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

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 05/26/2024

Austin Cindric wins the Enjoy Illinois 300 from World Wide Technology Raceway. Listen to post race interviews with Race Winning Crew Chief Brian Wilson, Penske Corporation Vice Chairman Walter Czarnecki, and Race Winner Austin Cindric.

Austin Cindric Gateway Winner 06/02/2024

Veteran crew chief Kevin "Bono" Manion sits down with Davey Segal (8:15) to discuss his illustrious career in NASCAR that has seen him work with close to 50 drivers, win multiple championships, crowned jewel races and currently with Rev Racing and Nick Sanchez in the Truck Series, where they already have two wins to their credit in 2024.

Bono explains what makes Sanchez so good in qualifying, why the consistency the No. 2 team has showed, the stop/start nature of the Truck Series schedule and reflects on being in the sport for over two decades. He also dives into his upbringing in Massachusetts, who he started racing with, moving down south on a whim with Tommy Baldwin and the friends and racers that lived with the duo down in NC.

Bono wound up winning in his first ever start as a crew chief, at Daytona of all places, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. as the driver. He reflects on that day and getting paired up with Martin Truex Jr. at Chance 2 Motorsports (which he was hand picked to help start), where they won back-to-back championships to begin his full-time crew chiefing career. Bono and MTJ then moved up to the Cup Series together before Jamie McMurray came into the picture. Remember that storybook 2010 season? Bono does too, but it wasn't all good, as he explains.

He also touches on what made working at DEI so special, what working at so many different teams taught him as a crew chief, why he enjoys where he's at in the Truck Series with Spire/Rev, being the class clown of the team and pulling pranks on his people, expectations for the No. 2 team for the rest of 2024, what else he wants to accomplish in his NASCAR career and where the nickname "Bono" actually derived from.

Papa Segal pays homage to Ernie Irvan and Davey discusses Austin Cindric's surprise Gateway win, NASCAR granting Kyle Larson a playoff waiver and looks ahead to Sonoma.

Episode 229: Kevin "Bono" Manion

Team Penske veteran and recent Cup Series winning Crew Chief Brian Wilson joins Davey Segal this week (6:25) to reflect on the No. 2 teams triumph at Gateway a couple weeks ago and why the win was a validation of the process he and Austin Cindric have been trusting together. He also shares what Roger Penske told him after the win and the gains that Ford Performance and Penske have seemingly made in recent weeks.

Wilson details his 21 illustrious years at the company, starting out as a shock specialist before working his way into an engineer role, winning 50 (and counting) times along the way, garnering multiple championships and working with countless drivers. He also touches on his start in racing growing up in Michigan, why his father's influence loomed over him and helped get him started in the sport, why his driving career was short lived and memories working for Frank Kimmel's ARCA team as a 21-year-old fresh out of college.

Wilson also explains what makes he and Austin Cindric work so well together, if anybody ever confuses him with some *other* famous Brian Wilson's out there, previews New Hampshire Motor Speedway and why he said some may be right to write the No. 2 team off come playoff time, but they may surprise some people.

Davey also recaps the Cup Series' inaugural trip to Iowa Speedway, Martin Truex Jr.'s impending retirement and Papa Segal pays homage to a legend of Le Mans.

Episode 231: Brian Wilson

Motorsports jack-of-all-trades Katherine Legge joins Davey Segal (6:15) ahead of her Cup Series debut with Live Fast Motorsports at Phoenix Raceway to discuss how the deal came together, why she wishes it came a week or so earlier, any pride she feels becoming the first woman to compete in a Cup race in 7+ years, her "renewed sense of vigor" in stock cars as well as her her first Chili Bowl and ARCA experience.

Legge also dives into some other women in racing she's looked up to throughout her motorsports journey, how she plans to support other women in the sport once she's done competing and more. Plus, what life is like for a Brit living in Atlanta and the key to what makes a good biscuit.

Davey also recaps the action from Circuit of the Americas, previews Phoenix, provides an update on NASCAR's new countersuit against 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, analyses why Austin Cindric was not suspended for right-rear hooking Ty Dillon, breaks down Joe Gibbs Racing winning their L2 appeal against NASCAR post-Daytona and Papa Segal pays homage to Michelle Mouton.

Episode 262: Katherine Legge

The Freaks are back and breaking down Kyle Larson's dominant performance from Bristol, while pondering what NASCAR should do with its severe lack of entertainment surrounding short track racing. Crash calls in from California and catches up with Long Beach Gran Prix winner Kyle Kirkwood, as Austin Cindric and Tyler Reddick also pop by the Lucas Oil Studio. Stick around for a tribute to NASCAR Public Relations legend Jon Edwards and find out who emerged victorious in Beat The Freaks!

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 04/13/25

Austin Cindric pops in with Freak Nation to talk about his all-in approach to NASCAR. From racing in triple digits to shooting triple digits on the green, the Team Penske driver gets candid about detaching from his phone by hitting the golf course. In typical Austin fashion, he also gets a little philosophical on the state of the Gen-7 car and how to improve the quality of racing (or if it's even needed). 

Austin Cindric All-In on Racing, Golf Game & Gen-7 Assessment

The Freaks are back and recharged, ready to break down Austin Cindric's win at Tame-adega. While one of NASCAR's ultimate wild cards ran fairly clean, do fans have a right to be angry, or are people just looking for something to complain about at this point? There's also lots of love to go around for internet sensation Cleetus McFarland after his third-place ARCA finish and trip down Talladega Boulevard. Tony Stewart joins the show following his first NHRA Top Fuel win at Las Vegas, as well as two-time NASCAR champ and Lucas Oil athlete Kyle Busch. 

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 04/27/25

Front Row Motorsports Crew Chief Jon Leonard (7:45) join Davey Segal this week to discuss his new digs at FRM calling the shots for Chandler Smith on the No. 38. Leonard details how late things came together to even make the second FRM Truck Series entry happen, the thrash that ensued to get things ready for Daytona, why Chandler being involved in the hiring process for team members has made everyone closer and how nice it was to get a win early this season at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Leonard also discusses his career as a crew chief, calling races for Leavine-Family Racing in the Cup Series for Kasey Kahne and Regan Smith, being promoted admittedly a little too quickly, learning on the fly, being a first-generation racer turned 14-year NASCAR veteran and more.

Davey also reviews Austin Cindric’s Talladega win, looks ahead to Texas and Papa Segal pays homage to one of the greatest of all-time in Formula 1.

Episode 269: Jon Leonard

Current Wood Brothers Racing crew chief and longtime Team Penske engineer Miles Stanley joins Davey Segal (5:15) for a wide-ranging conversation that dives into his career in motorsports and background in racing. Stanley discusses the treacherous nature of Texas Motor Speedway, how winning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has allowed them to take more risks, when that win truly set in and how big winning a race for WBR really is.

Stanley also discusses what he's learned from championship-winning crew chief Todd Gordon, who he worked with for over a decade, how working with all three current Team Penske drivers in some capacity has eased his transition to Josh Berry and the Wood Brothers, why he and Josh seem to be gelling so well so quickly and more.

Plus, how he got started in motorsports with Formula SAE, his football career at Dayton and Akron, how racing engineering proved to be a career path for him, his transition from open wheel to stock cars, working with Robby Gordon Motorsports, why the Dakar Rally was one of the coolest experiences he's ever had, why his work at Penske as Head of Performance Engineering was so gratifying (hint: the last 3 championships in a row), why he doesn't go by his given name and more.

Davey also recaps Joey Logano's win at Texas, previews Kansas and Papa Segal pays homage to Ron Bouchard.

Episode 270: Miles Stanley

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