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2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona Winner Felipe Albuquerque was in The Freak Nation shortly after his historic win. Albuquerque drove with Alexander Rossi, Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor on their way to Wayne Taylor Racing's third straight win in the Rolex 24. The win came dramatically when a former Wayne Taylor Racing driver was closing in for a final overtake when his tire blew ending Renger van der Zande's charge. Listen...

Supercross Indianapolis Winner Ken Roczen rode brilliantly to get his first win of the season Saturday night. He was in The Freak Nation Sunday night talking about his growing family, changes in his conditioning regimen, the seeming parity in Supercross this season and a four point penalty that's in dispute after a race in Houston. Listen...

Winning in Reverse Author and Former NASCAR Driver Bill Lester returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about his motivational memoir. Lester said the book, which will be released Tuesday, February 2nd, isn't an autobiography. It's a book designed to motivate people who want to make career changes or try new things in their lives. Lester is a computer engineer who launched a successful racing career in an unwelcoming industry when he was 40 years old. Listen...

Veteran Supercross Rider Justin Brayton was in The Freak Nation Sunday night talking about the changes ahead in the 2021 Supercross season. Brayton said he really appreciated new scheduling in Supercross, changes that mean less agonizing travel in the sport. Brayton also talked about what appears to be growing parity in the competition that might be blamed on better racing equipment, better rider conditioning and better analysis of rider skills. Listen...

Guests: 2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona Pole Sitter Felipe Nasr, IMSA/NASCAR/NBC Motorsports Analyst AJ Allmendinger, Paretta Autosport Owner Beth Paretta

2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona Pole Sitter Felipe Nasr dropped into The Freak Nation Sunday night as he drove back home to Miami from Daytona Speedway. Nasr and teammate Pipo Derani won the inaugural Roar qualifying race which determined the starting order for next weekend’s 59th Rolex 24 At Daytona. Nasr is becoming a Friend of the Freaks. He was pretty comfortable talking and driving but, isn't that what he does at great rates of speed on the racetrack? Listen...

IMSA/NASCAR/NBC Motorsports Analyst AJ Allmendinger in a LONG time Friend of the Freaks. That's why it was fun Sunday listening to him describe what might be the busiest schedule anywhere this racing season. AJ will be driving sports cars, Xfinity and Cup stock cars while he works in some motorsports analyst duties for NBC Sports. In his spare time he'll be reading an 18 page manual to learn how to operate his new Acura prototype at Michael Shank Racing. Listen...

Paretta Autosport Owner Beth Paretta renewed a relationship with The Freaks Sunday night. Paretta was set up to take an all-female team to the 2016 Indy 500 with Katherine Legg driving for Grace Autosport. But that deal fell apart within sight of the green flag when some people reneged on deals made on paper. Now Beth is back with 2010 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Simona de Silvestro driving for Paretta Autosport. This time Beth has the backing of Roger Penske who wants her team in his race. Listen...

Guests: 2021 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Winner Kyle Larson, 20-time Rolex 24 Winner Andy Lally, NASCAR Xfinity & Cup Driver Noah Gragson

Kyle Larson on Winning, The Cushion & Bowl Boogers

2021 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Winner Kyle Larson returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. His win in Tulsa was his second in a row but he had to fight off challenges from two drivers including fellow NASCAR driver Christopher Bell who made a mistake late and fell out of the battle. Larson is making a comeback to NASCAR after a suspension last year. He'll be with Hendrick Motorsport for the Cup races but he'll also return to dirt racing where he had enormous success last season. Listen...