Holding a Pretty Wheel: Before My Brain Melts… NASCAR Thoughts for These Summer Nights
It seems as though most of the country is running hot this week, with the summer swelter of the dog days of August closing in …
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 2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? A fraction of a mph cost Juan Pablo Montoya the chance to become the only driver to win …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: It’s About Dreams – NASCAR Lessons from a Short Track
With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series off and the Nationwide Series at Gateway for a late Saturday night special, a trip to the local track …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Too Steep a Learning Curve Makes Too Wild a NASCAR Ride
There has been discussion lately about rushing young drivers too quickly to the top in NASCAR, because at one time in the not-too-distant past it …
Beyond the Cockpit: Brian Vickers on Luck, Teammates & Jumping Out of a Perfectly Good Airplane
Brian Vickers has seemed constantly on the verge of breaking a two-and-a-half year winless streak for much of the last few months. His five poles …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 LifeLock 400 at Chicagoland
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? It’s a tough week to have to choose this one, but I’m going with a driver who, a …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Life Is a Team Sport, But Is NASCAR?
We’ve all heard it: the winning driver in victory lane thanking his teammates, without whom he surely could not have prevailed. Well, OK, maybe not …
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Bad Luck, Better Days & the Bahamas
Milwaukee was just incredibly disappointing. We had such a great racecar. We never qualify very well because we don’t put any effort into it. We’re …
Beyond the Cockpit: Casey Mears on Routines, RCR & Diapering 101
It’s been an eventful year for Casey Mears. When we last talked with the 31-year-old veteran, he was just beginning a long list of changes …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR Greatness is Made of Many Things
The 25 finalists for five spots in the inaugural calls in the NASCAR Hall of Fame were released this week and I don’t envy anyone …