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IndyCar Road America 2 Winner Felix Rosenquist of Sweden has been pushing hard for the win in his first season in IndyCar. That first win came Sunday afternoon following a late race pass against Pato O'Ward. Rosenquist has been challenging the fastest in the series but he had trouble in race one Saturday. His success in race two on Sunday was complete. Listen…

NHRA Funny Car Winner Matt Hagan is a regular in The Freak Nation. His visit Sunday night was welcome as the NHRA returned to racing after the four month break because of the pandemic. Hagan is a busy man with several personal and family business interests. He said he got a lot done in his time off. But he also said his win Sunday felt different because 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force and his team wasn't in Indianapolis for drag racing's season reboot. Listen...

Kenny Sargent visited with music legend George Clinton back in 2006 when The Freaks were on Speedchannel weekly. Clinton was in the middle of a tour promoting his latest musical release. But you'd have thought he was promoting the cheeseburger he was eating! Clinton took a few moments away from his Mother Ship to talk about everything from 4-21 to not getting paid. Listen...

Guests: Driver of the Century Mario Andretti, Media Specialist Jade Gurss

Driver of the Century Mario Andretti is a very special Friend of the Freaks. We talked with him on video for an hour on our actual 20th anniversary, June 25th. Mario has always been available to The Freaks and his visits have always been candid, eye opening and fun. This was no different. His stories are as legendary as he is. Listen...

New York Times best-selling author Jade Gurss is always a welcome visitor in The Freak Nation. But his visits aren't always frequent because of his schedule. He's a popular media specialist especially within the motorsports community. He's written books with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. who he helped make NASCAR's most popular driver for more than a decade. His latest offering is Racer, a study in the life of the late John Andretti who died January 30th. The proceeds will be used to help a children’s foundation in Indianapolis. Listen…

Guests: ARCA Talladega Winner Drew Dollar, Competition Plus Editor/Creator Bobby Bennett, The Freaks on Breaking News in NASCAR

Bobby Bennett on the Virus, Surviving Covid-19 & the NHRA Lockdown

Competition Plus Editor/Creator Bobby Bennett is one of the most inside of all media people in drag racing. He created CompetitionPlus.com to bring the sport into the transparency of the World Wide Web. But Bennett's visit to The Freak Nation Sunday night was riveting as he described his battle against Covid-19. Bennett said he came within hours of giving up as he fought for his next breath. Listen...

ARCA Talledega Winner Drew Dollar got his first major stock car racing win at 19. The win on General Tires got him his first visit to The Freak Nation Sunday night. Dollar got the dramatic victory and told The Freaks he had trouble getting to sleep afterwards as he enjoyed the moments on You Tube. It's hard to believe the driver is younger than the SpeedFreaks radio show. Listen...

The NASCAR Cup race at Talladega was postponed until Monday afternoon but that wasn't the headline as the day unfolded. Someone put a noose in the garage of Darrell Wallace, the only black driver in the sport. The story became the most talked about thing on Twitter Sunday night. The Freaks talked about the ugliness as the story broke during the broadcast. Listen…