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2022 Daytona 500 Winner Austin Cindric battled through a rain and lightning delay in the Coke 600 to finish 20th late Sunday night. He was the first Cup Series rookie to take the checkered flag in the "Great American Race." That helped him win the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year. In fact, he's won races in all of NASCAR's top tier national series including Cup, Xfinity, trucks, and ARCA. Listen...

IndyCar Driver Graham Rahal has been in the series 17 years. He started in 2007 at the age of 18 but Rahal is 35 now with a family and business interests on top of racing. He's aware that he's busy and he's concerned about making more time for his wife and daughters. He told Crash Gladys he'd also like to make more time for his wife Courtney Force Rahal so she has a break from her little girls. Listen...

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 05/19/2024 by SpeedFreaks

Indianapolis 500 Pole Sitter Scott McLaughlin won the pole with the fastest qualifying time in Indy 500 history. McLaughlin posted a four-lap qualifying average at 234.220 mph and will share the front with with Penske Racing teammates Will Power and Josef Newgarden making up the fastest front row in history. The front row lockout was the first at the Indy 500 in 36 years for Team Penske, which has a record 19 victories at the Brickyard. Listen...

NHRA Chicago Top Fuel Winner Antron Brown is a special Friend of the Freaks. So, it was great to share Sunday's win with him as he was driving back to Indianapolis from Chicago. Brown said he left his crew partying in Chicago but he had to get home to travel to Bristol to do some promotional events where the NHRA will be racing later in the season. Brown also talked about keeping his speeds down after driving all weekend at more than 300 MPH. Listen...

2021 NASCAR Xfinity Champion Daniel Hemric will be featured in the MAVTV documentary "The Life..." Thursday night at 1030 pm Eastern. The feature will look at a champion's life as well as the life of the 2019 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Cup Season. Hemric's family has been a critical part of his rise to become a NASCAR champion. And that includes putting his career above it's own best interests at times. Listen...

Formula Drift Atlanta Winner Fredric Aasbo talked with The Freaks after his first win of the season last weekend. Aasbo has three championships in Formula Drift - 2015, 2021 and 2022 - and he's gearing up for a season long battle for an unprecedented fourth title with James Deane and Chris Forsberg. Listen...

Guests: IndyCar Indianapolis Road Course GP Winner Alex Palou, Heartland of America Showdown Winner Brad Sweet, 2024 Supercross 250 West Champion RJ Hampshire

IndyCar Indianapolis Road Course Sonsio GP Winner Alex Palou returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. The 2021 and 2023 IndyCar champion now turns his full attention to winning the Indy 500 in two weeks. Some of his usual celebrating after a win, including fried chicken for the crew and team, was put on hold to turn everyone's attention to the Indy 500. And that's even tough on Mother's Day Weekend. Listen...

Heartland of America Showdown Winner Brad Sweet came into The Freak Nation after his big win over business partner and brother-in-law Kyle Larson. Sweet and Larson are co-owners of High Limit Racing, a sprint car series just launched by the pair. Sweet, in fact, just won the Heartland of America Showdown at Lakeside Speedway outside Kansas City. The $50,000 win was important for Sweet, a driver for Kasey Kahne Racing. Listen...