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NHRA Top Fuel Driver Leah Pruett stepped out of her dragster this season to start a family. Now she finds herself cheering for her husband Tony Stewart, a three-time NASCAR champion in his first full-time season in Top Fuel. Stewart's made the NHRA playoffs driving Pruett's car. Now Pruett must teach Tony enough to get him as close to the championship as possible. Listen...

Shelby Ebert is the Fastest Woman on Water. But she flowed down a bit to talk with Kenny Sargent this weekend in the Kentucky Drag Boat Nationals. Speed boat racing is in the Ebert family. “My dad has been racing boats for more than 30 years,” Ebert said. “When I was a kid, I told my parents that I wanted to race, too. I started racing jet skis when I was 14 and then made my way through the classes, getting faster and faster as I’ve gotten older.” Now she's a six-time champion! And most in the sport are chasing her. Listen...

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 08/25/2024 by SpeedFreaks

Trans-Am Watkins Glen Winner Christopher Dyson stopped roadside in upstate New York to talk with The Freak Nation Sunday night. The three-time Trans Am champion Dyson dominated at The Glen winning the Pole in record time and leading from flag to flag in Saturday's race on MAVTV. This was Dyson’s second win of the 2024 season and third-career victory at Watkins Glen. He is fourth on the all-time Trans Am list with 25 wins overall. Listen...

NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Brainerd Pro Stock Winner Dallas Glenn is getting ready for the Super Bowl of drag racing at the U.S. Nationals next weekend. Glenn leads the NHRA Pro Stock points over his teammate Greg Anderson. Glenn is careful though. He was in a similar position last year entering the NHRA playoffs when his season collapsed and he finished sixth on the year. Obviously Glenn doesn't want that to unfold again. Listen...

Three-Time Crandon Champion Keegan Kincaid returned to The Freak Nation before next week's Labor Day race at the Wisconsin track. Crandon International Off-Road Raceway has become the most important event in short course off-road racing. And Kincaid is among the favored drivers to win the event even though he no longer races full-time in off-road. He explains... Listen...

Guests: 2023 FIA Top Fuel Champion Ida Zetterstrom, ARCA Springfield Mile Winner William Sawalich, Executive Vice President General Manager World Wide Technology Raceway Chris Blair

ARCA Springfield Mile Winner William Sawalich talked with The Freaks before his win Saturday. Sawalich is the 2023 ARCA East champion driving a Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. He has nine wins and 13 poles in 17 races since last season. At 17, Sawalich is a first-generation racecar driver from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Perfect execution from Sawalich on a one-lap shootout at the Springfield Mile enabled him to secure his sixth ARCA Menards Series national win of the year. Listen...

2023 FIA Top Fuel Champion Ida Zetterstrom came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after an incredible debut at the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota. Zetterstrom beat four-time NHRA Top Fuel World Champion Steve Torrence. Zetterstrom went on to lose in a red light foul in the semi finals. Zetterstrom was a four-time winner last season and holds both ends of the FIA Top Fuel record. She's a great conversation. Listen...

Executive Vice President General Manager World Wide Technology Raceway Chris Blair was in The Freak Nation late Sunday night. In addition to giving The Freaks some background on Saturday night's IndyCar race at WWTR. Blair also had some background on legendary dirt track racer Scott Bloomquist who Friday in a plane crash on his family's farm in Mooresburg, Tennessee. He was 60. Bloomquist is considered the greatest dirt track racer of all time. The plane that Bloomquist was flying crashed into a barn, and the remains of its sole occupant are believed to be that of Bloomquist, the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Federal agents are investigating. Listen...