Frontstretch Fan Q&A: NASCAR Mulligans And Night Racing
As a writer, I do my best to stay objective and look at the broad picture when it comes to these championship runs. But I … Continue Reading
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 2012 TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville
There were a few typical Martinsville skirmishes on Sunday. Kurt Busch called Kevin Harvick “half-assed” when Harvick refused to cut him some slack as Busch wanted to move into the bottom groove and Harvick got into him instead spinning him around. Johnson was upset with Mears after Mears got into his right front, wrenching the steering wheel from his hands, though no damage was done. Montoya was upset with Johnson, who shoved his way underneath the No. 42 in the closing laps, sending him up the track.
Under Pressure: Is There Enough Urgency In NASCAR?
With just four races left in the season, four drivers have a realistic chance to win the title. For points leader Brad Keselowski, who holds … Continue Reading
Tracking the Trucks: Kroger 200
In A Nutshell Denny Hamlin pushed and shoved his way past Matt Crafton with five laps to go to take the win in the Kroger … Continue Reading
Eyes On the Prize: NASCAR’s Coolest Trophies
There’s just something about Martinsville. NASCAR’s oldest track, on the schedule since 1949, has a certain ambiance that is missing at the high-banked, high-dollar speedways … Continue Reading
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Repaving, Regrouping, and Looking Ahead
Kansas went really well. We practiced in second spot, but we were tied with Paul Menard, so they listed us third.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2012 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas
What a mess. That’s what several teams were left thinking after the wreckfest that was the Hollywood Casino 400. A track-record and season-high 14 cautions marred the racing over the course of the 400-mile event, caused by everything from a rash of blown tires, a couple of driver errors at the wrong time, a move made in anger, and a very slick repaved racetrack. “If people are wondering where all the cautions went, they moved to Kansas,” Brad Keselowski said at one point during the day, referencing complaints about a lack of yellow flags during several events this season.
Beyond the Cockpit: James Buescher On Starting Out, Moving Up, and Title Hopes
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is immersed in a tight championship battle, with James Buesher and Ty Dillon at the forefront, each battling for … Continue Reading
Pace Laps: Time Running Out for Title Contender and “As the Concussion Turns”
Did you see all of the race action this weekend? Or, like a lot of busy fans, did you miss a late-night adventure, a Friday … Continue Reading
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2012 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
It wasn’t the win he has been searching for for more than a year and a half, but for Carl Edwards, a seventh-place finish was a welcome ending. For Edwards, who has just three top-five performances in 2012, this week’s result was only the second to fall inside the top 10 in the last eight weeks, just his 13th top-10 finish in 31 races. That’s half the number he had a year ago, when Edwards lost the Sprint Cup title to Tony Stewart in a tiebreaker. The top-five stat is even more dismal. Edwards finished in that group 19 times in 2011, more than six times as often as 2012. No matter where his points finish is, it will be the worst of his career because he didn’t make the Chase cut and can finish no better than 13th.