SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

Guests: Racing Legend Mario Andretti, Three-time Indy 500 Winner and 1980 Indycar Champion Johnny Rutherford, Styx Guitarist & Songwriter James Young

Racing Legend Mario Andretti is always a welcome guest in The Freak Nation. He stops by once or twice a year and always leaves us knowing and wanting more. Andretti's legend is global so when Fernando Alonso came to Indy he came under the Andretti name. Mario's experience is so expansive he might be the only one who can put several generations of IndyCar machinery into perspective for us. Listen...

Johnny Rutherford on Alonso, Indy & The Legends

Three-time Indy 500 Winner and 1980 Indycar Champion Johnny Rutherford was important in the history making return of McLaren to the Indy 500 last month. Rutherford won for McLaren in 1974 and 1976 at The Brickyard. He was hoping that the massive event would make a big impression on two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso when he made a one-off appearance in the 500. It could be argued that Rutherford's counsel contributed to Alonso's success at Indy. Listen...

Styx Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter James Young seemed to enjoy his visit with The Freaks. He's a motorhead of the first order. So he was right at home talking speed with The Freaks. And he's obviously at home talking music and Styx, The group's first new music in 15 years comes out June 16th. The album? The Mission. So why 15 years? And why now? What triggers the idea after more than a decade of silence? Listen...

Guests: 2017 Indy 500 Pole Sitter Scott Dixon, NHRA Topeka Funny Car Winner Ron Capps, 1001 NASCAR Facts Author John Close

2017 Indy 500 Pole Sitter Scott Dixon was in The Freak Nation Sunday night just hours after he won the Pole for next Sunday's 101st Indy 500. Dixon is a longtime Friend of the Freaks so the conversation was comfortable and enlightening at the same time. Dixon talked about his top qualifying run on Sunday afternoon and he followed that with some comments on Formula One driver Fernando Alonso as well at NHRA defending champion Ron Capps. Would Dixon get into a nitro burning drag racer? Listen...

NHRA Topeka Funny Car Winner Ron Capps is on one of the biggest rolls in drag racing history. He won his fourth straight Funny Car event in Topeka Sunday. Why's track to fast? Ron has a great explanation. What about getting these wins at the start of the season instead of the end when it really counts? And is anyone on the team superstitious? Doing anything different? Any dancing dolls? Listen...

1001 NASCAR Facts Author John Close offered some incredible trivia when he visited The Freak Nation Sunday night. His new book about NASCAR trivia is one of the best selling books on Amazon. Despite falling attendance and TV ratings NASCAR fans still want to read some quick trivia on their sport. And John has the best. Listen...

NHRA Atlanta Pro Stock Winner Bo Butner is second in 2017 Pro Stock points after his second victory of the season. Butner is building an excellent season His two wins leave him only a point out of first place in the most competitive category in drag racing. But Butner is proud of something else in drag racing. And that's the field itself. It's different than any other form of motor racing. Listen...

IMSA WeatherTech COTA Winner Jordan Taylor is dominating the 2017 season with his brother Ricky. They started winning at the Rolex 24 in Daytona and haven't stopped. The latest win at Circuit of the Americas last week was a walkover. They were more than a minutes up on the field in the last hour. But now Jordan will join his brother Ricky at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But Jordan won't have his Cadillac prototype in France. Listen...