SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

The Statt Mann has spent 24 years with the Freaks but earlier this month Statt Mann, in the form of Bill Wood, stepped into a small spotlight when he published his latest book "STEM Stories... When Racing Goes to School and Grows Up." The book is a series of 20 short stories about science, technology, engineering and math in a traveling classroom environment at racetracks all over America. IMSA Pr...

Guests: IndyCar Sunday Iowa Winner Will Power, NASCAR Chicago Winner Alex Bowman, MotoAmerica Superbike Laguna Seca Sunday Winner Josh Herrin, IndyCar Saturday Iowa Winner Scott McLaughlin, IndyCar Driver Conor Daly

NASCAR Chicago Winner Alex Bowman came into The Freak Nation Sunday night. He was still smiling about his major win on the streets of Chicago, a race run in driving rain at times. Bowman talked about his previous injuries that slowed his career. He also talked about his racing attitude now that he's qualified for the upcoming playoffs. Listen...

IndyCar Sunday Iowa Winner Will Power returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night a couple hours after his victory on the racetrack. Power is a Friend of The Freaks in addition to being a two-time IndyCar champion in 2014 and 2022 and the 2018 Indy 500 winner. Power held off points leader Alex Palou in the final laps after the last pit stops to get the victory. Power was drained and dehydrated after...

MotoAmerica Superbike Laguna Seca Sunday Winner Josh Herrin came into The Freak Nation Sunday night minutes after his win seen live on MAVTV. Herrin has been racing motorcycles since he was 12. In 2010, Herrin won the historic Daytona 200. At 19 he became the second youngest rider to win the prestigious race. Brad Andres was 18 when he won the race in 1955. Herrin raced with the Monster Energy Gra...

IndyCar Saturday Iowa Winner Scott McLaughlin has said he will think of himself as an IndyCar driver when he wins an oval race. Well, that's behind him now. His win in Iowa was dominant and important for the Penske Racing Team. Until this weekend, the most dominant Penske driver on ovals was Josef Newgarden who's won the last two Indy 500s. Listen...

IndyCar Driver Conor Daly in for an injured Jack Harvey, who tried to race Saturday night before retiring with neck and back pain. Daly was in the Honda powered No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing car for Sunday's IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway. He was given time before the race to run on the track and familiarize himself with the hybrid system in the car. But once the race started Daly was the first o...

Guests: IndyCar Mid-Ohio Winner Pato O'Ward, IndyCar Drivers Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel, NASCAR Chicago Winner Alex Bowman

NASCAR Chicago Winner Alex Bowman was very candid about what his plans were after his victory Sunday evening. He plans on celebrating with a vintage bottle of bourbon he received as a gift two years ago. Bowman also had some choice words for critics who said he didn't deserve the Cup ride at Hendrick Motorsport after going 80 races without a win in the Cup series. Bowman talked with the media afte...

IndyCar Mid-Ohio Winner Pato O'Ward took over the lead late in the race while race leader Alex Palou was in the pits. O'Ward then held off Palou through the final laps to get his first "real" win of the season. His other victory came at St. Pete where he was awarded the win when the driver who crossed the finish line first, Josef Newgarden, was disqualified after the event. O'Ward's win was his fi...

IndyCar Drivers Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel were less than enthusiastic about the IndyCar series introducing new hybrid powerplants halfway through the 2024 season. Both drivers were concerned their teams, Rahal Letterman Lanigan and Arrow McLaren didn't get a lot of time testing the new systems beforehand. Some of their development was still going on as the teams prepared for this weeken...

Guests: IndyCar Laguna Seca Winner Alex Palou, 2005 Flashback with NASCAR Legend Tony Stewart, 2006 Flashback with Kenny & Brandon Bernstein, 2018 Flashback with Fernando Alonso, 2005 Flashback with Bobby & Graham Rahal

IndyCar Laguna Seca Winner Alex Palou came into The Freak Nation Sunday night a couple hours after his win at Weathertech Raceway. Palou won the 2021 and 2023 IndyCar championships as well as the $1 Million Challenge at the Thermal Raceway outside Palm Springs. Palou is now a two-time winner on the permanent road course in Monterey. He's finished on the podium in all four of his career starts at t...

