Holding a Pretty Wheel: Observations From the Pits at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. – It’s a chilly fall here outside Charlotte, N.C. and I’m here at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the season wrap-up.
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: The Closest Thing to Earnhardt… is Named Montoya?
NASCAR has a driver a lot like Dale Earnhardt. The driver is Juan Pablo Montoya.
Jimmie Johnson Captures 2009 NASCAR Banking 500 Pole at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. – Jimmie Johnson captured the pole at Lowe’s Motor Speedway with a blistering lap of 28.079 seconds (192.376 mph) on a cold, damp Thursday night.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Pepsi 500 at Fontana
Most of the top finishers in this week’s Pepsi 500 were predictable. But there was one unexpected name – David Ragan, who tied his season-best finish of sixth.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: These Are the Moments
I wrote last week that one thing that makes NASCAR worth watching is the moments. Those brief seconds when time seems to stop will never …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Price Chopper 400 at Kansas
Nine of the top-10 finishers at Kansas were chase drivers-and then there was David Reutimann.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Why I Still Watch NASCAR
The Chase is terrible, the races are boring and NASCAR doesn’t care about the fans.
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Making It Better on Track & the Time of Our Lives off Track
Well, Atlanta marked one of the first races without my crew chief, Chris Rice. I went down there with an open mind and ready to …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 AAA 400 at Dover
Only two non-Chase Drivers finished in the top 10 at Dover. You’d expect Matt Kenseth to be on that list, but not so much AJ Allmendinger.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: It’s All Fun & Games – But in NASCAR, Someone is Bleeding to Death
It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Remember hearing that phrase as a kid? It was usually connected to doing something like …