SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

"The Trouble With Howard" Author Lee Anne Patterson made her debut in The Freak Nation Sunday night. Her book aimed at young people is a unique story about a skunk found on the side of the road and raised by racers who take it around a racing series with crazy events following everyone. Trouble, the skunk, is the pet raised by Howard and Anita Millican. It's a real-life story told by Patterson who also has enormous history on women who were denied access to racetracks yet changed racing anyway. Listen...

Guests: 2024 IndyCar Champion Alex Palou, 2023 NASCAR Cup Champion Ryan Blaney, NASCAR Truck Series Playoff Driver Rajah Caruth

2024 IndyCar Champion Alex Palou won his third title Sunday afternoon in Nashville. He's the second youngest driver to ever win three IndyCar championships after Sam Hornish. Palou beat Will Power for the championship solidifying the title when Power had troubles with his seatbelts and had to pit losing laps to Palou who coasted to the title in eleventh. He's the 13th driver to ever win three championships, the first coming in 2021 and the second last season. Listen...

2023 NASCAR Cup Champion Ryan Blaney talked with Kenny Sargent and Crash Gladys in Phoenix this week. Blaney is in the NASCAR playoffs this season trying to defend last year's championship. His work will be tough staying in the playoffs. He crashed out at The Glen Sunday before he finished the first lap. He's eighth in points going to Bristol Motor Speedway next weekend. He'll need to be among the top 12 to advance to the next round after that. Listen...

NASCAR Truck Series Playoff Driver Rajah Caruth came into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Caruth is tenth in the NASCAR Truck Playoff standings. But that's four points away from eighth. The next two races are at Bristol Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway. Only the top eight drivers in the standings will advance to Talladega and beyond after those two events. Oddly, Caruth admitted he wasn't racing enough this season and will work on more events next season. Listen...

Guests: NASCAR 23Xi Team Co-Owner Denny Hamlin, Big Machine Record Label Owner Scott Borchetta

NASCAR 23Xi Team Co-Owner Denny Hamlin talked with Crash Gladys this week. In addition to the NASCAR playoffs that started Sunday in Atlanta, Hamlin gave a lot of background on the charter talks that continue to be a source of controversy in that industry. Hamlin drives for Gibbs Racing but he's co-owner of 23Xi Racing, one of two teams that hasn't signed what NASCAR says is it's last offer in the stalled charter talks with its teams. No one's clear on what happens next. Listen...

Big Machine Record Label Owner Scott Borchetta came into The Freak Nation Sunday night. We had a lengthy conversation with Borchetta who also owns the Nashville Grand Prix, IndyCar's last race of the season next weekend. Borchetta has had lengthy conversations with IndyCar officials. He says he has some ideas that could help turn the series around financially. He shared some details on those unofficial conversations. Where they'll go is anyone's guess. Listen...

Guests: Six-Time Drag Boat Racing Champion Shelby Ebert, NHRA Top Fuel Driver Leah Pruett, The Freaks Take on The IndyCar Championship with Alex Palou and Will Power

The Freaks Take on the IndyCar Championship with Alex Palou and Will Power. The battle came down to a dramatic race last Sunday in Milwaukee. We got exclusive comments from Palou and Power as they head to Nashville separated by 33 points. Palou is looking to repeat his 2023 title. The 2024 crown would be his third overall in the sport. But Power has knocked 26 points off Palou's lead since going to Portland last month. So the fight is anything but over. Listen...