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

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 04/21/2024

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 season.  Listen...

Michael McDowell on Winning Pole, Leaving Front Row, Gratitude

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

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 06/02/2024

NASCAR Talladega Pole Sitter Michael McDowell is a special Friend of The Freaks and has been for more than a decade. McDowell drives for Front Row Motorsports through this season and he's fighting to remain in the NASCAR Playoffs with one race to go before the Round of Eight. McDowell explained his race strategies and how he learns from other drivers in the midst of 200 MPH packs like those driven at Talladega Sunday.  Listen...

Michael McDowell on Strategies, Opportunities & Antitrust Lawsuit

The Freaks talked with NASCAR Drivers Daniel Suarez, Denny Hamlin & Michael McDowell on the Charlotte Roval Changes coming next weekend. The changes include elevation changes that may impact driver sighting around the track. There have also been changes in braking zones and chicane setups. Some drivers feel NASCAR wants chaos to shakeup the final race in the NASCAR Championship Playoffs Round of 12. The Roval in the Charlotte Motor Speedway infield was already tough. This may make it more difficult.  Listen...

Confusion and Chaos May Be Ahead at The Roval

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 10/06/2024

Kenny Sargent collected this impressive NASCAR Driver Tribute to 2017 Cup Series Champion Martin Truex. Truex says this is his last full-time season as a NASCAR Cup Series driver. But the drivers who celebrate Truex career included champions and future champions including Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Michael McDowell, Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe, Brad Keselowski, Daniel Suarez, and Alex Bowman.  Listen...

NASCAR Cup Series Drivers Pay Tribute to Retiring Champion Martin Truex

Guests: 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Joey Logano, NASCAR Team Owner & Racing Legend Roger Penske, 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Champion Owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR Driver Tribute to 2017 Cup Series Champion Martin Truex, 2017 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Martin Truex, Jr.

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 11/10/2024

Freak yeah! It's a special one-hour roundup of SpeedFreaks with the return of Kenny and Crash, as Cole checks in from Las Vegas Motor Speedway following a wild Round of 8 opener for the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series. The crew dissect Denny Hamlin's "chilling" victory, which punched his ticket to the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway, in addition to a bone-head move that now has regular-season champion William Byron in danger of elimination. Stick around for a  one-on-one featuring Michael McDowell, a behind-the-scenes look at drama that unfolded on pit road after the Xfinity race and so much more on this week's show!

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 10/12/25

Cole Cusumano caught up with Michael McDowell at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ahead of race No. 33 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season for a candid conversation on the former Daytona 500 Champion's first season with Spire Motorsports. The Arizona-born racer discusses adapting to the nuances of a new team for the first time in eight years, being teammates with Carson Hocevar, in addition Phoenix Raceway's farewell as the finale and the incoming IndyCar doubleheader next season. 

Michael McDowell's First Season with Spire, Phoenix & IndyCar

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