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NASCAR Coke 600 Winner Christopher Bell talked with Kenny Sargent before the Enjoy Illinois 300 at Worldwide Technology Raceway. Bell, in fact, dominated by winning the first two stages before he fell back to the field with engine troubles. It was a frustrating end to a good race for Bell who walked away from the garage saying "That one Sucks...!" Listen...

Guests: Indianapolis 500 Winner Josef Newgarden, 2016 Indy 500 Winner Alexander Rossi, 2018 Indy 500 Winner Will Power, 2022 Daytona 500 Winner Austin Cindric, IndyCar Driver Graham Rahal

Indianapolis 500 Winner Josef Newgarden talked with Crash Gladys a couple hours after winning Sunday's rain delayed race. Newgarden fought the last 30 laps for the win passing Pato O'Ward on the las lap to get the final victory. O'Ward had passed Newgaren seconds before Newgarden returned the favor before the finish line. Newgarden is the first winner in 22 years to win back-to-back Indy 500s. He...

2016 Indy 500 Winner Alexander Rossi and 2018 Indy 500 Winner Will Power talked with Crash Gladys before Sunday's race. The two drivers both have wins on their resume. But their conversations were about putting the Indy 500 into perspective. Rossi talked about his new marriage and Power talked about how a second win would change his life. Listen...

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....

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. Li...

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...

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 a...

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 interes...

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 Week...

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 fo...

2024 Supercross 250 West Champion RJ Hampshire came into The Freak Nation after his win in Salt Lake City Saturday night. Hampshire was emotional after what he called a "truly special" night in Salt Lake City. It was his first 250 West championship after years of battling in Supercross. He was able to win in front of his wife and two little girls. But the celebration won't come until later when ev...

Guests: NASCAR Kansas Cup Winner Kyle Larson, Supercross 250 West Points Leader Levi Kitchen, IndyCar & IMSA Insider Marshall Pruett

NASCAR Kansas Cup Winner Kyle Larson fought his way to a .001-second victory Sunday night in the rain-delayed race at Kansas Speedway. Larson edged out Chris Buescher at the finish line. It would have been Ford's first win of the year if Buescher got there first. Larson talked with reporters after the race and explained how he kept Buescher from getting a clean run at the finish. Listen...

Supercross 250 West Points Leader Levi Kitchen ate his chicken dinner while talking with Kenny and Crash last week. Kitchen is recovering from having another rider roll over his neck and head causing internal bleeding and trouble with his breathing after the accident two weeks ago. It depleted his point lead and left him tied with R.J. Hampshire coming to the end of the 250 Supercross season. List...

IndyCar & IMSA Insider Marshall Pruett returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. Very little happens in American Open Wheel or sports car racing without Pruett knowing what's behind the headline. He talked with The Freaks about IndyCar controversies and how they might be avoided going forward. He also talked about rewriting the rules to fight cheating in the sport. Listen...

Guests: IndyCar Barber Winner Scott McLaughlin, IndyCar Fans on IndyCar Penalties, NHRA Charlotte 4-Wide Nationals Funny Car Winner Matt Hagan, Monster Jam Zombie Monster Truck Driver Bari Musawwir

IndyCar Barber Winner Scott McLaughlin came into The Freak Nation Sunday night a couple hours after the race. He was somewhat candid about the biggest controversy of the week: IndyCar penalties that were handed out to the Penske Racing Team McLaughlin drives for. McLaughlin, in fact, had his podium finish taken away and was put to last in the finishing order. Listen...

The Freaks talked with IndyCar Fans at Barber Motorsports Park about the penalties affecting the St. Petersburg race finishing order. The headline was top of mind about the fans at the race this weekend. Were they too stiff? Was the Penske team that absorbed the penalties cheating or just making a mistake? Who should be blamed? Listen...

NHRA Charlotte 4-Wide Nationals Funny Car Winner Matt Hagan returned to The Freak Nation after his first win of the season. It was an important win for Hagan, his 50th in a very successful career. Hagan is known for his brutal workout and his incredible conditioning. But his new team at Tony Stewart Racing and his business interests away from the track has seen those workout diminish. Listen...

Monster Jam Zombie Monster Truck Driver Bari Musawwir has become a star in the Monster Jam world. Kenny and Crash talked with Musawwir this week when the circuit stopped in Glendale, Arizona. Musawwir travels with the Monster Jam program internationally as well as here in the United States. All that travel has made him a million mile traveler on Delta Airlines. He has some advantages headed his wa...

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