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 … Continue Reading
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.
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
Frontstretch 5: Current NASCAR Mysteries
1. Can Chevrolet turn it around? Or maybe, more accurately, will it? Certainly, it can; there’s a reason Chevrolet has so many manufacturer titles in the … Continue Reading
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2018 Pocono 400
Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Start in the back half of the field, activate stealth mode, finish inside the top 10. This week, … Continue Reading