SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

NHRA Charlotte 4-Wide Funny Car Winner Ron Capps, the 2016 NHRA Funny Car champion, might be the biggest Friend of the Freaks. And Sunday night he was all in on the once-a-year NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, North Carolina. Some drivers and fans, including Statt Mann, don't like the different format. Capps doesn't have many nice thing to say about those naysayers. He likes the idea. Listen...

Fox Sports NASCAR Reporter Chris Neville is a Friend of The Freaks. We caught up with him Sunday night as he boarded a plane out of Richmond, Virginia where the NASCAR Cup Series raced Sunday afternoon. Neville was amused at being ignored by 2015 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch. But he was far more serious about problems all racing series are having rebuilding their fan bases. He took us on some deep background. Listen...

Guests: IndyCar Birmingham Winner Josef Newgarden, Racing Legend Bobby Unser, Sr., NHRA Houston Top Fuel Winner Leah Pritchett, Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series Phoenix Pro 2 Winner Jarett Brooks

Josef Newgarden on Barber Win & Penske PC

IndyCar Birmingham Winner Josef Newgarden got his fourth career win and first for his new team at Penske Motorsports. Newgarden was eager to be in The Freak Nation and said all the right things in celebrating his important win. He also had some comment on the larget headline in IndyCar this season, the appearance of two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso at the upcoming Indy 500. Newgarden's win was his first at Penske but it won't be his last. Listen...

NHRA Houston Top Fuel Winner Leah Pritchett is always welcome in The Freak Nation. Her candid fun always adds something to the conversation. Sunday night she even brought something for The Freak Nation pizza lovers. Sponsor Papa John's has a discount when Leah wins and Monday's orders are no different. Try "Leah 30" for this pizza discount in honor of Leah Pritchett's success in Houston. Listen...

Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series Phoenix Pro 2 Winner Jarett Brooks got his first in in the Pro 2 category Saturday. It was a special race. Brooks had to drive through some of the greatest names in his sport including Bryce Menzies, Jeremy McGrath and Brian Deegan to get the victory. You'd think he'd be a little more excited. It's tough to get a first time winner to accept he's a different driver now. Listen...

Racing Legend Bobby Unser, Sr. brought the experience of 35 wins, two championships and three Indy 500 wins to The Freak Nation Sunday night. WE always have fun with Unser who brings great memories from his brilliant past. That includes a rattle snake that forced him out of his race car. And a fellow driver who nearly forced him from a racetrack in Pennsylvania. Bobby Unser is always fun. Listen...

IMSA Long Beach Winning Team Owner Wayne Taylor has navigated three wins in three IMSA races this season. Wayne Taylor Racing won both Florida endurance races and Saturday's sprint race in Long Beach. Now he's managing the performance of his team and his new Cadillac prototype. Can it be slowed in the hands of his sons Ricky and Jordan Taylor who drive the car. Wayne throws some headlines into this conversation. Listen...

ARCA Nashville Winner Chad Finley made his debut in The Freak Nation after his first win Saturday in Nashville. Finley's off sync stop for another set of General Tires put him in another pit stop sequence that might have led to his big win. Finley drove underneath Kyle Weatherman on a green-white-checker finish to win the race. Weatherman had dominated all evening but Finley's better tires got him the win. Listen...

2015 IndyCar champion Scott Dixon is ready to get after what would be his fifth American open-wheel title (2003, 2008, 2013 & 2015). He was fourth in Long Beach after starting second. He was the fastest car early in the weekend but it's the last session that counts the most. After a long relationship with Target, his Chip Ganassi Racing car is now another color for another sponsor. It takes some getting used to. Listen...