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 …
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: 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 …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Southern 500 at Darlington
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? There were several candidates for this one at Darlington, including two rookies and one driver who drove much …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Things We Forget – a Richmond Revelation, Kevin Grubb & Putting Racing Into Perspective
Every once in a while, something happens that puts things in perspective. Something that reminds you why you’re here in the first place. It’s not …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: 2nd & 3rd Fiddle Sharing 1 Bow is a Sour NASCAR Note
I think it’s one of Murphy’s Laws (Murphy, I never knew you, but you were one hell of a pessimist, huh?) that just when you …
Beyond the Cockpit: NASCAR’s Hockey Player Turned Nationwide Rookie Michael Annett
Michael Annett is on the fast track to the top in NASCAR these days, but did you know that Annett once considered a career on …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2009 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Most readers know I never give this one to the race winner, because he gets enough shoutouts, but …