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It is finally time to bring my “Best of 2011″ series to an end with everyones favorite category (except those who appear in these pics) with my Best of Crash and Burn. Not many years ago many of the crashes you see in this post would have resulted in injuries for the drivers but thanks to todays safety technology every driver seen in this blog would walk away. The same can’t be said for their race cars!
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Jan 24, 2012 | Categories: Best of, Drag Racing, Firebird International Raceway, IRL, Indy Cars, LOORRS, NASCAR, NHRA, Off Road Racing, Racing, Sports, Supercross, Talladega | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, Anders Krohn, Andy Lally, ARCA, Austin Dillon, big one, body, Brad Keselowski, Brandon Bernstein, Brendan Gaughan, Brian Deegan, Brian Keselowski, Brian Scott, Brian Smith, Brian Thiel, Brian Vickers, Bristol Dragway, Bruce Fraley, Bryan Silas, Camping World Truck Series, catch fence, Chad George, Chip King, Chris Fontaine, Clint Bowyer, Cory McClenathan, Crash, Cruz Pedregon, Dale earnhardt jr, Danica Patrick, david ragan, David Reutimann, Daytona International Speedway, Dom Lagana, Doug Kalitta, Drag Racing, Elliott Sadler, explosion, Fire, fireball, flip, Freedom 100, funny car, grass, Greg Biffle, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, infield, Jack Beckman, James Buescher, Jason White, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joe Nemechek, Joey Logano, John Force, Jorge Goncalvez, Josh Merrell, Josh Wise, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kent Brascho, Khalid Balooshi, kyle busch, Landon Cassill, Liam Doran, limmited buggy, LOORRS, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Maryeve Dufault, Matt Kenseth, Melanie Troxel, Mike Alessi, Mike Wallace, Milka Duno, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, NHRA, Nick Igdalsky, Nick Tyree, Off Road Racing, oil, Parker Kligerman, Phil Bollman, pile up, pro four, pro mod, Regan Smith, Rob MacCachren, Rob Naughton, Robby Woods, Rodrigo Ampudia, Roger Burgess, roll, Ron Hornaday, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Newman, Sam Boyd Stadium, Scott Palmer, Shane Sieg, short course, spin, Sprint Cup Series, Steve Arpin, Steve Blackburn, Steve Wallace, stuck throttle, Supercross, T.J. Bell, T.J. Zizzo, Terry McMillen, Terry Sainty, Todd Bodine, Tony Stewart, top alcohol funny car, top fuel dragster, Topeka, Townsend Bell, Travis Kvapil, Trevor Bayne, Troy Buff | Leave A Comment »
Nearly all my life I have been covering drag racing but never have I covered near as many events as I did in 2011. With that said lets jump right into the second to last “Best of 2011″ blog with my best drag racing photos of 2011.
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Jan 17, 2012 | Categories: Sports | Tags: ADRL, Alexis DeJoria, Angie Smith, Antron Brown, Ashely Owens, Bandimere, Baytown, bike, Bob Bode, Bob Tasca, Brainerd, Brian Thiel, Bristol, Bubba Stanton, burnout, celebration, centerline, Champion, chandler, clouds, Commerce, Concord, cone, Cory McClenathan, crowd, Cruz Pedregon, Dean Antonelli, Del Worsham, Dom Lagana, Doug Kalitta, Drag Racing, dragster, Ennis, Eric Dillard, extreme motorcycle, fans, funny car, Gainesville, Greg Godwin, Hector Arana, helicopter, helmet, Jack Beckman, Jeff Arend, Jenna Arend, Jim Head, John Force, Johnny Gray, Larry Dixon, Las Vegas, Leah Pruett, Matt Hagan, Melanie Troxel, Michael Phillips, Mike Ashley, Mike Neff, Mike Strasburg, Morgan Lucas, Morrison, mountains, NHRA, parachutes, Pat Dakin, Pomona, pro extreme, pro mod, pro nitrous, pro stock, pro stock motorcycle, qualifying, Racing, reflection, Robert Hight, Rockingham, Rod Fuller, Ron Capps, safety safari, Shawn Langdon, smoke, snow, Sonoma, spectators, Spencer Massey, staging lanes, starting line, Steve Dorn, sunset, T.J. Zizzo, Terry McMillen, timing block, Todd Tutterow, Tony Schumacher, top fuel harley, Topeka, tow vehicle, trophy, V. Gaines, Vinny Barone, winner | Leave A Comment »
