Only Yesterday: NASCAR’s California Kings
California was the stuff of dreams in NASCAR’s early days, holding the magic of Hollywood and the solitude of the coastline and forests. And NASCAR was not immune to the lure.
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.
California was the stuff of dreams in NASCAR’s early days, holding the magic of Hollywood and the solitude of the coastline and forests. And NASCAR was not immune to the lure.
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