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.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2010 AAA Texas 500

November 13, 2022November 7, 2010 Amy Henderson

The AAA Texas 500 was almost a fight. It might have been one if NASCAR officials hadn’t stepped in. The real surprise was the participants.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: A Slap on the Wrist? NASCAR Chooses Inconsistency Over Fairness… Again

November 13, 2022November 4, 2010 Amy Henderson

You could almost miss it perusing some popular NASCAR websites. It’s kind of innocuous on NASCAR Online with only a small box dedicated to it, …

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Beyond the Cockpit: Casey Mears on the Hardest Thing He’s Ever Done

November 12, 2022November 3, 2010 Amy Henderson

The best word to describe Casey Mears’s Sprint Cup career is “rollercoaster.” To say it’s been a wild ride for the 32-year-old is an understatement.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2010 Amp Energy Juice 500 at Talladega

November 8, 2022October 31, 2010 Amy Henderson

Even a day later, I’m still amazed: NASCAR actually made a yellow-line call right at Talladega.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: Start & Parks Deserve Sympathy & Admiration, Not Derision

November 8, 2022October 28, 2010 Amy Henderson

Starting-and-parking has become an ugly reality in NASCAR today, but the blame isn’t being focused in the right direction.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2010 Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville

November 4, 2022October 24, 2010 Amy Henderson

It was Martinsville, so almost nobody goes home with a clean racecar, but Kurt Busch drove like the Kurt Busch of his truck days for a lap or so on Sunday.

Kenny Wallace Driver Diary: Across the Country & Back

November 3, 2022October 22, 2010 Amy Henderson

Kansas City was a lot of fun. I went out there knowing that our mile-and-a-half program is a little hard on us. It was an …

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Holding a Pretty Wheel: A Sport in Crisis, RPM Just 1 Card in NASCAR’s Deck

November 3, 2022October 21, 2010 Amy Henderson

“The house of cards is finally falling for George Gillett’s Richard Petty Motorsports.” These words, written by FOX Sports’ Lee Spencer, are NASCAR’s big story.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2010 Sylvania 300 at Loudon

November 3, 2022September 19, 2010 Amy Henderson

It wasn’t a win, but it must have felt like one to Dale Earnhardt Jr., whose fourth-place Sylvania 300 finish was just his third top five of the season

Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR’s Chase Begins, But Who Wins? & What Does That Mean Historically?

November 3, 2022September 16, 2010 Amy Henderson

NASCAR’s Chase starts this weekend at Loudon and it’s looking to be a different animal than it has been for the last three years.