With the bulk of the motorsports I shot this year being NHRA drag racing I was unable to cover as many Off Road races and NASCAR as I usually used to do. With that in mind I combined the two motorsports into my latest installment of my “Best of 2011″ series. Strap in and hold on…
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Jan 14, 2012 | Categories: Best of, Daytona, Firebird International Raceway, Florida, GoPro, LOORRS, Las Vegas, NASCAR, Off Road Racing, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports, Talladega | Tags: Andy Lally, arizona, Austin Kimbrell, backflip, Best of 2011, blown engine, blown tire, Brad Keselowski, Brian Deegan, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, Carl Renezeder, Casey Mears, catch fence, celebration, Chad George, Champion, chandler, checkered flag, confetti, Corey Sisler, Corry Weller, crowd, Danica Patrick, Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Drew Britt, fans, flagman, Florida, garage, gecko, Geico, GoPro, Greg Adler, helmet, Homestead Miami Speedway, Jamie Dick, jeff gordon, Jeremy McGrath, Jesse James, John Gaston, Johnny Greaves, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Huseman, Kobalt Tools 400, kurt busch, kyle busch, Kyle LeDuc, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, lizard, LOORRS, Marcos Ambrose, Marty Hart, Matt Kenseth, media day, memorial, mountains, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Nick Tyree, off road, onboard camera, pace car, Phil Bollman, pit road, podium, pro buggy unlimited, puddle, qualifying, rain delay, rainbow, Rick Huseman, Robby Woods, Rodrigo Ampudia, Rookie, Ryan Beat, Scott Viers, short course, smoke, Speedworld, sunset, Talladega, tech inspection, Tony Stewart, Trevor Bayne, tribute, trophy, UTV, Wade Wyman, window net, winner, Wood Brothers | Leave A Comment »
Next up in my Best of 2011 series is my favorite football images of the year. While I did not get to shoot near as many football games as I wanted to this year, it would still end up being a solid season of images. Enjoy!
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Jan 06, 2012 | Categories: ASU, Best of, Football, NCAA, NFL, Sports, bowl game | Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Albuquerque, Anthony Spencer, arizona, Arizona State, ASU, Auburn Tigers, Autzen Stadium, bath, BCS Championship, Beanie Wells, Bob Stoops, Boise State Broncos, bowl game, Brian Teague, Cal, Calais Campbell, California Golden Bears, Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, celebration, Chris Petersen, Chuck Hayes, Cleveland Browns, college, confetti, Connecticut Huskies, Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, Dallas Cowboys, Darron Thomas, defensive end, defensive lineman, diving catch, douce, dunk, Eugene, fans, field, Fiesta Bowl, Football, fumble, gatorade, Gerell Robinson, Glendale, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, head coach, helmet, Joe Jones, John Boyett, John Skelton, Kamal Johnson, kicker, LaMichael Hames, Las Vegas Bowl, linebacker, Matt Brown, media, Michael Dyer, Mike McCarthy, Mohamed Massaquoi, National Championship, NCAA, New Mexico, New Mexico Bowl, NFL, Nick Williams, offensive lineman, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Pac-12 Championship, Patrick O'Hara, Peyton Hillis, Pittsburgh Steelers, powerade, pregame, press conference, Pro, quarterback, running back, sack, safety, Sam Boyd Stadium, Sean Cattouse, sidelines, sun, Sun Devil Stadium, Sun Devils, Super Bowl, Superbowl, tackle, Tashaun Gipson, Temple Owls, Texas, tight end, Tony Pashos, Tony Romo, touchdown, trophy, Troy Polamalu, tunnel, UCLA Bruins, University of Phoenix Stadium, University Stadium, upended, Vince Lombardi Trophy, wide receiver, Wyoming Cowboys, XLV | Leave A Comment »
Here is a new category for my Best Of galleries. While everyone seems to know me only as a sports photographer I like to shoot pretty pics once in awhile as well. So here are some of my favorite scenery pics of 2011. Enjoy!