This November, 2005 Flashback with NASCAR Legend Tony Stewart was a lot of fun with a driver who's become a longtime Friend of the Freaks. This was before Stewart put his name on a NASCAR team. IN fact, The Freaks talked with Tony as he was just getting started in the ownership world as he started a Sprint Car program. Stewart now, though, is driving a Top Fuel car for his own Tony Stewart Racing...

This 2006 Flashback with Kenny & Brandon Bernstein. The six-time NHRA champion Kenny Bernstein has two in Top Fuel and four consecutive in Funny Car. Bernstein holds the unique distinction of being the first and only race team owner to have collected wins in each of America's three major motorsports series: NHRA, NASCAR and CART. His son Brandon climbed into his Top Fuel car with some success chal...

This 2018 Flashback with Fernando Alonso was right before the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Spanish racing driver currently competes for Aston Martin in Formula One. He won the series' World Drivers' Championship in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, and has also driven for McLaren, Ferrari, Minardi and Alpine. At Daytona, though, he was talking about another love, sports car racing. Listen...

This 2005 Flashback with Bobby & Graham Rahal was right before the Sebring 12 Hour. Graham was just a teenager trying to decide what his racing future would be. Now he's driving for his father's IndyCar team and has a motorcycle racing program of his own. It was fun to remember a teen driver who was just setting out on his racing road back in April of 2005. Listen...

Guests: MotoAmerica Brainerd Double Winner Bobby Fong, World of Outlaws Knoxville Winner Corey Day, Toyota Development Driver Jade Avedisian, Meyer Shank Racing IndyCar Driver David Malukas

MotoAmerica Brainerd Double Winner Bobby Fong came into The Freak Nation after a great weekend on the track. Fong won both Super Bike races at Brainerd this weekend. the races leave him on top of the season points standings ahead of some major headlines in the Super Bike series. Fong is a great conversation from racing momentum to music. Listen...

World of Outlaws Knoxville Winner Corey Day is in a sweet spot early in his career. Not only is he celebrating his second World of Outlaws victory Sunday night but he's at the center of rumors he'll be driving stock cars for JR Motorsports next season. He's already driven a late model for the team and that set the social media world afire. But he's keeping it all quiet right now. Listen...

Toyota Development Driver Jade Avedisian is making headlines of her own at only 17 years of age. Avedisian was at a racetrack last week when Kenny and Crash talked with her. She was at a gokart track practicing for some road racing upcoming on her schedule. Jade was featured on the MAVTV feature program "On the Rise..." last Thursday. She's making a lot of heads turn in the motorsports world. List...

Meyer Shank Racing IndyCar Driver David Malukas is preparing for his return to the series. Malukas was ready to take over a ride with Arrow McLaren last winter when a mountain bike accident left him with an injured wrist. That kept him out of the car while he recovered but Arrow McLaren gave his ride away leaving Malukas with nothing. Until now. Malukas will race for Meyer Shank Racing the remaind...

Guests: IndyCar Detroit Winner Scott Dixon, NASCAR WWTR Enjoy Illinois 300 Pole Winner Michael McDowell, NASCAR Coke 600 Winner Christopher Bell

IndyCar Detroit Winner Scott Dixon made a brief stop over in The Freak Nation before racing to get a flight home. Dixon led a Honda parade to the finish outside the GM/Chevrolet headquarters in Detroit. The first three finishers were in Honda powered cars. Dixon spent much of the race in midfield before taking over the point after a series of pit stops. Dixon's expertise, stretching his fuel at th...

NASCAR WWTR Enjoy Illinois 300 Pole Winner Michael McDowell talked with Kenny and Crash in St. Louis. McDowell has announced he's leaving Front Row Motorsports for Spire Motorsports next season. That announcement led to some changes in his relationship at Front Row. Team owner Bob Jenkins has talked with McDowell about the changes and how the team might handle proprietary data the rest of the seas...