SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

Ricky Taylor has raced at the Le Mans 24 Hour before with the Corvette Racing team where he was seventh in class in 2016. Taylor is going back this year, though, to run an LMP2 Prototype, a car that's similar to the Cadillac prototype he races in the IMSA series here in the US. Ricky is happy to be going back to Le Mans especially in the private jet he'll use to get there right after the IMSA race in Detroit in early June. Listen...

Patrick Long is one of the most successful sports car drivers in the world. He won a World Challenge title in 2011. He's won three ALMS class championships in 2005, 2009 and 2010. He also has two class win s at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2004 and 2007. He's the only American among the ten Porsche factory drivers and he speaks at least six languages. But according to him one of those languages isn't music. Listen...

Jordan Taylor and his brother Ricky have won all three races in the 2017 IMSA schedule. Their win Saturday in Long Beach is their third in a row at the iconic street course. But Jordan is sailing on the track but he's facing some social media problems. It involves his trophy for winning the Rolex 24 and his pet dog Fonzi. Listen...

Arie Luyendykis a long time Friend of the Freaks and he's finding a home in the Stadium Super Trucks series. Two sixth place finishes in Long Beach over the weekend leaves him fighting for the top five in season points. Is Stadium Super Trucks a destination series? Certainly it takes far different driving styles from anything Luyendyk has done in the past. But he loves it. Listen...

2016 World Challenge champion Alvaro Parente is off to a great start in 2017. The McLaren factory driver has won two of three races in St. Pete and Long Beach and appears headed for a season long battle with Patrick Long, a factory driver for Porsche. Parente is from Portugal but he's happy to be in the World Challenge series or anywhere else McLaren sends him. Listen...

Guests: NASCAR Cup Texas Winning Crew Chief Chad Knaus, IndyCar Long Beach Winner James Hinchcliffe, IMSA Long Beach Winning Team Owner Wayne Taylor, ARCA Nashville Winner Chad Finley

NASCAR Cup Texas Winning Crew Chief Chad Knaus came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after leading Jimmie Johnson and the 48 team to victory at Texas Motor Speedway. Knaus and Johnson have won seven Cup championships together so they know success and each other better than all but anyone. Knaus talked about getting Jimmie to Victory Circle and other things NASCAR including distance runs, training and listening to each other. Listen...

IndyCar Long Beach Winner James Hinchcliffe is a favorite of The Freak Nation. His win Sunday was his first in nearly two years. Hinchcliffe, the Mayor of Hinchtown, was candid on a number of issues including the early success of IndyCar's smaller teams. They're leading the points early in the season instead of the usually big foot results from teams such as Penske and Ganassi Racing. Listen...

Guests: NHRA Las Vegas Pro Stock Winner Tanner Gray, World of Outlaws Perris Winner David Gravel, 2016 Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Top Fuel Hydro Champion Bryan Sanders

NHRA Las Vegas Pro Stock Winner Tanner Gray, the youngest to ever win an NHRA pro category event, came into The Freak Nation Sunday night talking teamwork and The Freaks had another conversation for him! The 17-year-old Gray is a third generation drag racer and his win Sunday was a record setter. He was quick to thank his team as he was supposed to do but The Freaks were able to get Tanner to talk about his contribution to the big day. Listen...