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Jan 04, 2012 | Categories: Best of, California, Desert, Florida, Kansas, Lightning, Scenic, aerial photography, weather | Tags: aerial, airplane, alley, Amsterdam, apartment, arizona, ASU, Baytown, beautiful, Best of 2011, bicycle, bike, bikes, bird, bridge, California, canal, Centraal Station, church, city, clouds, Colorado RIver, condo, country, crowd, Dam Square, downtown, dust storm, fans, Florida, fountain, Fountain Hills, funnel cloud, Grand Canyon, Haboob, Homestead, Kansas, lake, landscape, light pollution, Lightning, Miami, milky way, Mill Avenue, monsoon, moon, nature, Netherlands, night photography, phoenix, photography, picture, Pomona, poster, pretty picture, print, Rain, red light district, river, Royal Palace, sale, sand storm, scenery, Scenic, severe weather, silhouette, sky, star, star trail, storm photography, sun, sunset, swan, Tempe, Tempe Town Lake, Texas, thunderstorm, time exposure, timelapse, Topkea, tornado, Volendam, water, windmill | 2 Comments »
Next up in my Best of 2011 series is my best basketball images. While I am far from a fan of basketball, I am slowly but surely starting to not hate covering the sport. Ok, on to the images!
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Dec 31, 2011 | Categories: ASU, Basketball, Best of, NBA, NCAA, Sports | Tags: Amway Center, ASU, Basketball, Belmont Bruins, Best of, Best of 2011, Billy White, Boston Celtics, broken nose, center, Channing Frye, Charlotte Bobcats, cheerleader, Chris Kaba, Chris Paul, Dallas Mavericks, dancers, David Jackson, Dirk Nowitzki, downtown, dunk, Elliott Lloyd, Eric Gordon, error message, forward, foul, Goran Dragic, Guard, hall of fame, hoops, Jamelle McMillan, Jared Dudley, Jodie Meeks, Jrue Holiday, Kobe Bryant, Kris Humphries, Kyle Cain, loose ball, Los Angeles Lakers, March Madness, Marcin Gortat, Marco Belinelli, Maurice Jones, McKale Center, media day, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Nick Corrales, Nittany Lions, Northern Colorado Bears, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Penn State, Philadelphia 76ers, phoenix, Phoenix Suns, portrait, power outage, Rihards Kuksiks, Russell Westbrook, Ryan Evans, San Antonio Spurs, San Diego State Aztecs, Scott Saunders, Shannon Brown, Shaquille O'Neal, Stephen Jackson, Steve Nash, Sun Devils, Temple Owls, Tim Duncan, tournament, Tyson Chandler, US Airways Center, USC Trojans, Wells Fargo Arena, Wisconsin Badgers | Leave A Comment »
Up next in my Best of 2011 series is my best baseball photos of the year. In my opinion I had a somewhat down year for cool baseball shots but I still had a decent enough year that I am posting the gallery! Baseball is one of those sports that you could attend several games and not get any good action shots. But every once in awhile you can get something cool.
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Dec 27, 2011 | Categories: Baseball, Best of, Diamondbacks, MLB, Sports | Tags: All Star Game, Andy Parrino, Arizona Diamondbacks, backpack, Baseball, bat, batter, bean, Best of 2011, Brett Myers, Brian Tallet, broken bat, bullpen, catcher, celebration, Chase Field, Chris Volstad, Cliff Lee, collides, Corey Hart, crowd, Daniel Hudson, Danny Espinosa, David Price, designated hitter, diving catch, double play, Drew Butera, dugout, dust storm, fall league, fans, Florida Marlin, foul, Haboob, hit by pitch, Home Run Derby, Houston Astros, Ian Desmond, Jason Bourgeois, Jim Thome, Joe Mauer, Joe Paterson, Jose Bautista, Juan Miranda, Justin Upton, Kelly Johnson, Kyle McClellan, light pocket, midsummer classic, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Minute Maid Park, MLB, monsoon, multiple exposure, New York Mets, New York Yankees, outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies, pitcher, Prince Fielder, relievers, Rickie Weeks, Robinson Cano, Ryan Roberts, San Diego Padres, second baseman, spit, St. Louis Cardinals, Star Wars, Stephen Drew, sunlight, third baseman, Toronto Blue Jays, U.S. Cellular Field, Washington Nationals, water, Will Venable | 2 Comments »
Now that 2011 is coming to a close it is finally time to begin my fourth year of annual “Best of” blogs. Leading off the 2011 series of blogs is my best Celebration/Dejection shots. This year is heavy on celebration images but you will also find some good dejection shots mixed in as well. Enjoy!
