Holding a Pretty Wheel: Danica Patrick is Good for NASCAR, Danicamania Not So Much
Danica Patrick is good for NASCAR. What’s not good for anyone is Danicamania.
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.
Casey Mears Driver Diary: Learning & Looking Forward
It’s hard not to be able to run every race, but it’s definitely good to be there and to learn.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan
2011 has been a disappointing season for Greg Biffle, but it looked like this week would signal a turnaround when Biffle grabbed the pole on Friday.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: There’s Nothing Silly About the Season’s Vital Role in NASCAR
It’s called Silly Season and it’s more important now than ever before.
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Hot Streak, Short Tracks
One thing I was really focused in on was making sure that when we go back to a track the second time, that my team would be better.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen
After a dominating day, it was Kyle Busch’s own mistake on a green-white-checkered restart that cost him the win at the Glen.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Wildcard Doesn’t Make Chase Exciting, It Makes it Worse
The Chase was contrived before. With the addition of the wildcard, it’s contrived and cheap.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono
Joey Logano was so close to victory he could smell it, and it smelled a lot like rain on a humid summer day. Unfortunately for Logano, who had grabbed his third career pole on Saturday, the rains let up, the race ran its complete distance, and the third-year driver faded to a disappointing 26th. For Logano, who is breathing a sigh of relief now that Edwards is no longer a threat for his ride, Silly Season isn’t quite over until other potential replacements like Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers and Mark Martin have contracts somewhere else. Good finishes still have extra importance for the No. 20 right now.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: You Can’t Mandate Class – Where’s the Sportsmanship in Today’s NASCAR?
Racing is a sport of emotion. Passion runs deep, emotion often runs deeper, feelings get hurt, egos get bruised. That’s as old as the sport, and hopefully it will never change.
However, there is a fine line between racing passionately and racing without scruples. It’s a line that drivers will sometimes cross unintentionally in the heat of battle, and when they apologize and move on, can occasionally be forgiven for. But it seems like that line is being crossed quite often lately, without remorse or consequence. And NASCAR not only allows it, it seems that at times, when it suits their purposes, they condone it.
The line has a name. It’s called sportsmanship.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis
Paul Menard’s Brickyard win means that Brad Keselowski will likely be left in the cold unless he can catch another win.