By Amy Henderson

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.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: North Wilkesboro Rising

September 8, 2022 Amy Henderson

Jeff Gordon prepares to race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, April 1996. Photo: NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

As racetracks across America draw their shutters and fade into the landscape, little North Wilkesboro Speedway rises from the ashes like a Phoenix.

Friday Faceoff: How Many More Cup Wins Will Come From Non-Playoff Drivers?

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Amy Henderson, Brad Harrison, Luken Glover and Mike Neff

Erik Jones walking around New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Photo: NKP)

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Erik Jones kicked off the playoffs with a win. Will any others follow?

2-Headed Monster: Can Petty GMS Become a Title Contender?

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Amy Henderson and Vito Pugliese

Erik Jones and Ty Dillon Represent Petty GMS Racing at Richmond Raceway. Photo: NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Will Petty GMS be a champion contender in the near future? Amy Henderson and Vito Pugliese debate just how good the organization will be in the coming years.

Only Yesterday: Matt Kenseth & NASCAR’s Last Full-Season Championship

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Amy Henderson

Matt Kenseth celebrates the 2003 NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2003. Photo: NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/ NKP)

Kenseth won by 90 points over Jimmie Johnson, a sizeable margin. And worst of all, he did it with just one win. (The horror.)

The Big 6: Questions Answered After Erik Jones Paints Victory Lane Petty Blue at Darlington

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 Amy Henderson

Erik Jones En route to a NASCAR Cup Series win at Darlington Raceway, September 2022. Photo: NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

In 1967, it was Richard Petty driving the No. 43 to win the Southern 500. 55 years later, Erik Jones did it driving the car still owned by the King himself.

Only Yesterday: 5 Times When NASCAR Playoff Drivers Got (a Little) Lucky

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Amy Henderson

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson prepares to race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, 2019. Photo: NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

They say in racing that sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Here’s five times we’ve seen that during the NASCAR Cup Series playoff era.

2-Headed Monster: Is Joe Gibbs Racing Better Off With or Without Kyle Busch?

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Amy Henderson and Anthony Damcott

NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch emerges from his car at Pocono Raceway in July 2022. (Photo: NKP)

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Does Joe Gibbs Racing need Kyle Busch to remain on the team, or is it time to move on?

The Big 6: Questions Answered After Austin Dillon Dodges Rain, Wrecks for 11th-Hour Playoff Bid

August 29, 2022August 28, 2022 Amy Henderson

NASCAR Cup Series cars at Daytona International Speedway, August 2022. Photo NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

It took almost 24 hours at Daytona, about three hours under the red flag for rain and multiple uniforms, but Austin Dillon is in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.