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Dec 24, 2011 | Categories: Baseball, Basketball, Best of, Drag Racing, Football, LOORRS, MLB, MMA, NASCAR, NCAA, NFL, NHRA, Off Road Racing, Racing, Sports, bowl game | Tags: Aaron Rodgers, All Star Game, Antron Brown, Arizona Diamondbacks, Auburn Tigers, Austin Dillon, Auto Club Finals, B.J. Penn, Baseball, Baytown, BCS Championship, beer, Best of 2011, Bob Stoops, Boise State, Bristol Dragway, Broncos, Camping World Truck Series, celebration, Champion, Chase Field, Chris Petersen, Clay Matthews, confetti, Cowboys Stadium, Dan Wheldon, Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, dejection, Del Worsham, dragster, dunk, Fiesta Bowl. head coach, Firebird International Raceway, Football, funny car, gatorade, Gilbert Melendez, Green Bay Packers, Greg Anderson, Greg Jennings, Greg Stanfield, happy, Hector Arana Jr, homerun derby, Homestead Miami Speedway, Houston Astros, indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, Infineon Raceway, Jeremy McGrath, John Nobile, Larry Dixon, linebacker, Lombardi Trophy, LOORRS, loser, Lucas Oil Raceway, Mandalay Bay, Matt Hagan, Michael Dyer, milk, Minute Maid Park, MLB, NASCAR, National Championship, NHRA, off road, Oklahoma Sooners, Pomona, powerade, pro stock, quarterback, Racing, Robinson Cano, Roy Nelson, Royal Purple Raceway, running back, Ryan Roberts, Ryan Villopoto, sad, Sam Boyd Stadium, short course, Strikeforce, Super Bowl, Superbowl, Supercross, Thunder Valley, Tony Stewart, top fuel, touchdown, Trevor Bayne, trophy, UFC, University of Phoenix Stadium, US Nationals, victory lane, Vincent Nobile, walkoff, wide receiver, winner, winner circle | 1 Comment »
A few weeks ago the final race of the 2011 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) would visit my hometown of Phoenix for their championship race. On top of loving the hell out of this sport for the excitement, cool drivers and amazing photo access I was motivated to produce cool stuff since this would be my last motor sports event of the year.
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Dec 23, 2011 | Categories: Firebird International Raceway, GoPro, LOORRS, Me, Off Road Racing, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: accident, airborne, american flag, arizona, Arizona flag, Az, barrell roll, bean, Brent Fouch, Brian Deegan, camera, Cameron Steele, Carl Renezeder, celebration, Chad George, champagne, Champion, championship, chandler, confetti, Crash, crowd, dirt, Doug Fortin, Drew Britt, dust, Evan Evans, fans, final race, Firebird, Firebird International Raceway, flag, flip, front stretch, Go Pro, go pro 2, GoPro, gopro2, grandstands, Greg Adler, Jessie Johnson, Johnny Greaves, Josh Merrell, jump, Justin Smith, Kent Brascho, Kyle LeDuc, Liam Doran, light pocket, limited buggy, LOORRS, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, mud, national anthem, Nick Tyree, off road, onboard, Phil Bollman, podium, pro 2, pro 4, pro lite, R.J. Anderson, Racing, remote, RJ Anderson, Rob MacCachren, Rob Naughton, Robby Woods, Rodrigo Ampudia, roll, safety crew, shadows, short course, sun, super lite, Todd LeDuc, unlimited buggy, winner | 1 Comment »
The previous race I covered was an epic championship race for the NHRA so heading to Miami for NASCAR I was hopeful for another close championship race. Close would be understatement as heading into the race Carl Edwards led Tony Stewart by an astoundingly close three points. Time to award some hardware!
