Holding a Pretty Wheel: Kyle Busch & the 5 Amazing Mentors – A Tale of Speed & Impertinence
Since his outburst about teamwork, or the lack thereof, at Daytona earlier this month, Kyle Busch has been under a microscope that is already on …
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: A Sunday Without NASCAR Racing?! Whatever Shall I Do?
I keep thinking there’s a race on Sunday. Yes, logically, I KNOW the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series is off this week, but my brain is in denial or something.
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Dragged a Jeff Gordon Beanie Around Lately? A Reality Check
You know the guy (heck, maybe you ARE the guy). He parades around the track with the little Jeff Gordon doll in the noose dragging …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Your Only Job is Fairness – An Open Letter to NASCAR
Dear Brian, Mike, John and the rest of the people in position to make up NASCAR’s rules as you go along: I know your jobs …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: WARNING! Invisible Debris is Hazardous to NASCAR’s Health!
There is a danger lurking in the shadows at your local NASCAR track. It’s more dangerous than a flipping, burning racecar. It’s more insidious than …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: A Plateful of Trouble at Daytona
It could have been ugly. We got lucky; but it could have been tragic. The 2007 Daytona 500 was marred with crashes. There was no …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Before It’s Too Late for NASCAR
It’s a lot like the first day of school. You believe in possibilities; it’s a brand-new year and anything can happen. And, poised to start …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR on the Right Track With Penalties
Penalties, penalties everywhere at Daytona. NASCAR handed down a total of five of them on Tuesday and Wednesday, the most severe coming late Wednesday afternoon …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: DEI’s Impossible Dream
When Dale Earnhardt Jr. told the racing world on Wednesday that he wants majority interest in DEI, it brought to a head a contract-and life-dispute.
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.