The Frontstretch 5: Most Recent 1st-Time Winners at Daytona
1. Erik Jones, July 2018 Not everyone loves a winner, but most fans love a first-time winner. Erik Jones was the most recent driver to …
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 Big 6: Questions Answered After the Coke Zero Sugar 400
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? One of the cool things about superspeedway racing is that restrictor plates allow the cream to rise to …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Why the Number of Winners Matters
The end of Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway marks the halfway point in the 2018 season. After 17 …
The Frontstretch 5: Ideas for NASCAR So Crazy They Just Might Work
1. Let someone else design the cars A couple things here. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was NASCAR brought down overnight. In …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the Overton’s 400
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Even on a team, it’s easy to point fingers and let a setback outweigh performance. Sometimes the setback …
The Frontstretch 5: Overly Deep Philosophical Questions About NASCAR
1. Are drivers passionate enough? It’s not that any driver, at any level, doesn’t want to win. Any competitor who makes it to the top …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2018 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Not every driver can take on the road courses and come out with strong finishes. The tracks require …
The Frontstretch 5: Great Things About NASCAR’s Lower Divisions, Areas of Opportunity
1. Standalone races Races like the XFINITY/Truck show at Iowa last weekend used to be much more common, but the ones that are still on …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2018 FireKeepers Casino 400
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? While his finish didn’t necessarily reflect the effort, for a driver for a very small, underfunded team to …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Is a Summer Storm Coming to NASCAR?
Long, hot days give way to sultry nights, tracks are hot and slick and expectations and frustrations mount. It’s summer in NASCAR, and with 12 …