Beyond the Cockpit: Jarit Johnson on Making It As an Independent, Family… & Cheese
Making it in NASCAR isn’t easy and for Camping World East Series owner/driver Jarit Johnson, there’s another, surprising obstacle: his name. When your older brother …
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.
A Thousand or a Million: Jarit Johnson Searching for Sponsor Dollars on His Own Merit
The shop is located in a part of Mooresville, N.C. that is still mostly in the country, though the growth is slowly encroaching like so …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Sharpie 500 at Bristol
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Everybody knows he can run a road course, but the man who was introduced to Men At Work’s …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: 5 Who Would Like to Forget – Who Isn’t Meeting NASCAR Expectations?
Last week in this column, I discussed the seasons of five drivers who were having a rather unpublicized good year. But there are also drivers …
Beyond the Cockpit: Colin Braun on the Future, Le Mans & Signing Babies?
Colin Braun became accustomed to racing – and winning – at a young age, beginning his international career at just eight years old. He’s the …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 CARFAX 400 at Michigan
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Sometimes it’s not about being the fastest, having a brilliant pit strategy that nobody else can figure out …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Diamonds in the Rough – 5 NASCAR Drivers Having a Great 2009, Not That You’ve Seen It On TV
NASCAR broadcasts these days are, as many fans complain, not exactly equitable in how they dole out airtime to drivers. While one guy (you fill …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Predictable? Probably. But how can you not be impressed with the run Marcos Ambrose put together at the …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Jamie McMurray at a Crossroads with Miles to Go
The year is 2002 and there is buzz in the then Busch Series garage and among fans about a 26-year-old driver seemingly in the fast …
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Hometown Blues, Some Great Runs & Some Amazing Fans
We had a really rough time in Chicago. From the time we arrived there all the way through practice, we’d just bottom out, destroying our …