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Dale vs. Daytona Author Rick Houston is a longtime journalist in the NASCAR world. So when he speaks through things like a full-length book, you have to listen. Houston gave us background on what may have been Dale Sr's most popular win. The seven-time NASCAR champion won the Daytona 500 in 1998 causing a stir along pit lane. Even the teams he beat came out to congratulate The Intimidator. Listen...

Guests: NHRA Brainerd Funny Car Winner Alexis DeJoria, IndyCar Pocono Winner Will Power, ARCA/General Tire Springfield Winner Grant Enfinger, Dale vs. Daytona Author Rick Houston

NHRA Brainerd Funny Car Winner Alexis DeJoria won her first event of the season Sunday in Minnesota. The win puts her in contention for the NHRA's post season playoffs, the Countdown to the Championship. DeJoria is a longtime Friend of the Freaks along with her husband Jesse James of West Coast Chopper fame. The crazy part of DeJoria's win is that it came next to a zoo beside the Brainerd track. That played a part in her celebration. Listen...

IndyCar Pocono Winner Will Power came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after a dramatic win, his second in a row at Pocono. Power battled teammate Josef Newgarden at the end of the 500 mile race. The cars were less than a second apart after hours of competition. Power talked about the strange moves he made to keep Newgarden behind him. It was a come-from-behind win for Power after a race that included a record number of lead changes. Listen...

ARCA/General Tire Springfield Winner Grant Enfinger races on pavement regularly in ARCA and NASCAR. But he won Sunday on the dirt mile in Springfield, Illinois. Wait'll you hear how he talks about racing on pavement and dirt. You'd think there'd be a difference but... Listen...

Dale vs. Daytona Author Rick Houston is a longtime journalist in the NASCAR world. So when he speaks through things like a full-length book, you have to listen. Houston gave us background on what may have been Dale Sr's most popular win. The seven-time NASCAR champion won the Daytona 500 in 1998 causing a stir along pit lane. Even the teams he beat came out to congratulate The Intimidator. Listen...

Guests: IMSA Road America Winning Owner Scott Sharp, ARCA Winchester Winner Kyle Benjamin, NHRA Seattle Funny Car Winner Robert Hight

NHRA Seattle Funny Car Winner Robert Hight had to beat two members of his John Force Racing team to get to the winner's circle Sunday. He jokingly said John Force and his daughter Courtney would retire to a mid-season vacation this week. But Hight said he had some plans of his own while they're away. That includes some skeet shooting mid-week. Hight said he was on an Olympic path when he chose to concentrate on motor racing. Listen...

ARCA Winchester Winner Kyle Benjamin drives between the ARCA and NASCAR's Xfinity series. He talked with the Freaks Sunday night about the competition in both especially the battled he's had with the more experienced NASCAR Cup guys who come down to the lower divisions and race against the sport's newcomers. Benjamin also talked about his readiness to compete on the NASCAR road courses where Cup drivers are winning without the need for road racing specialists who once ruled that end of the sport. Listen...

NHRA Seattle Funny Car Winner Robert Hight had to beat two members of his John Force Racing team to get to the winner's circle Sunday. He jokingly said John Force and his daughter Courtney would retire to a mid-season vacation this week. But Hight said he had some plans of his own while they're away. That includes some skeet shooting mid-week. Hight said he was on an Olympic path when he chose to concentrate on motor racing. Listen...