SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

NHRA Broadcast Announcer Brian Lohnes shared some drag racing trade secrets with The Freaks Sunday night. Maybe the biggest insight was how the NHRA will try to bring younger audiences into drag racing's big tent. What role will Courtney Force play in drag racing going forward? Where's 2018 Pro Stock champion Tanner Grey going? Lohnes will become the new NHRA broadcast announcer in a couple weeks when he joins analyst Tony Pedregon in a couple weeks at Pomona. Listen...

Supercross rider Kyle Chisholm is trying to recover from knee injuries that sidelined him last year. Chisholm was in The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about the strong competition in the series this season. He said races early in the season are being won by riders who aren't considered championship contenders now. Chisholm is in his 30s and that's considered very "experienced" for Supercross. But he's fighting for wins anyway. Listen...

Guests: IndyCar CEO Mark Miles, 7-Time NASCAR Cup Champion Richard Petty, 2009 & 2017 NHRA Funny Car Champion Robert Hight, Actor Comedian Adam Ferrara

IndyCar CEO Mark Miles was in The Freak Nation Sunday night to give The Freaks a State of IndyCar conversation. That includes the latest on IndyCar's new series partner, NTT Data. that sponsorship will open in 2019 and was put together all within three months of talks. Miles also gave The Freaks some background on a special woman, Betty Rutherford who died Sunday. She was the wife of Indy 500 champion Johnny Rutherford and a pioneer for women in the sport. Listen.

Actor Comedian Adam Ferrara who had a successful run on the TV show Top Gear was in The Freak Nation this week after learning that his latest comedy album, Unconditional, was named comedy album of the year. Ferrara had a hilarious visit talking about helping his Dad work on the family car, his friendship with fellow Top Gear hosts Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood, and the road trip he took with Tanner that ended with things flying out of the van. Adam was fun with a capitol F. Listen...

7-Time NASCAR Cup Champion Richard Petty won all those championships around a record 200 wins in the sport. It's no wonder he's referred to as The King. He was in The Freak Nation this week talking about a number of things but especially a look at the modern day driver and the modern realities in NASCAR itself. Richard The King also talked about car safety developed by the legends of the sport who raced two generations ago. But maybe some of the biggest insights came on the STP sponsorship activation the Petty team had to literally wear into the NASCAR garage. Listen...

2009 & 2017 NHRA Funny Car Champion Robert Hight came into The Freak Nation where he's always candid and comfortable with The Freaks. Hight admitted he has some new team members coming on board this year to replace those who wanted to come off the road in 2019. Robert also admitted his Super Bowl picks and the kind of burgers he might be having on his tailgate party for The Super Bowl. Listen...

Guests: Phoenix Supercross Winner Blake Baggett, Freakin Flashback to 2003 with Mark Martin, Comedian and Actor Pauly Shore

Phoenix Supercross Winner Blake Baggett waited some five years to come into the Freak Nation as a winner. But he did it Sunday night after a dramatic race in Phoenix Saturday night on his Bubba Burger KTM. The win left him fourth in points. Baggett is a veteran on the supercross circuit but he's stepping up in skills this season. And his experience allowed him to explain some of the supercross nuances to The Freaks. Listen.

In 2003 veteran NASCAR Cup driver Mark Martin was a year away from a near Cup championship in the number six Ford for Roush Racing. Martin visited with The Freaks on our Saturday show Victory Lane on Sirius Radio (before the merger with XM!). Martin had just signed his new sponsorship with Viagra, a new product at the time. He talked about that sponsorship, its importance to the NASCAR community and his commitment to his own personal fitness regimen. Listen...