Holding a Pretty Wheel: Too Early to Engrave the NASCAR Cup Series Trophy
Martin Truex Jr. certainly put on a show at Darlington last Sunday, leading 248 of 292 laps on the way to his 30th career victory …
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Holding a Pretty Wheel: Can NASCAR’s Return to Dirt Resurrect a Ghost From Its Past?
NASCAR is a sport where ghosts abound. It’s more difficult with every passing year to find a racetrack that’s not, in some way, haunted by …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Is It Time for NASCAR to Change Tires?
A lot has changed in NASCAR over the past couple of decades. Next year will mark the fourth incarnation of a Cup car since 2000, …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Are NASCAR’s Cookie Cutters Beginning to Crumble?
NASCAR will hit the track at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, marking the final 1.5-mile race of the season. The final two races will be …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: When NASCAR’s Instant Gratification Isn’t So Gratifying After All
Early in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, it was already clear that there could be a lot of changes on the horizon. With Jimmie …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Youth Movement Racing Needs
Racing is, and always has been, about more than cars going around in circles. It’s about more than the trophies and flying flags. Racing, and …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Thoughts on NASCAR’s Uncertain 2020
2020 might have been remembered in so many ways: Jimmie Johnson’s final NASCAR Cup Series season, maybe someone else’s breakout year. The do-or-die year for …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: How Can NASCAR Maximize Race Weekends for Everyone?
Race weekends have looked very different in 2020. Since the sport returned in mid-May, most races have been without fans. The first race to host …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR’s P-Word
Parity. Is it a dirty word, or isn’t it? You certainly hear it a lot, tossed around in conversation, sometimes like a shining example of …
Holding A Pretty Wheel: Nothing but Gratitude and Hope for Brighter Days… and Racing
We’ve come a long, long way in NASCAR in terms of safety. But on the last lap of the Daytona 500 (and those words already …