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2015 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype Challenge Champion Colin Braun was once the young upstart in racing but, at 30, he's now a champion and able to talk about efforts to get more young people into the sport's grandstands. Braun could also put himself into a new place, a Disney Channel project with his brother Travis who's just becoming a producer with Disney. Listen...

Two-time 250 Supercross East Champion Zach Osborne busted his collarbone last fall just before the Supercross season opened in Anaheim in January. The injury required surgery and four weeks of recovery time. That recovery led to his 2019 season start in Dallas last weekend where he made his 450cc debut finishing 22nd after retiring on lap nine. Osborne has lots of work to gt back to championship form but he talked about that work and the injuries that come without it. Listen...

Four-time Supercross Champion Ryan Dungey came into the Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about his transition to retirement. He won his titles in 2012 and 2015-2017. When he left he was the best in the sport devoting his entire life to staying on top of the best. Now, though, it's a challenge to change from two months off to all 12 months away from the sport. What's that like? And who does he see on top of the heap now? Listen.

ARCA Lucas Oil 200 Winner Harrison Burton got his first win at Daytona Speedway Saturday night on General Tires. Burton is the son of former NASCAR race winner Jeff Burton and nephew to Ward Burton. Harrison is only 18 but ran a smart race to get his victory. Usually 18 and smart are mutually exclusive but not with Harrison. In fact, most of the ARCA winners who've come into The Freak Nation are winners behind the microphone as well. It's refreshing. Listen...

IndyCar Driver Graham Rahal has been coming into The Freak Nation for more than a decade. So when we talked with him Sunday night it was like talking with an old friend. Rahal was at pre-season testing at Weathertech Raceway, the old Laguna Seca, in Northern California. He's eager to get the 2019 season underway with a new IndyCar series sponsor, new teams in the sport, and new excitement among IndyCar fans. He also had some comments about a favorite Freak idea, combining an IndyCar weekend with another sport like NHRA drag racing. Listen...

Guests: IndyCar Driver Graham Rahal, Four-time Supercross Champion Ryan Dungey, ARCA Lucas Oil 200 Winner Harrison Burton, Actor Comedian Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven Converts to Stand Up Acting

Actor and producer Jeremy Piven, Ari Gold from the award-winning Entourage television show, is turning his attention to stand up comedy. Piven won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Award as Ari Gold. Now, though, he's like to win some great laughs as a comedian. He's touring the country now doing shows. It must be difficult, though, doing comedy when no one's laughing in the studio to doing comedy in front of an audience where you want laughs every minute or so. Listen...

Guests: 2019 Rolex 24 Winner Jordan Taylor, IndyCar President Jay Frye, NHRA Broadcast Announcer Brian Lohnes, Supercross Rider Kyle Chisholm

2019 Rolex 24 Winner Jordan Taylor returned to The Freak Nation Sunday Night shortly after celebrating the win with his teammates on the Wayne Taylor Racing team. Included on the team was two-time Formula One Champion Fernando Alonso. It was Jordan's second straight win in the Rolex 24, a race that was shortened this year when rain overwhelmed the track causing two extended red flag periods including the one that ended the race a few minutes early. Listen.

IndyCar President Jay Frye Sunday night told The Freak Nation a lot of behind the scenes information about the upcoming IndyCar season and seasons to come. Will races start earlier in the year to capture audiences? Could there be a race the second week in January? Are new teams signing up for IndyCar racing? Is media already getting ready for Fernando Alonso's appearance at the Indy 500 in May? Listen...