SpeedFreaks: Biggest Motorsports Show On The Planet

Guests: NASCAR Truck Series Las Vegas Winner Rajah Caruth, NASCAR Xfinity Winner at Daytona & Atlanta Austin Hill, 2016. 2021 & 2022 NHRA Funny Car Champion Ron Capps, Daytona Arenacross Winner Crockett Myers

NASCAR Truck Series Las Vegas Winner Rajah Caruth's win Friday night made some headlines in the sport. Caruth was only the third African American to win in a NASCAR national series in more than 60 years. He won from the Pole in a close victory helped by his pitcrew. In fact, the Freaks look at a number of new winners from NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program. It's changing the sport for the good....

2016. 2021 & 2022 NHRA Funny Car Champion Ron Capps always has a candid conversation with The Freaks. Kenny and Crash caught up with him in Phoenix and talked about a number of things but the deepest they went looked at what Capps is learning since he took over his own team in 2021. He also gave some details on the preseason testing promotion at the new Bradenton track in Florida. Listen...

Daytona Arenacross Winner Crockett Myers came into The Freak Nation before his big win in Daytona. It was as if he capitalized on some SpeedFreaks Mojo in Daytona this weekend. Myers is a great conversation what went everywhere even looking at his prize possessions on his traveling RV. What would he save if the RV caught fire? Listen...

NASCAR Xfinity Winner at Daytona & Atlanta Austin Hill finished fourth in Las Vegas behind winner John Hunter Nemechek, Cole Custer and Chandler Smith. The Freaks talked with Hill before the Las Vegas round to learn a little more about the driver's quick start to the season. Hill was a fun conversation. Listen...

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NASCAR Atlanta Cup Series Winner Daniel Suarez earned a popular victory a Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday. It was his second NASCAR win, the first coming in Sonoma in 2022. Suarez has been successful racing stock cars in Mexico but this win will get him an automatic bid to the NASCAR playoffs later this year. He took time to explain his moves to win the third closest NASCAR finish - 0.003 secs - in...

TransAm TA2 Sebring Winner Connor Zilisch won Saturday in Sebring racing for Silver Hare Racing. Despite his success at 17-years of age, Zilisch is fighting to maintain a level of humility when taking with the media. But he's also preparing to race for Trackouse Racing in NASCAR, maybe later this season. Zilisch is satisfied to be racing in the TA2 category in TransAm and he explained why to The F...

2017 & 2022 NHRA Top Fuel Champion Brittany Force was in Phoenix this week to help promote the NHRA's return to Firebird Raceway outside the city. Force is a two-time champion and a woman who is ready to bang that drum advancing Women in Motorsports especially in drag racing. Brittany talked about the young girls who follow her team. Listen...

NASCAR Driver Noah Gragson is returning to the NASCAR Cup Series after a suspension last year for comments on Social Media. Gragson is a quiet personality who spent his time away from the racetrack talking with several mentors to help with his maturity and expansion of his social experiences. Gragson races for Stewart-Haas Racing, co-owned by Tony Stewart who's had his own troubles with the media....

2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Chase Elliott led the way for Hendrick Motorsports in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He finished 15th in a race that saw him overcome multiple incidents and setbacks in an accident scarred race. The Freaks, however, took the opportunity to compare Elliott's conversations with the media compared to the media contacts with Daniel Suarez who...

Guests: Bluegreen Vacations Duel #2 Winner Christopher Bell, NASCAR Driver Darrell Wallace, 2021 NASCAR Daytona 500 Winner Michael McDowell, 2015 & 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch, ARCA Daytona Race Winner Gus Dean

Bluegreen Vacations Duel #2 Winner Christopher Bell led the Toyota charge during the NASCAR Duels last week winning the second race. Tyler Reddick won the first race in another Toyota. Bell talked with Kenny Sargent at Daytona about a number of things from his workouts, to his heart rate to his conversations with himself under his helmet. Listen...

ARCA Daytona Race Winner Gus Dean was still excited after midnight Saturday when he talked with Kenny Sargent after his win at Daytona. The race was delayed weather, didn't start until after 10 pm Friday night, and was delayed by accidents before ending Saturday morning. Dean was eager to talk about his dreams of winning in ARCA. He also talked about one of his biggest fans, his grandfather, who d...

2015 & 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch talked with Kenny Sargent about a wide racing list of things. It actually started about what Lucas Oil product would help Busch loosen up his him moves. He also talked about getting his kids, especially his son, ready for starting his own racing career. Listen...

2021 NASCAR Daytona 500 Winner Michael McDowell is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. He even called the show once on his wedding day. McDowell is showing some new strength in his racing now after qualifying second in the Daytona 500. He'll start the race on the front row Monday. Listen...

NASCAR Driver Darrell Wallace talked with the media about his mental state after a great season that ended in NASCAR's playoffs. Wallace talked with a crowd of reporters showing relaxation that was different for Wallace. Kenny Sargent asked about the things that relaxed him during his intense NASCAR season. Listen...

Guests: PRO Superstar Shootout Funny Car Winner Austin Prock, Winningest Motocross Racer of All Time Ricky Carmichael, Supercross Rider Jo Shimoda, Supercross Rider Justin Barcia

PRO Superstar Shootout Funny Car Winner Austin Prock made his first run in Robert Hight's race car a special one, winning the highly successful PRO Superstar Shootout Saturday night. The event was put on by the Professional Racer Organization or PRO, that was founded in 1991 to represent teams and drivers to the National Hot Rod Association. Prock won in Funny Car, Doug Kalitta in Top Fuel and Eri...

Winningest Motocross Racer of All Time Ricky Carmichael returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. The 15-Time AMA Champion is having success in his post competition career. He's back in the Supercross broadcast booth on NBC plus he's had success developing racing bikes for Triumph Motorcycles. Carmichael will be broadcasting with Leigh Diffey and his longtime friend and competitor James Stewart....

Supercross riders Joe Shimoda and Justin Barcia talked with Kenny and Crash at the Phoenix Supercross round Saturday night. Shimoda finished third in the 250SX race. Barcia didn't have a great round as he fights his way back from injuries. He's tenth in the 450SX season standings. Kenny got background from both. Listen...

Guests: 2022 NASCAR Darlington Winner Erik Jones, AMA Supercross Rider Aaron Plessinger

AMA Supercross Rider Aaron Plessinger went to round five of the Supercross series in Detroit over the weekend looking to close a victory denied him last year. Instead he finished sixth behind a dominating win by Jett Lawrence. The result saw Plessinger tumble to third in the standings just a point behind Lawrence who's a point behind Plessinger's KTM teammate Chase Sexton. Listen...

2022 NASCAR Darlington Winner Erik Jones is the first driver ever to win Rookie of the Year in all three NASCAR national series. This year he will drive the #43 Toyota for the Legacy Motor Club team in the NASCAR Cup Series. But Erik finds fulfillment in reading stories to children in elementary school. It's part of his non-profit foundation in Michigan. Listen...

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