Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Poaching of Dollar General Another Blow to the Sport
Poaching sponsors is nothing new, but there’s something that just smacks of entitlement and greed when a Cup team woos a sponsor away from an independent.
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.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas
Why … did Clint Bowyer wind up at Michael Waltrip Racing?
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Washed up by 25, Why NASCAR Needs a Stronger Development Path
Casey Atwood is the poster child for being thrown into the limelight too early, and then tossed away when things don’t go right.
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.
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.