Only Yesterday: NASCAR’s Firsts & Lasts Are Something to Savor
The knowledge that you witnessed a first win is instant. The knowledge that you witnessed a last one is heavy, especially if it comes after a long successful career.
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.
The knowledge that you witnessed a first win is instant. The knowledge that you witnessed a last one is heavy, especially if it comes after a long successful career.
Hamlin’s continued heater is leaving the competition with plenty of questions as the veteran stormed to his third straight win.
Everyone wants to make the Chase, so cue the chaos for the rest of the regular season as the excitement level heats up over the next 11 weeks.
Hamlin was impressive again, but Michigan was less kind to the 2026 Cup Series win leader.
The points leader on June 1 historically didn’t win the championship most of the time in The Chase, but history is rewritten every day.
Once again, Denny Hamlin is who you should be talking about after Joe Gibbs Racing put on a barn-burner to finish the NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville.
The ending to Kyle Busch’s story came to soon. No one was ready for it. But as a community, as a family, we will heal.
The driver of the No. 7 used a two-tire pit call and strong late restarts to take and keep the lead until the rain came to claim victory in the crown jewel race.
Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and Larry Phillips each made it to the Hall their own way.
Dover provided plenty of headlines in its first attempt as the All-Star host, leaving plenty of questions to be answered after Denny Hamlin’s domination.