SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

Guests: 2019 Indy 500 Winner Simon Pagenaud, 1969 Indy 500 Winner Mario Andretti, NBC Race Broadcaster Leigh Diffey, 2019 Indy 500 Broadcast Host Mike Tirico, NBC Racing Analyst Dale Earnhardt

2019 Indy 500 Winner Simon Pagenaud scored a dramatic victory over Alexander Rossi Sunday. His visit with The Freaks was quick but memorable. It was Pagenaud's third straight week with The Freaks after winning the Indianapolis Grand Prix followed by the Indy 500 Pole and, finally, the race to own the month of May at the Speedway. Pagenaud's conversation went everywhere from Freaks' Mojo to his favorite topic, his dog Norman. Listen...

NBC Racing Analyst Dale Earnhardt is a strange sentence to write. Dale Junior had an excellent racing career winning championships and races in NASCAR before his retirement. But his broadcast career could surpass even his sometimes brilliance on a racetrack. His contribution to NBC's Indy 500 broadcast Sunday was just an example of what's might be ahead. Listen...

1969 Indy 500 Winner Mario Andretti was celebrated all month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the 50th anniversary of his only win at Indy. But the 79 year old racing legend remains heavily involved in IndyCar racing from being an IndyCar Ambassador to driving the IndyCar two-seater giving VIPs the thrill of their life on a racetrack. But being with The Freaks is a thrill for all involved. Listen...

NBC Race Broadcaster Leigh Diffey is a fun conversation in The Freak Nation. Sunday night was no difference. After more than a half century of ABC broadcasting the Indy 500, NBC sports did this year's race and Diffey was in the center of a great race and broadcast. Diffey is fun... Listen...

2019 Indy 500 Broadcast Host Mike Tirico might be the best sports broadcaster in the industry. He's done championship games, Olympic Games and legendary games. Sunday he hosted the NBC Indy 500 broadcast with Dale Earnhardt and Danica Patrick. That was after he took a two-seater ride with Mario Andretti. Tirico did all of it with his usual calm and engaging personality. He'll be welcome in racing as well as The Freak Nation. Listen...

Guests: 2019 Indy 500 Pole Sitter Simon Pagenaud, Freaks on Fernando Alonso, NHRA Virginia Funny Car Winner Ron Capps, NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis, ARCA Toledo Winner Chandler Smith

2019 Indy 500 Pole Sitter Simon Pagenaud was the headline from a dramatic day 2 of qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Pagenaud had to survive the Fast Nine qualifying for next weekend's Indy 500. He came into The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk ab out how he won the Pole, the voices he hears in his head, his conversations with his dog and t he woman who sends him lucky charms from France. Listen...

Two-time Formula One Driving Champion Fernando Alonso was supposed to lead McLaren Racing into the 2019 Indy 500 next weekend. But a funny thing happened on the way there. He failed to qualify. It's a shocker in the world of motorsports but Alonso might be the most settled in the failure. He talked with reporters after day two of qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Listen...

NHRA Virginia Funny Car Winner Ron Capps might be the closest friend the Freaks have in motorsports. It's always a grand time when he visits The Freak Nation because it means out friend has won an event. It's his second win in a row and it was sandwiched between the competition and what sounded like one GRAND party going on in the background. Listen...