The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Quaker State 400 at Kentucky
After the amount of time and money Kentucky Speedway spent to get a Sprint Cup date, there should have been something done about the traffic pattern.
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: NASCAR-ese, a NASCAR to English Dictionary
A lot of times, it seems like you might need a translator to understand NASCAR-ese in the Brain France Era.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
At Daytona and Talladega, it’s almost a guarantee that several innocent drivers will end up in the wall, and several of those can ill afford the repair bills.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Away From Here & Back Again, Kenny Wallace Comes Full Circle
It’s been a remarkable career for Kenny Wallace. The numbers can tell you that, but for Wallace it’s so much more than numbers.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan
Michigan is almost always a fuel-mileage game, so it’s no surprise that mileage was an issue during the race.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: What Makes a NASCAR Hall of Famer, Anyway?
What does make a NASCAR Hall of Famer?
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: The Dirty Version
I love summer because it’s the beginning of dirt racing season. Last week, we went to the seventh annual Prelude to the Dream at Eldora. …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 5-hour Energy 500 at Pocono
Until a few years ago, shifting gears at Pocono at various points on the track was common practice. But a new gear rule negated the gear changes.
Casey Mears Driver Diary: Making Gains, Hot Times & New Additions
Casey Mears, driver of the No. 13 GEICO Toyota in the Cup Series, does a monthly diary for Frontstretch. Here’s his latest entry for May and June.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR Needs More Eldoras, Not More Contrived Excitement
No matter how cool a NASCAR driver’s job is, it’s another day at the office. And if that’s true, then Eldora is the company picnic.