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 2022 Food City Dirt Race at Bristol

April 18, 2022 Amy Henderson

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Some days you’re good and some days you’re lucky. Kyle Busch got lucky at Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday night, winning the 2022 Food City Dirt Race.

Only Yesterday: Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt & the Beginning of NASCAR’s Last Great Rivalry

April 14, 2022 Amy Henderson

Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt at Daytona International Speedway, February 1996. Photo: NKP

One of NASCAR’s greatest rivalries was between these two.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400

April 10, 2022 Amy Henderson

William Byron leads the NASCAr Blue Emu Maximim Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville, April 2022. Photo: NKP

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William Byron became the first repeat winner this NASCAR Cup Series season when he won the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Toyota Owners 400

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 Amy Henderson

Denny Hamlin celebrates his win in the 2022 Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond. Photo: NKP

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Denny Hamlin led the final five laps at Richmond Raceway Sunday (April 3), propelling him to his first NASCAR Cup Series win of 2022 in the Toyota Owners 400.

Only Yesterday: NASCAR Cup Winner Chicken Dinner & the 6%

March 31, 2022 Amy Henderson

Justin Haley poses with his trophy after winning the summer NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona, July 2019. Photo: NKP

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It’s hard to win at the Cup Series level. Really, really hard. It’s so difficult that just six percent of drivers who enter the series have done it.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

March 27, 2022 Amy Henderson

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In the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Ross Chastain broke through. Chastain won at Circuit of the Americas after a last-lap duel with AJ Allmendinger.

Only Yesterday: Tony Stewart Sets NASCAR Rookie Gold Standard

March 23, 2022 Amy Henderson

Tony Stewart celebrates his first NASCAR Cup Series win at Richmond Raceway in 1999. Photo: NKP

But not even the seven-time champions met the bar for rookie performance that Tony Stewart would set.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

March 21, 2022March 20, 2022 Amy Henderson

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Who… should you be talking about after the race? A total of 20 drivers led — without multiple green flag pit cycles — but only …

Only Yesterday: No Comparison Among NASCAR’s Greats

March 17, 2022 Amy Henderson

NASCAR rookie Jimmie Johnson in 2002. Photo: NKP

You can compare races and even entire seasons, but comparing drivers isn’t so easy.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix

March 13, 2022 Amy Henderson

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If fans love a first-time winner and a blue-collar driver who came through the ranks the hard way, they should be ecstatic about Sunday’s Ruoff Mortgage 500.