Jahnavi Sonchhatra is a NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports, reporting from the off-track news desk with a focus on fan sentiment and cultural narratives. She covers the sport’s most debated storylines, including Denny Hamlin being told to bench his driver after a divisive move in Mexico. A member of the EssentiallySports Journalistic Excellence Program, Jahnavi brings fresh and inclusive angles to a sport she’s come to understand from both inside and beyond the paddock.