What’s the Call? NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow?
This Week’s Question: In light of recent concerns by teams in the garage area, is NASCAR moving forward too fast with the Car of Tomorrow (CoT)?
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.
That’s History: Never Pre-write NASCAR’s History
I was looking for some notes in my hard drive abyss when I came across a historical document: my preseason picks for the 2006 NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup.
Race Trax: 2006 Subway 500 at Martinsville
The Subway 500 is the 32nd race on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule. Martinsville has hosted the Nextel Cup Series since 1949.
That’s History: Biggest Fish in the Pond
Darrell Waltrip’s career didn’t take off overnight; in fact, he wasn’t the 1973 Rookie of the Year. That honor went to Lennie Pond.
Battle Royale 2006… with Trucks?
The points race this year finds itself in the Craftsman Truck Series, where things find themselves just getting heated up.
Race Trax: 2006 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte
The Bank of America 500 is the 31st race on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule. The Cup Series visits 1.5-mile Lowe’s Motor Speedway twice a year.
That’s History: NASCAR, Fix the Future… NOW!
What I’m going to write about – what I need to write about after the race at Talladega – is how NASCAR needs to prepare for a future that is less than bright.
Race Trax: 2006 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega
The UAW-Ford 500 is the 30th race on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule. The Cup Series visits the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway twice in 2006.
That’s History: 5 Years to 1 Blaise… & Gone
Blaise Alexander, just 25 years old, passed away on Oct. 4, 2001, after injuries sustained in an accident in that night’s ARCA EasyCare 100.
Race Trax: 2006 Banquet 400 at Kansas
The Banquet 400 is the 29th race on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule and the third in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.