SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

Guests: 2024 Knoxville Nationals Winner Kyle Larson, NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Winner Justin Ashley

2024 Knoxville Nationals Winner Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion, was in The Freak Nation Sunday night. We had a long chat before his win Saturday night at the Knoxville Nationals, one of the biggest Sprint Car events in the nation every year. There's a growing conversation in the motor racing community that Kyle Larson is the greatest driver ever. You decide? Listen...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Winner Justin Ashley was in The Freak Nation Sunday night before next weekend's Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota. Ashley was leading the points earlier in the season but he's fourth now. He says it's because the depth of the NHRA Top Fuel field that's contributed to what's turning into a battle for the rest of the season. Ashley has won demonstration events put on by Mission Foods, the NHRA title sponsor. But the season field is growing in strength. Listen...

Guests: 2015, 2016 Chili Bowl Winner Rico Abreu, 2017–2019 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series Pro Lite Champion Ryan Beat

2015, 2016 Chili Bowl Winner Rico Abreu tuned up for next weekend's Knoxville Nationals by winning Lernerville's 33rd Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup. The California native had to survive a wild feature and had a little bit of luck last Tuesday. He pocketed $29,000 plus an additional $4000 from a fan promotion at the racetrack. Now Abreu is getting his money ready to compete for a win at Knoxville, sprint car racing's biggest night of the year. Listen...

2017–2019 Lucas Oil OffRoad Racing Series Pro Lite Champion Ryan Beat took a busman's holiday to do some motocross riding recently. But a crash left him with broken bones everywhere especially in his pelvis and collarbone. But he kept racing and won the next weekend. Now, Beat is healing and preparing for next weekend's Championship Off-Road Series in Bark River, Michigan. And the biggest event of the year at Crandon at the end of August. Ryan Beat is overcoming his injuries fighting for a fifth closed course title. Listen...

Guests: NASCAR Brickyard Winner Kyle Larson, IndyCar Toronto Winner Colton Herta, 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Champion Cole Custer, The Freaks Richie Rants on F1, The Statt Mann on STEM

NASCAR Brickyard Winner Kyle Larson talked with the media hours after his important win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion is once again leading the regular season points as the playoffs draw closer. This in by Larson, though, is getting some scrutiny. Larson drove through the field to get to a point where he could compete for the win. But a late race restart and shift of the field as drivers scrambled to save their fuel, found Larson at the front of the line even though he was running third when the yellow flag fell. Listen...

IndyCar Toronto Winner Colton Herta dominated on his way to the win leading 81 of 85 laps. Herta won the chaotic Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday for his first victory in more than two years, starting from the pole and maintaining control throughout. There were several crashes in the race but the worst came at the end causing a red flag. The 24-year-old American completed the first weekend sweep in IndyCar history, posting the fastest times in both practices, qualifying and the warmup Sunday before winning the race for his eighth career victory. Listen...

2023 NASCAR Xfinity Champion Cole Custer announced this weekend his move to the NASCAR Cup Series next season. Custer was introduced on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the driver of the new Cup organization fielded next season by Haas Factory Team and owned by Gene Haas. Custer will drive the No. 41 Ford with sponsorship from Haas Automation and HaasTooling.com. The organization will have a technical alliance with RFK Racing and receive additional support from Ford Performance. Listen...