Holding a Pretty Wheel: Too Vanilla or Too Obnoxious? Where’s NASCAR’s Middle Ground?
It isn’t easy to please race fans. That becomes evident in any discussion about drivers. One guy isn’t talented enough, and if he has a …
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.
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Good Luck, No Luck & 2 Milestones
Charlotte was one of the luckiest races I’ve ever run. I’ve never, ever been lucky, ever, but at Charlotte, I was playing the fuel-mileage game …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Pocono 500
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? When racing gets down to fuel mileage, there is the potential for a shakeup in the finishing order, …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Wheel Files – Conspiracy Theories Alive & Well in NASCAR
Did you hear? NASCAR wants Kyle Busch to win the championship and will do anything to make sure he does. NASCAR doesn’t want Hendrick Motorsports …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Autism Speaks 400 at Dover
The biggest head scratcher of the week didn’t happen on track at Dover, but rather in the “town hall” meeting that NASCAR held with drivers and owners.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Time is Now for Dale Earnhardt Jr. as Tony Eury Jr. Departs
Author’s Note: My advertised column on conspiracy theories and NASCAR will run next week. I felt that the Dale Earnhardt Jr. situation warranted some comment …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: 50×600 = 1 Big NASCAR Race
It used to be, not so terribly long ago, that there were three races a NASCAR driver wanted to win in his career: the Daytona …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? I’m going to take a hard right turn from the norm and award a winner in this category. …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: After 25 Years of All-Star Races, 1 Really Stands Out, but Not for the Racing
With the 25th running of the All-Star Race coming up Saturday night, I was supposed to write a column about memorable All-Star races… or something …
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Getting Better Every Week
Our team put a lot of effort into a new short track car. We went to Phoenix with it, and I really thought we were …