The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2018 Federated Auto Parts 400
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? If you filled out a playoff bracket, raise your hand if you had Austin Dillon clearing the Round …
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 Frontstretch 5: Disturbing Trends in NASCAR
1. The elephant in the room The fact that looms over NASCAR these days is the decline in both ratings and race attendance; it simply …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2018 Southern 500
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? This is Darlington, and Darlington means not just one of the most prestigious races on the Cup schedule, …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: For Just a Minute, NASCAR Gives Back All That’s Lost
Seventy years into the game, NASCAR teams will use this weekend at Darlington Raceway to celebrate the sport’s long and colorful history with throwback paint …
The Frontstretch 5: Reasons Nothing is Simple in NASCAR
1. Because tracks It seems easy enough: make changes to the schedules, the cars, the playoffs, even the drivers. But NASCAR is a complex organism, …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Who…gets my shoutout of the race? Getting your best finish of the year? Good. Getting it at your home track? Bonus. Trevor Bayne put together …
The Frontstretch 5: Pieces in NASCAR’s Silly Season Puzzle & Where They Could Fit
1. Kurt Busch 2004 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Busch won’t return to powerhouse Stewart-Haas Racing next year. Each driver move creates two pieces …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2018 Consumers Energy 400
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Sometimes a driver needs a good finish to turn things around, and this week that happened for Brad …
The Frontstretch 5: Ways to Improve NASCAR’s Inspection Process
1. Humanize the process again Last week in Holding a Pretty Wheel, I examined the recent rash of inspection failures in NASCAR. There’s plenty of …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2018 GoBowling at the Glen
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? With the excitement over Chase Elliott’s first win, another young driver looking to break through for the first …