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Dec 13, 2011 | Categories: Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: 200, 300, 400, Austin Dillon, backstretch, Brad Keselowski, Camping World, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, champagne, Champion, checkered flag, closest championship battle. closest finish, cloud, Danica Patrick, David Reutimann, delay, doctor, Dr, drier, fan, finish line, first lady, Ford championship weekend, four wide, gecko, helmet, Homestead Miami Speedway, Honestead, jet, Jill Biden, jimmie johnson, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, lizard, Matt Kenseth, metal detector, Miami, Michelle Obama, motorsports, NASCAR, Nationwide, oval, photographers, pit road, practice, President, qualifying, race, Racing, radar, Rain, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, second lady, secret service, security, Series, sky, Sprint Cup, stock car, storm, sunset, tie, tiebreaker. garage, Tony Stewart, Trevor Bayne, truck, turn one, umbrella, vice president, wall, water, wife, win, winner, winning | 1 Comment »
After a long season coming for the NHRA tour it came down to the final race at the most historic track on the NHRA circuit in Pomona, CA. On top of the high number of professional cars it is always a great event to cover for the fact that the champions will be crowned in all classes. This is a long blog but I assure you its a good one!
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Dec 06, 2011 | Categories: Drag Racing, Me, NHRA, Racing, Sports | Tags: 1/4 mile, 1000, accident, Alexis DeJoria, Andrew Hines, Antron Brown, Auto Club, Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, banquet, Brian Smith, catch net, celebration, center line, Champion, championship, Chip Ellis, clouds, Cory Lee, Countdown to the Championship, Crash, crew chief, crowd, Cruz Pedregon, dejection, Del Worsham, Dom Lagana, Drag Racing, dragster, Eddie Krawiec, eliminations, explosion, fans, feet, finish line, Fire, flip, foot, ft, Full Throttle, funny car, Greg Stanfield, Jack Beckman, John Force, Jordan Pawlick, Keith Murt, Matt Hagan, Matt Smith, Melanie Troxel, Mike Ashley, motorcycle, net, NHRA, parachutes, Pat Dakin, Paul Gill, Pomona, pro stock, qualifying, quarter mile, return road, Rick Stewart, Rob Flynn, safety safari, sand, sand trap, shutdown area, sky, spectators, Spencer Massey, starting line, stuck throttle, T.J. Zizzo, Terry McMillen, timing block, Todd Lesenko, Todd Paton, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, top alcohol funny car, top end, top fuel, tow vehicle, Toyota, trophy, winner, World Finals | Leave A Comment »
A few months ago my editor from ESPN.com called to see if I would be available to go to Vegas to shoot a UFC fight. A quick glance of my calendar showed the weekend was already booked for an NHRA shoot…. that just happened to be in Vegas! The wheels in my head quickly turned and I figured out that I would be able to do both the shoots. It would make for quite the tiring (and stressful) weekend.
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Dec 03, 2011 | Categories: Las Vegas, MMA, Sports, UFC, espn.com | Tags: Arianny Celeste, B.J. Penn, Bart Palaszewski, bout, brawl, Brendon Vera, cage, card girl, celebration, Cheick Kongo, choke, Chris Camozzi, Clifford Starks, Dana White, Danny Downes, Dennis Siver, Donald Cerrone, Dustin Jacoby, Eliot Marshall, fence, fight, Francis Carmont, George Roop, Hatsu Hioki, Jeff Curran, kick, Las Vegas, light heavyweight, lightweight, Mandalay Bay, Matt Mitrione, middleweight, Mirko Cro Cop, mixed martial arts, MMA, Nick Diaz, octagon, punch, Ramsey Dijem, ring, ring girl, Roy Nelson, Scott Jorgensen, scrap, submit, tap out, Tyson Griffin, UFC, UFC 137, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vegas, weigh ins, winner | 2 Comments »
With the NHRA down to its final two races, the stop at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway would be a pivotal race for those with 2011 championship aspirations. With the largest nitro fields of the year it was sure to be a can’t miss race!
