SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

NASCAR Truck Series Playoff Finalist Sheldon Creed grew out of off-road racing and Robbie Gordon's Stadium Super Truck Series to compete at the highest levels of American stock car racing. He'll compete for the NASCAR truck series title next weekend in Phoenix. He said his experiences racing on dirt have helped with is championship chase this season. Listen...

Guests: 2020 IndyCar Champion Scott Dixon, NASCAR Playoff Driver Alex Bowman, ARCA West Sacramento Winner Gio Scelzi, NHRA Texas Motorplex Pro Stock Winner Matt Hartford

2020 IndyCar Champion Scott Dixon is a longtime Friend of the Freaks but he came into The Freak Nation just hours after his third place finish in St. Petersburg, a finish that earned him his sixth IndyCar title. Dixon started the season with four win and built a points lead of 117 points. But he had to hold of a fast charging Josef Newgarden who won Sunday in St. Pete but fell short of catching Dixon. Listen...

NASCAR Playoff Driver Alex Bowman is fighting to get into the Championship Final Four who will race for the 2020 title in Phoenix. Bowman races for Hendrick Motorsports where championships have been common place in the last two decades. But Bowman brings more than a thirst for championships to his Freak Nation visit. He also brings a maturity and calmness that's seldom seen in major league racing. Listen...

Gio Scelzi on Pavement, Dirt & Dad

ARCA West Sacramento Winner Gio Scelzi is the son of one of our favorite Drivers, Four-time NHRA champion Gary Scelzi. Giovanni, however, is fighting to make his presence felt in circuit racing. He started on dirt and is learning how to get it done on pavement. He's learning but he still respect what Dad Gary did in drag racing. But he won't give it a try anytime soon. Listen...

NHRA Texas Motorplex Pro Stock Winner Matt Hartford returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. His big win came last weekend and included some controversial starting line tactics with two-time champion Erica Enders. Hartford was a Sport Compact champion but is just getting up to speed in the NHRA Camping World Series. He talked about his race with Enders. Listen...

Guests: NHRA Texas Motorplex Funny Car Winner Jack Beckman, IMSA Petit LeMans Winner Ryan Briscoe, First Female TransAm TA2 Podium Finisher Michele Abbate, 16-Time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force

16-Time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force is one of the original Friend of the Freaks. He's supported us from nearly the beginning 20 years ago. This 13 or so minutes is from an hour long conversation with John that's posted on our You Tube channel. The Force program is taking the 2020 season off but is making firm plans to return to racing in 2021. That's just one of the things John talked about with us. Listen...

NHRA Texas Motorplex Funny Car Winner Jack Beckman came into The Freak Nation again. He's a longtime Friend of the Freaks who is fighting to get his ride for next year sponsored. These are strange times in the NHRA. Even the series switched overall sponsors in mid-season. This Covid year has changed things that maybe won't go back to normal. Listen...

First Female TransAm TA2 Podium Finisher Michele Abbate came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after a rare success for a woman driver in the TransAm West Coast series. Abbate is sponsored by Lucas Oil and she's finding success with her own team, run with her husband, in less than a dozen races all together. Abbate is determined to reach the national TransAm racing series, one of the longest running programs in America. Listen...