The Big 6: Questions Answered After the AAA 400 at Dover
Gaining double-digit positions over the course of a race isn’t easy and at Dover it’s even harder.
Amy is an 20-year veteran NASCAR writer and a six-time National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) writing award winner, including first place awards for both columns and race coverage. As well as serving as Photo Editor, Amy writes The Big 6 (Mondays) after every NASCAR Cup Series race. She can also be found working on her bi-weekly columns Holding A Pretty Wheel (Tuesdays) and Only Yesterday (Wednesdays). A New Hampshire native whose heart is in North Carolina, Amy’s work credits have extended everywhere from driver Kenny Wallace’s website to Athlon Sports. She can also be heard weekly as a panelist on the Hard Left Turn podcast that can be found on AccessWDUN.com's Around the Track page.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Putting a Stop to Start-&-Parks Requires Help, Not Punishment
It can’t go on like this.
Something must be done.
It’s ruining our sport.
These are some of the things being said around the garage and in the grandstands about a practice that has popped up in NASCAR in the past few seasons: starting the race and parking the car early, claiming some phantom issue, and collecting the prize money for a finish that is usually somewhere between 35th and 43rd place.
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Goals, Dirt Cars & Social Influence
Jeff Gluck posted an article that said that Kenny Wallace and Jimmie Johnson are tied for the most influential social networking people in NASCAR.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Sylvania 300 at Loudon
Since I don’t want to pick nits, I’m going to jointly blame NASCAR and Goodyear for the type of racing we’ve been saddled with this year.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Fuel Mileage is Part of the Game, Not the Whole Contest
As much as fuel mileage can play the hero or the spoiler for any given race, though, it should never be the deciding factor in a championship.
Casey Mears Driver Diary: Short Tracks, an Underrated Driver & Crazy Signings
Bristol was for sure a good day for us. I think we ended up finishing a lap down, unfortunately, but the car drove really well.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 GEICO 400 at Chicagoland
For the second time in three weeks, Mother Nature reminded us who’s really in charge of the schedule, pushing the Chicagoland race to Monday.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Team Player or Manipulator? How Far Should Teamwork Go?
how far is too far, in general, for teamwork? What does it mean to take one for the team and what crosses a line?
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond
It’s perhaps a little disappointing to Denny Hamlin to get kudos for finishing ninth at Richmond, a track where he has been dominant in the past.
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Things Happen in 3s
We went to Montreal knowing that we needed to finish that race because we blew the motor at Watkins Glen, and we knew that after …