Jun 28, 2023
On this
episode of the NHRA Insider, Blake Alexander, Lauren Freer, and
Brittany Force join host Brian Lohnes to talk about awesome success
at Norwalk, making history as an NHRA drag racer, and the potential
to win the first-ever Driver of the Year ESPY for an NHRA
competitor.
Two-time NHRA
Top Fuel winner Blake Alexander had a manic weekend in Ohio. Abject
disappointment on Friday night gave way to perhaps the most
satisfying and emotionally charged victory of his career on Sunday
afternoon. It was his first win since 2018 and Jim Head's first
since 1997 when he was a driver himself. The road to this win was
very long and hard, and Blake tells the story.
Lauren Freer
became the 30th person in NHRA history and the first
woman to ever win two classes at the same national event. Her
career arc has taken her from Junior Dragster into the deepest end
of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series talent pool. Her victory was
spread over two days, one a very long Saturday and the second a
very short Sunday. The behind-the-scenes stories from this one are
fantastic.
Brittany
Force, the 2017 and 2022 Top Fuel champion has been nominated for
the second time in her career for the ESPN Driver of the Year ESPY.
No drag racer has ever won this award and she hopes to be the
first. The conversation with Brittany is wide-ranging and takes us
deep into her team history, her approach, and how she and her team
continue to function as a unit today.
This show is
PACKED! Enjoy!