Grand-Am Rolex Daytona Prototype Mid-Ohio winner Joao Barbosa took time from his preparations to return to Portugal Sunday to talk with The Freaks. His win Saturday with Action Express teammate Christian Fittipaldi put him fifth in Rolex DP points. And it followed a second in Detroit indicating a turn around for the team. But Barbosa…
Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is a race team owner in the MX-5 Cup Series. It’s experienced success in the racing but this conversation with Wilson was dominated with success in another competition, that being his primary business in Major League Baseball. When Wilson pitches, people listen. And you’ll hear why in this conversation…
In the wake of Jason Leffler’s death, we Freaks thought we’d replay one of the last interviews we did with Jason, because it’s always good to remember the drivers in the fun times. And oh yes, Jason shows his fun side here as always… from getting beat by Justin Allgaier in a burger building contest…
One of the most successful motor racing team owners in history, Roger Penske, took some time with Crash Gladys and Texas Motor Speedway anchor Brad Gillie over the weekend. Penske Racing driver Helio Castroneves won the TMS race over the weekend. But the real value of talking with Penske is to hear how he maintains…
Grand-Am driver John Edwards is one of the hottest drivers in the Rolex GT and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series. Edwards, in fact, is one of only four drivers in history to win both a Rolex and CTSCC race on the say day. The Freaks took the time to ask the Stevenson Motorsports driver…
IndyCar Dallas winner Helio Castroneves had his last conversation on a winning weekend with The Freaks Sunday night. And while we tried to make Helio a hero for his victory at Texas Motor Speedway, Castroneves was quick to say his win was because of his consistency on the track and not because his car was…
IndyCar team owner Bobby Rahal, winner of the 1986 Indy 500, visited with Crash Gladys before the IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday. Rahal is the father of IndyCar driver Graham Rahal so, sometimes, he must put his brilliant driving career on hold to talk about his son’s resume and lifestyle. Crash helped by…
2013 Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan is one of our favorite Friend of the Freaks. Kanaan’s win at Indy only made him a larger member of our Friends Club. But wait’ll you hear Tony when he relaxes with The Freaks. No bottle of milk and wreathe is safe! Tony’s story about the condom and an…
IndyCar Detroit winner Simon Pagenaud interrupted the celebration of his first IndyCar win to come into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Pagenaud has interests that are far reaching from IndyCar to rallycross to California red wine to American IndyCar drivers. He’s a real Renaissance Man! But Pagenaud’s first IndyCar win seemed to sneak into every…
NHRA Englishtown Funny Car winner Matt Hagan is a regular visitor to The Freak Nation. we usually talk about his farming duties in Virginia. But Sunday night we went different places including the “cheap” Rolex watch he wears and the Rap music he listens to. Who would have thought a drag racing farmer who has…
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