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SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 01/28/2024 by SpeedFreaks

2024 Rolex 24-Hour Winner Dane Cameron stepped away from celebrating to talk with The Freaks Sunday night. Cameron drove with Felipe Nasr, Josef Newgarden, and Matt Campbell to get the dramatic win after a fate changing pit stop by the Team Penske Pit Crew Team. Nasr was driving at the end. He came in to the stop in second and went out first to drive to the victory over Action Express driver Tom Blomquist who was trying for his third straight win. For team owner Roger Penske, it was his first Rolex 24 win since 1969. Listen...

Three-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion Antron Brown will share his life with the world this week. He's the featured driver in the new documentary series "In the Life" on MAV TV Thursday February 1st at 8pm Eastern. Antron won Top Fuel dragster championships in 2012, 2015 and 2016. He's one of the top drag racers in the series right now. The documentary looks at his life on and off the track giving his fans access to a part of Antron they've never seen. The special on Antron is the first in a series of drivers in all forms of racing. Listen...

Sara Price, the Only American Woman to Win a Dakar Rally Stage, made a memorable visit with The Freak Nation Sunday night. Price's run at The Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia was the satisfaction of her lifetime. She'd always dreamed of running in The Dakar Rally and this year she pooled her money with sponsors and gave it a go. In addition to winning the tenth of 12 stages, she finished fourth in her class at the event, an incredible debut for a novice driver. Price is a wonderful conversation. Listen...

Four-Time Arenacross Champion Kyle Peters made his debut in The Freak Nation Sunday night. His title streak covers the last four seasons in Arenacross. He's only one away from five-time champion Buddy Antunez who announced his retirement in February of 2004. Ironically, Antunez how has a part in Peters' career as Kyle's coach. Leave it to The Freaks to suggest a runoff to decide the best ever if Peters wins his fifth title this year to equal the brilliant career of Antunez, still known as The Budman. Listen...

Guests: 2024 Rolex 24 Top Qualifier Pipo Derani, San Francisco Supercross 250cc Winner Jordon Smith, IMSA President John Doonan

2024 Rolex 24 Top Qualifier Pipo Derani led a parade of nine GTP teams that beat the Daytona 24 Hour track record during Sunday's qualifying. Derani drives a Cadillac prototype for Action Express Racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and is an overall winner of the 2016 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023 12 Hours of Sebring. But he said this is his first Pole in the Rolex. Listen...

San Francisco Supercross 250cc Winner Jordon Smith visited with The Freaks Sunday night after a popular victory in San Francisco last week. Smith didn't think of himself as a mud racer but he obviously learned quickly how to navigate the quagmire and rode away to the win. Listen...

IMSA President John Doonan is a longtime Friend of the Freaks, even when he was at Mazda before he took over IMSA. Doonan added to his portfolio last summer when he oversaw the Garage 56 program that saw a modified NASCAR Cup Series Chevy Camaro run in the LeMans 24 Hour race in France. The car didn't win but it outran many of the world's fastest sports cars and grabbed thousands of new fans for NASCAR with the speed and noise from the boisterous Camaro. Listen...

Guests: 2015 Supercross 250cc Rookie of the Year Aaron Plessinger, AMA Arenacross Rider Aaron Siminoe, 1996 & 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Champion Randy LaJoie