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 …
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: 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. …
Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: No Excuses, a New Direction & Playing in the Dirt
My last month of racing has not been stellar by any means. We feel like we should be achieving a little bit more. At our …
Beyond the Cockpit: Casey Mears on His Past, His Future & His Family
No question about it, Casey Mears has racing in his blood. His grandfather Bill began the “Mears Gang” tradition in the 1950s, racing anything with …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Picking Today’s Top NASCAR Talent
There’s always debate about who the “best” driver in the Sprint Cup Series is, and there are certainly many ways to look at it. I …
Beyond the Cockpit: Brian Vickers Talks Turnaround, Teamwork &… Skydiving?
Brian Vickers has been making some noise in the Sprint Cup Series this year, currently sitting 14th in points, less than 100 markers out of …