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.

Casey Mears Driver Diary: Improvement & the Big Picture

November 23, 2022April 7, 2011 Amy Henderson

We spent most of the off week in Phoenix. We went golfing a little. Trisha watched me play golf because she’s pregnant. But mostly we …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville

November 22, 2022April 3, 2011 Amy Henderson

Better racing is what will attract fans and keep them around. Tracks like Martinsville give that in spades, every race, every series.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: Is NASCAR Ready to Dethrone the King?

November 22, 2022April 2, 2011 Amy Henderson

Should all NASCAR touring series wins be counted when looking at a driver’s career total?

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Kroger 250 at Martinsville

November 22, 2022April 2, 2011 Amy Henderson

There’s no excuse not to race the Nationwide Series at Martinsville – the track would serve as a valuable learning tool for up-and-coming drivers.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: Hollywood & Mayberry – Auto Club Speedway & Martinsville a Microcosm of All NASCAR

November 22, 2022March 31, 2011 Amy Henderson

When a schedule change put Martinsville Speedway on the Cup schedule a week after Auto Club Speedway, it spotlighted the contrast between two different NASCARs

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Auto Club 400 at Fontana

November 21, 2022March 27, 2011 Amy Henderson

As often happens at Fontana, there was no real villain, because for the first 190 laps, there wasn’t much close racing.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: Cali-bore-ya or Sunshine Superspeedway? Some (Sort Of) Good Things About SoCal’s Racing

November 21, 2022March 24, 2011 Amy Henderson

Southern California has contributed to NASCAR quite admirably. Most notable of late, the area has given the sport five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.

Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Top 10s, a Car for the Fans & a Benefactor

November 21, 2022March 24, 2011 Amy Henderson

I was really disheartened about being involved in that wreck in Daytona. But I knew we were a top-10 car leaving Daytona and I knew …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol

November 20, 2022March 20, 2011 Amy Henderson

Last year, the chief complaint at Bristol was that the tire compound laid too much rubber on the track, making the racing surface too slick.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: The Greed That Brought the Nationwide Series to Its Knees

November 20, 2022March 17, 2011 Amy Henderson

The Nationwide Series, once a thriving series with its own identity, flounders in the shadow of the Cup Series.