Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Latest Worst-Kept Secret, Raikkonen on the Fast Track for a Red Bull Racing Cup Ride
Kimi Raikkonen is being primed to replace Kasey Kahne at Red Bull Racing in 2012, joining a parade of big-name open wheelers.
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.
Kimi Raikkonen is being primed to replace Kasey Kahne at Red Bull Racing in 2012, joining a parade of big-name open wheelers.
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