SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

Sunday night we looked back on a conversation with 2015 NASCAR Cup Champion Kyle Busch. This talk, however, was 11 years before that in 2004 after Kyle, 19 at the time, won a Busch Series race in Kentucky. The Cup series was sponsored by Nextel at the time and Kyle was longing to be a part of THAT! Here's Kyle. Listen...

On our 19th Anniversary Show The Freaks go back more than 20 years to bring out highlights from our original pilot demo, Motorsports Talk America. It was done in 1999 and submitted to networks and radio stations to see if anyone would have us on the air. Now, 19+ years later, SpeedFreaks is a national icon, one of the largest motorsports shows in America. We wanted you to hear where we came from. Listen...

We've been lucky to have some of the biggest racing legends in the sport's history. Certainly Richard Petty is one of those names and he's visited with us several times on radio and television. This was one of the first, though. And you can hear why Richard is one called The King. He treated nobodies like The Freaks with respect. It's why he's lasted for generations. Listen...

On our 19th Anniversary we had to dig out our first conversation with a huge name in NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., It was three months before his father was killed in a crash at Daytona. Junior was pretty tired after a race in Phoenix, a late night flight and some relaxation in a Los Angeles hotel. He was in town to appear on a Fox Sports show the next day. Dale had such fun he put us in his first book. Listen...

There's no larger name in all of drag racing history that Big Daddy Don Garlits. Some people know that name if they don't know any other from the sport. His friends sometimes call him just Big. We couldn't, even though we had several conversations with Garlits. This onke was in 2008 at the Mopar Mile High Nationals outside Denver. The stories Big Daddy has in his hear would fill a drag racing library. Here are just a few. Listen...

Guests: IndyCar Road America Winner Alexander Rossi, Big 3 Basketball Officials Ice Cube & Nancy Lieberman, NHRA Norwalk Pro Stick Motorcycle Winner Andrew Hines, Major League Fishing Winner Edwin Evers

IndyCar Road America Winner Alexander Rossi was in The Freak Nation Sunday night. His win Sunday afternoon was dominating leading 54 of 55 laps, an IndyCar record. Rossi passed pole sitter Colton Herta on the first turn and never looked back. He was more than ready for the win after a series of second place finishes. Listen...

NHRA Norwalk Pro Stick Motorcycle Winner Andrew Hines has turned around a disappointing season in 2018 to a near perfect season in 2019. He told The Freak Nation that the mental changes he needed for wins in 2019 were substantial. In fact, the changes were coupled with renewed commitments to physical training at the gym. The combination worked wonders. Listen...

Big 3 Basketball Officials Ice Cube & Nancy Lieberman were in The Freak Nation this week just as the 3-on-3 league starts its third season. Ice Cube owns the league and Lieberman coaches winning a championship last year. The two of them are excited for the start of the new season and what Nancy means to women in sports. Listen...

Major League Fishing Winner Edwin Evers made his second trip to The Freak Nation Sunday night. Evers, in fact, is known for more than fishing. He distributes pecans around the world and has as much success at that as he does in catching fish in competition. Evers, with the help of General Tire, is an excellent ambassador for fishing when he's not actually catching fish! Listen...