SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

Guests: IndyCar Long Beach Winner Scott Dixon, NASCAR Talladega Cup Pole Sitter Michael McDowell, NASCAR Talladega Xfinity Winner Jesse Love, IMSA Long Beach Winner Ringer van der Zande

IndyCar Long Beach Winner Scott Dixon, a longtime Friend of the Freaks, came into The Freak Nation Sunday just a couple hours after his win. Dixon is now a two-time Long Beach winner and he's jumped to second in the 2024 points standings just eight points out of first behind Josef Newgarden after two events. Dixon's win was dramatic after he nursed his disappearing fuel supply into victory lane ahead of Colton Herta who finished second. Listen...

NASCAR Talladega Xfinity Winner Jesse Love got his first win at RCR Racing. Love's win allowed him to move up one place to fourth in the points standings. He's been competitive all season with four stage wins but he's just moving into victory lane. He talked with Kenny Sargent at Talladega and Sargent was able to share video with Jesse showing his crew celebrating the moment he crossed the finish line for the win. Listen...

IMSA Long Beach Winner Ringer van der Zande talked with Crash Gladys Sunday. His win Saturday came with Sebastian Bourdais who was unavailable to talk on Sunday because of some coaching duties in Long Beach. Sunday's win with Scott Dixon, in fact, allowed Ganassi Racing to double up on the victories in Long Beach. Renger is growing on The Freaks. He has a wonderfully candid conversational style and we like that a lot. Listen...

NASCAR Talladega Cup Pole Sitter Michael McDowell probably should have won the Cup Race Sunday but his weaving back and forth to block the closing field of cars saw him lose control and crash within sight of the finish line. McDowell led the most laps and arguably had the fastest car in the race but that's not enough to win many times. And Sunday was one of those times. Listen...

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 04/14/2024 by SpeedFreaks

NASCAR Texas Cup Winner Chase Elliott came into The Freak Nation a couple hours after his win Sunday. Elliott won the Cup Series championship in 2020. He's also won the Most Popular Driver title six times. But this is Elliott's first Cup Series win in 42 races. Needless to say he was relieved to get the win in Texas. Still, getting home was turning out to be a problem. Listen...

NHRA Pro Stock Las Vegas 4-Wide Winner Jeg Coughlin was rushing to the airport to catch a plane when he stopped to talk with The Freaks Sunday night. Coughlin has won in NHRA Pro Stock titles in 2000, 2002, 2007-08 and 2013 with 65 Pro Stock victories. But the win Sunday was his first since 2020 when he retired after the season. But Coughlin ran a couple events last year, enjoyed it, and decided to return to the professional wars at least in 2024. Listen...

Tony Stewart Racing Team Owner Tony Stewart is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. Stewart is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005), one as owner/driver (2011), and one as an owner (2014). Last year he won an NHRA title as the owner of Matt Hagan's Funny Car. Now Stewart has stepped into the Top Fuel dragster nearly driven to a World Championship last year by his wife Leah Pruett. It's a huge step for Stewart. The Top Fuel car is nearly twice the speed of his NASCAR Cup car. He talked with Kenny Sargent about the steep learning curve he's going through this season. Listen...

Chase Elliott Crew Chief Alan Gustafson followed Elliott into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Gustafson has a unique perspective on drivers. He hears them at their worst, their best and when their concentration can drift in the middle of a race. His perspective on drivers was unique for The Freak Nation, especially his insight into NASCAR's most popular driver. Listen...