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Holding A Pretty Wheel

Holding a Pretty Wheel: Ross Chastain Is Today’s NASCAR Villain — But He’s Also Its Blue-Collar Hero

May 8, 2023 by Amy Henderson
Ross Chastain of Trackhouse Racing Team takes a minute to reflect at the L.A. Clash at the Coliseum. (Photo: NKP)

And he’s exactly what NASCAR needs nowadays

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel

Holding a Pretty Wheel: Could NASCAR Keep Drivers Safe with Stricter License Rules?

April 24, 2023 by Amy Henderson
NASCAR Xfinity Series cars #39: Ryan Sieg, RSS Racing, CMRroofing.com Ford Mustang, #11: Daniel Hemric, Kaulig Racing, Fission by Cirkul Chevrolet Camaro and #98: Riley Herbst, Stewart-Haas Racing, Monster Energy Ford Mustang wreck, NKP

There is one area of safety that NASCAR has not addressed much recently, and it has nothing to do with the racecars—except it’s what’s behind the wheel. 

Categories Amy Henderson, ARCA, Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel

Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR’s Penalty Process Casting a Long Shadow in 2023

April 10, 2023 by Amy Henderson

Could the mixed messages the appeals panels are sending have a ripple effect that’s felt the rest of the season?

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel

Holding a Pretty Wheel: 15 Years Make a Difference in Road Racing Etiquette

March 27, 2023 by Luken Glover

Fairly respectable racing for the majority of road course events has turned into a complete circus in late-race scenarios.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel, Luken Glover

Holding A Pretty Wheel: NASCAR Moving in the Right Direction 1 Step at a Time

March 13, 2023 by Amy Henderson
2023 Cup Phoenix I pack racing V - Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford, and Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford (Credit: NKP)

NASCAR will continue to work with teams to make the racing more fun. They just can’t alter the air.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel

Holding a Pretty Wheel: So Long, Auto Club Speedway

February 27, 2023 by Amy Henderson
Side view of the five-wide fan salute, with Kyle Larson nearest the frame. NKP

Auto Club has either its best days ahead of it as a short track or it will fade into the annals of NASCAR history.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel

Holding a Pretty Wheel: And So NASCAR Begins Again

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 by Amy Henderson
NASCAR at Daytona, blurred cars, NKP

If the last race of the year is the most important, the first one is the biggest spectacle.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel

Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR & the Blue-Collar Edge of Ross Chastain

November 3, 2022 by Amy Henderson
Ross Chastain prepares for a NASCAR race, 2019. Photo: NKP

Last weekend’s NASCAR races at Martinsville showed the career differences between Ross Chastain and Ty Gibbs.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel

Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR Can’t Let Stellar Safety Innovation Stop Now

September 29, 2022 by Amy Henderson
#24: William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, Axalta Chevrolet Camaro, #11: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, FedEx Cares Toyota Camry, NKP

By suspending William Byron for a week and Ty Gibbs for at least that, preferably more, the sanctioning body would have made a huge statement that they aren’t complacent.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel

Holding a Pretty Wheel: North Wilkesboro Rising

September 8, 2022 by Amy Henderson
Jeff Gordon prepares to race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, April 1996. Photo: NKP

As racetracks across America draw their shutters and fade into the landscape, little North Wilkesboro Speedway rises from the ashes like a Phoenix.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Holding A Pretty Wheel
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