Holding a Pretty Wheel: Split Personality of a NASCAR Fan
I have noticed that sometimes, the race fan and journalist in me puts me at odds with the driver fan in me. Some NASCAR fans don’t have this problem.
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: This is Only a NASCAR Test
Wake up, NASCAR fans! Race season is just around the corner – and the roar of the engines at Daytona is the reminder we all …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: In NASCAR, If It Ain’t Broke… Don’t Break It Worse!
I could cry. Or barf. Or throw things. Or something. OK, OK, I know, NASCAR listens to nobody and cares about no one… but this …
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Kenny Wallace
Kenny Wallace had to qualify on speed all season in underfunded, underpowered equipment with a first-year team; given this, 17 starts was not a terrible total.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Casey Mears
Casey Mears started the season with a bang. In the closing laps of the Daytona 500, he found himself in an unenviable position.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Jimmie Johnson
With five races to go, Jimmie Johnson was eighth in points, 146 points behind the leader; but then a win at Martinsville was followed by four second-place finishes.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Kasey Kahne
Since falling just short of several wins in his rookie year in 2004, Kasey Kahne has found victory lane with increasing regularity.
That’s History: Another NASCAR Season in the Books… Part II
I decided to compare Jimmie Johnson’s 2006 NASCAR championship campaign with some of the greatest championship seasons of all-time to see where it stacks up.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Hate the No. 48? It’s Totally Undeserved
In the weeks since the Nextel Cup championship was decided in favor of Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team, I’ve heard a lot of people complain about him.
Best of That’s History: A Matter of Perspective
The facts on record are the event. Chad Knaus was caught breaking the rules. His team’s driver, Jimmie Johnson, won the Daytona 500.