SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

IndyCar Iowa2 Winner Josef Newgarden was in The Freak Nation Sunday night with a fun conversation that was on and off the track and, even, back home with the family. Newgarden is the 2017 and 2019 IndyCar champion so he's been a regular with The Freaks. Sunday night, though, he had a good time. Listen...

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Diamond National Winner Chris Ferguson made a step up in class last weekend when he won the Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway in Missouri. Ferguson comes from a racing family where his aunts, uncles and Dad all have trips into victory circle on their resume. But Ferguson is most proud of winning with his Grandmother watching on television. Listen...

ARCA Series Kentucky Winner Brett Holmes made a debut in The Freak Nation Sunday night. And he did it with some fun. Holmes explained how he was so frustrated he took a year off with his team to figure out what was wrong. That was last season. Now he's second in the points with the win in Kentucky. Holmes says the changes the team made were important to the success they're having now. Listen…

Comedian Bobby Lee's appearance in The Freak Nation brought some fun that had nothing to do with motor racing. In fact, Lee knows little about motor racing and he's almost proud of that! He even asked why he was on the broadcast. The craziness was obvious. But Bobby Lee made some assumptions that weren't quite true anyway. Listen...

Guests: NASCAR Texas Cup Winner Austin Dillon, IMSA Sebring Winners Pipo Derani & Felipe Nasr, NHRA Insider/Journalist Susan Wade

NASCAR Texas Cup Winner Austin Dillon came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after ending his 88 race losing streak Sunday afternoon. Dillon had to survive not only the race and its competitors but he also fought 140 degree temperatures inside the racecar. Austin needed first aid when the race was over but he was anxious to get back home to his newborn son to enjoy the spoils of victory. Listen...

IMSA Sebring Winners Pipo Derani & Felipe Nasr called into The Freak Nation Sunday night while they were on their way to a celebratory dinner. Their Saturday win was a special IMSA make good race. Instead of the Sebring 12 Hour this was less than three hours or Sebring Lite. Still, it amounted to Derani's fourth win at the legendary track and, for Nasr, it amounted to a win after Nasrsurvived the Covid-19 disease. Listen…

NHRA Insider/Journalist Susan Wade is a veteran in the NHRA paddock. Her experience allowed her to create an excellent article in the Dragzine online magazine. It looked at problems facing the NHRA and some of its team in this time of pandemic. What's especially important are the teams who have contracts that might be dependent on fans who aren't allowed to attend NHRA events. These are tough times in the drag racing industry. Listen...

Guests: NASCAR Kentucky Cup Winner Cole Custer, IndyCar Road America 2 Winner Felix Rosenquist, NHRA Funny Car Winner Matt Hagan, Music Legend George Clinton Freakin' Flashback

NASCAR Kentucky Cup Winner Cole Custer came into The Freak Nation Sunday night still amazed at his surprise win after a last corner pass at Kentucky Speedway. Custer's win in his rookie season is a rarity at Kentucky. And a lot of people who were gambling on his victory lost faith halfway through the race and lost out because of Cole's heroics in the last 400 yards of the race. Listen...