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: For NASCAR, a Continued Upswing Is Dependent on Venue Changes

November 19, 2022March 12, 2011 Amy Henderson

To continue the upswing, NASCAR needs to produce an exciting product. The problem is, 1.5-mile tri- or quad-ovals don’t generally provide that.

Casey Mears Driver Diary: Points Improvement, an Intriguing Offer & Golf

November 19, 2022March 10, 2011 Amy Henderson

Daytona was a tough way to start the season. We blew a motor in practice and then another one in our qualifying race. We lease …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas

November 19, 2022March 6, 2011 Amy Henderson

For the second time, Carl Edwards grabs a win in Las Vegas because of a non-penalty. Talk about beating the odds.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: 1 Decal at a Time, Remembering NASCAR’s Legends is the Right Thing to Do

November 19, 2022March 3, 2011 Amy Henderson

Sometimes making history comes quietly, and what Wendell Scott did for NASCAR is irreplaceable.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix

November 18, 2022February 27, 2011 Amy Henderson

Carl Edwards won at Phoenix in the fall and was gunning to do it again, setting a track record in the process of winning the pole.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: Daytona Is Over. So Now What?

November 18, 2022February 24, 2011 Amy Henderson

“Did that really just happen?” Those were my words (though I’m pretty sure I’m not alone on that) after Sunday’s Daytona 500.

Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Sports Cars, Dirt Cars & Jimmie Johnson

November 18, 2022February 24, 2011 Amy Henderson

The winter time was like a new beginning for me. After I took my NASCAR physical, my doctor said that my blood sugar was 124 …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Daytona 500

November 17, 2022February 20, 2011 Amy Henderson

With all the rules tweaking going on, NASCAR failed this week to address what I see as an issue with the qualifying rules for the Daytona 500.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: Gone in an Instant, Earnhardt’s Death Still Reverberates in NASCAR

November 17, 2022February 17, 2011 Amy Henderson

Longtime Dale Earnhardt Inc. employee Steve Hmiel said it best in the days after Dale Earnhardt’s death: “It’s like a compass that’s lost its true North.”

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona

November 16, 2022February 12, 2011 Amy Henderson

For the first time in a long time, I’m looking forward to a restrictor-plate race. The Daytona 500 is looking like one exciting event.