SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

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...

When Pipo Derani and Johannes Van Overbeek won at Road America Sunday,m the man with the biggest smile was Scott Sharp who owned the car they were driving. The win is being called a breakthrough for the Extreme Speed Motorsports Nissan prototype. The team started the year with a string of problems that appeared to be straightened out. Sharp talked about the win, the Road America track that fit the car's performance perfectly, the premium tequila he was drinking in celebration and the next track that might not fit the team as well as Road America. Listen...

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

IndyCar Mid-Ohio Winner Josef Newgarden was in The Freak Nation Sunday night after his second victory in a row in IndyCar. That major hit in points lofted Newgarden to the top of the driver standings. It's the first time an American driver has been on top of the standings in some five years. Newgarden, though, is reluctant to talk about championships or, it seems, even being the target at the front of the field. Listen...

NHRA Sonoma Pro Stock Winner Tanner Grey returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night obviously excited about his win in northern California. But during the conversation The Freaks talked with Tanner about his residence in Mooresville, NC, the heart of stock car racing country. Hours after winning a Pro Stock event, Tanner was talking about racing stock cars, Mini Sprints and even racing stock car drivers on a drag strip. Listen...

NHRA Cat Spot Litter TF Harley Rider Ricky House was in The Freak Nation Sunday night battling to remain second in the TF Harley standings. The season is about over for the big bikes to House didn't want to talk about much more than keeping his standing. But his casual way of talking about riding a 1200 horsepower motorcycle more than 200 MPH in the quartermile fascinated The Freaks. It's rare when the operator of a drag racing machine needs to wear bullet proof armor to protect himself from the machine! Listen...

Guests: NHRA Sonoma Pro Stock Winner Tanner Grey, IndyCar Mid-Ohio Winner Josef Newgarden, NHRA Cat Spot Litter TF Harley Rider Ricky House, Replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the NASCAR Cup Series #88 Alex Bowman

NASCAR driver Alex Bowman's life is about to change radically. Starting next year he'll be replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the NASCAR Cup Series #88 fulltime. The change was announced last week and on social media, Bowman is fast becoming the object of many conversations. You don't replace the most popular stock car driver in the world without facing that reality. It's the nicknames, though, that are coming hardest. Listen...

Guests: NHRA Denver Funny Car Winner Robert Hight, IMSA GTD Lime Rock Winner Patrick Lindsey, Lucas Oil Silverhook Power Boat Drivers Jay Johnson & Nigel Hook

Lucas Oil Silverhook Power Boat Drivers Jay Johnson & Nigel Hook next month will attempt a World Record run from the Florida Keys to Havanna Cuba and, possibly, attempt another record on a return run. Their Lucas Oil sponsored Silverhook power boat is powered by two engines totaling more than three thousand horsepower. But flying low across the ocean in hurricane season has its own form of danger. Listen...