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Nov 22, 2011 | Categories: Drag Racing, Las Vegas, NHRA, Racing, Sports | Tags: Alexis DeJoria, Andrew Hines, Antron Brown, Big O Tires Nationals, bike, burnout, cameraman, casino, Champion, Clay Millican, Cory McClenathan, Countdown, Crash, crew, crowd, Cruz Pedregon, Del Worsham, Desert, Drag Racing, dragster, Eddie Krawiec, ESPN, explosion, fan fest, Fanfest, fans, Fire, fireball, flames, Fremont Street, funny car, Ike Maier, Jason Line, jet car, John Force, Johnny Gray, Keith Murt, Khalid Balooshi, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, launch, Leah Pruett, LVMS, Michael Phillips, Mike Edwards, Mike Salinas, Morgan Lucas, NHRA, parachutes, Playoffs, pro mod, pro stock, pro stock motorcycle, return road, Roger Burgess, Ron Capps, safety safari, Scott Ray, Shawn Langdon, showgirls, shutdown area, smoke, spectators, Spencer Massey, staging lanes, starting line, Steve Chrisman, Steve Torrence, sunset, T.J. Zizzo, The Strip, Tom Compton, top end, top fuel, trophy | 2 Comments »
The NASCAR Chase occurs at the same time as the NHRA Countdown to the Championship so my availability to shoot NASCAR has been much less than in years past but luckily I had an opening in my schedule to head to one of my favorite tracks, Talladega. The high banked restrictor plate track has always been called the wildcard race of the 10 race playoffs because one persons mistake can quickly become your problem. This years race would be no different.
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Nov 13, 2011 | Categories: NASCAR, Racing, Sports, Talladega | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, Andy Lally, backstretch, big one, blown tire, Bobby Labonte, bump draft, burnout, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, celebration, Clint Bowyer, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, Dan Wheldon, Dega, Donnie Neuenberger, Fire, garage, helmet, Jamie Dick, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Mike Wallace, Nelson Piquet Jr, pack racing, pairs racing, photo finish, pit road, practice, qualifying, race, Racing, Regan Smith, restrictor plate, Ryan Newman, safer barrier, soft wall, spin, Sprint Cup Series, superspeedway, Talladega, tandem racing, teammates, Trevor Bayne, tri oval, victory lane, winner | Leave A Comment »
With the NHRA circuit down to just three races remaining, the Arizona Nationals near Phoenix would make our break the championship hopes of several professional drivers. While temperatures would exceed 100 degrees all weekend at Firebird International Raceway making for a miserable time shooting and getting down the track for drivers, it was still 20 minutes from my place so I would get to sleep in my own bed every night.
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Nov 02, 2011 | Categories: Drag Racing, Firebird International Raceway, Me, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: aerial, Antron Brown, arizona, Arizona Nationals, bridge, burnout, Cory McClenathan, Countdown to the Championship, Del Worsham, Drag Racing, dragster, eliminations, finish line, Fire, flames, fuel line, Full Throttle, funny car, Gil Rebilas, Hector Arana Jr, Jack Beckman, Jason Line, Jeff Diehl, jet car, John Force, Kurt Johnson, Larry Dixon, launch, Matt Hagan, Mike Strasburg, Morgan Lucas, NHRA, parachutes, Pocket Wizard, pro stock, pro stock motorcycle, qualifying, remote, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Ron Krisher, Ronnie Humphrey, Shawn Langdon, shutdown area, smoke, Spencer Massey, staging lanes, starting line, Steve Torrence, sunset, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Schumacher, top end, tower, Vincent Nobile, Warren Johnson | 9 Comments »
After the previous weekend where 100 degree temps ruled the weekend in Dallas it was off to the green hills of Pennsylvania for the tours annual stop near Reading for what would be a record setting weekend at Maple Grove Raceway… Oh did I mention the weather was over 50 degrees cooler?!
