Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Persevering in Tough Times
I was definitely disappointed in our race at Bristol. I expected to run a lot better that what we ran. That particular racecar I no …
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: NASCAR Chase “Excitement” Nothing but Smoke & Mirrors
I have to laugh. Well, either that or cry, and laughing isn’t as messy. In 2004, NASCAR attempted to become the NFL, the NBA, Major …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: In David Stremme, Penske Gets Marketability – But What About Driving Ability?
It’d be kind of ironic – given that I wrote a column on driver marketability a few weeks ago – if the topic had been …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: New Bud Shootout More Like Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Note to self: never, ever wonder if it could get worse. When I wrote earlier this year that the Budweiser Shootout had outlived its purpose, it …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: It’s a Mix of Cheers & Boos for NASCAR’s 2009 Schedules
NASCAR released the 2009 schedules for the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and truck series this week, and there were a few changes for each circuit as …
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Road Racing, Drag Racing (Sort of) & Looking Forward to Racing in Iowa
For the first time in my career, we ran back-to back road-course races. They were both very interesting. Being able to race in Montreal in …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: 1st-Year Blues & Fantastic NASCAR Freshmen
Richard Childress Racing is set to set sail with a fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup team in 2009. The sponsor is on board in General Mills, …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: What NASCAR Owners Should Expect From Drivers & What Expectations Go Too Far
A couple of weeks back, I wrote about which drivers I might like to have should I own a race team. That kind of got …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Is There a 48 in Kyle Busch’s Mirror?
Kyle Busch has dominated the Sprint Cup landscape for much of the season. It’s a championship caliber year for Busch, with seven wins, 12 top-five …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Patrick Carpentier, Marketability Matters
Last week I started my very own hypothetical race team and picked my short list of the most talented drivers racing in Sprint Cup today. …