason testing last week. Courtney has won races – eight in her young career – and finished sixth in the Funny Car standings last…
NHRA Funny Car driver Jack Beckman is a favorite in The Freak Nation. His background is teaching people to get their drag racing licenses so he has considerable knowledge on what makes you fast in a four second Funny Car. Beckman has 24 career wins in the NHRA including a 2012 Funny Car championship. He…
NHRA drag racer JR Tofdd is leaving the Top Fuel ranks to run a Funny Car for Kalitta Motorsports in 2017. Todd has been with Kalitta since March of 2014 and has battled all the way to second in the Top Fuel standings in 2014 and fourth last season. In addition, his resume includes being…
NHRA Funny Car pilot Matt Hagan is one of the fastest drivers in the class. He has two championships in 2011 and 2014 to back up his 21 wins since he entered the category in 2009. But Hagan has something that he’ll be overcoming in the 2017 season, the death of his brother over the…
NHRA Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher is one of the best to ever race in the category. He has a record 82 wins under his belt going into the 2017 season this weekend in Pomona. Those wins built eight championships in the category including six in a row from 2004-2009. But with all that behind…
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