SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

Guests: NHRA Reading Funny Car Winner Ron Capps, IMSA Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Winners Marc Goossens and Renger van der Zande, IMSA Laguna Seca GT Daytona Winners Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen, ARCA Kentucky Winner Austin Theriault, Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Winners Al Carter and Steve PHillips

IMSA Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Winners Marc Goossens and Renger van der Zande were chasing the supposed winners Sunday afternoon when a potential legendary pass took place that changed everything. It all unfolded in Laguna Seca's historic Corkscrew at the top of the hill. The pass surprised everyone including the man who made it, Van Der Zande. He'll take us there. Listen...

IMSA Laguna Seca GT Daytona Winners Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen came into The Freak Nation Sunday evening after their big win at Mazda Raceway. The win allowed the pair to stretch their category points lead going into the final race of the year outside Atlanta. But Balzan and Nielsen have fun racing their Ferrari. Listen...

Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Winners Al Carter and Steve Phillips were in The Freak Nation Sunday afternoon after their surprise win Saturday at Mazda Raceway. The win had special meaning because of Carter's birthday celebration Friday. Even better, these men aren't kids like many of the winners these days. Listen...

ARCA Kentucky Winner Austin Theriault is having a great season that could end in a championship. Theriault's successes this year has made him a regular in The Freak Nation. And we like it because we get a chance to talk with a special driver who can win on pavement, dirt, road courses and ovals. He can even go four-wide to fight off all challengers. Listen...

NHRA Reading Funny Car Winner Ron Capps chased a Funny Car title for years but now he's in a battle to keep the championship he won last year. Capps won in Reading Sunday evening and now he's in a battle with Robert Hight going into the final four rounds of the 2017 season. St. Louis is the next event next weekend and there may be some closed door meetings at Don Schumacher racing before the lights go down in St. Louis. Listen...

Guests: NHRA Charlotte Funny Car Winner Robert Hight, Sugar Ray Lead Singer Mark McGrath, 2017 IndyCar Champion Josef Newgarden, ARCA Chicagoland Winner Christopher Bell

2017 IndyCar Champion Josef Newgarden was in The Freak Nation on his digital media tour after getting the title Sunday afternoon in Sonoma. Newgarden got the title in his first year with Penske Racing. He was quick to point out the differences between Penske and other teams where title are at a premium if they exist at all. Listen...

ARCA Chicagoland Winner Christopher Bell is another of the media savvy drivers who win in every thing every where and are comfortable talking about all of it. Bell is a champion Midget Racer, a winner in the legendary Turkey Night Grand Prix and the annual Chili Bowl. Now Bell is dusting off his pavement skills and he blames his success in dirt for most of it. Listen...

NHRA Charlotte Funny Car Winner Robert Hight came into The Freak Nation just hours after his win Sunday where he took over the Funny Car points lead in the Chase for the NHRA championship. HIght drives for John Force Racing and part of his win Sunday was a victory over teammate and Force's daughter Courtney Force. Hight must keep things in perspective after afternoons like that. Listen...