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Oct 20, 2011 | Categories: Drag Racing, NHRA, Racing, Sports | Tags: amish, Antron Brown, Bill Jenkins, Blake Alexander, blown tire, blowout, Brandon Bernstein, Bruce Litton, clouds, crowd, Cruz Pedregon, Dave DeAngelis, delay, Doug Kalitta, Drag Racing, dragster, explosion, fans, finish line, Fire, fireball, funny car, grandstands, Grumpy, header flames, Jason Line, Jim Head, John Force, John Stewart, Larry Dixon, Leah Pruett, Matt Hagan, Mike Neff, Morgan Lucas, NHRA, night, parachutes, pit area, pro stock, qualifying, Rain, rear wing, Rod Fuller, Scenic, Shawn Langdon, shutdown area, sky, Spencer Massey, staging lanes, starting line, stuck throttle, sunset, Terry McMillen, tire, Todd Veney, top alcohol, tow truck | Leave A Comment »
The second race of the Countdown to the Championship would take me to the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX (30 miles outside of Dallas) for the Fall Nationals. After being completely spoiled by the cool temperatures the previous week in Charlotte I would be in for a miserable weekend with highs near 100 degrees. I guess thats why we make the big bucks!
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Oct 12, 2011 | Categories: Drag Racing, NHRA, Racing, Sports, Texas | Tags: Alexis De Joria, Alexis DeJoria, Andrew Hines, Angie Smith, Bob Vandergriff, Brandon Bernstein, burnout, celebration, Countdown to the Championship, crew, crew chief, Cruz Pedregon, Dallas, David Grubnic, Dean Antonelli, Del Worsham, Eddie Krawiec, Ennis, Erica Enders, Fall Nationals, finish line, funny car, Greg Anderson, Greg Stanfield, Jason Line, John Force, Jon Capps, Karen Stoffer, Larry Dixon, Larry Morgan, launch, Matt Hagan, Melanie Troxel, Michael Phillips, Mike Neff, Morgan Lucas, NHRA, parachutes, Patron, pits, Playoffs, pro stock, pro stock motorcycle, Rod Fuller, Rodger Brogdon, Ron Capps, Shawn Langdon, Spencer Massey, starting line, Steve Torrence, sunset, Texas Motorplex, Tim Wilkerson, top fuel dragster, trophy, Troy Buff, winner | 1 Comment »
With the “regular season” of the 2011 NHRA tour in the books it was time for everyone to turn up the heat as the six race “playoffs” began at zMax Dragway near Charlotte, NC. The track referred to as the “Bellagio of drag strips” would treat us to a historically quick weekend!
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Oct 05, 2011 | Categories: Drag Racing, Me, NHRA, Portraits, Racing, Sports | Tags: 9-11, Antron Brown, Bailey Whitaker, beard, bike, celebration, championship, Charlotte, Concord, Countdown, Del Worsham, Eddie Krawiec, Fire, first in the threes, flames, funny car, header flames, heatwaves, historic run, history, Jeff Arend, Jim Head, John Force, Johnny Gray, Kurt Johnson, Leah Pruett, Matt Hagan, Melanie Troxel, Mike Edwards, Morgan Lucas, motorcycle, national record, NHRA, O'Reilly Narionals, parachutes, Paul Ray Jr, Playoffs, portrait, pre race, pro mod, pro modified, pro stock, qualifying, quickest run ever, record, scoreboard, shutdown area, softbox, special paintjob, Spencer Massey, starting line, Steve Kent, T.J. Zizzo, Tommy Ivo, top end, top fuel dragster, trophy, TV Tommy, wally, wheelie, wheelstand, winner, zMax Dragway | Leave A Comment »
Baseball has the World Series, Football has the Super Bowl, when it comes to NHRA, the biggest race on the calendar is the prestigious US Nationals near Indianapolis. I am weeks behind on posting this blog due to an out of control work schedule so lets jump right in.
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Sep 20, 2011 | Categories: Drag Racing, Me, NHRA, Portraits, Racing, Sports, Travel | Tags: 9-11, Abbey Tubbs, accident, Adler Brown, alien bee, Antron Brown, Bailey Whitaker, Big Daddy, big go, Bob Tasca, burnout, celebration, centerline, Chip King, Chris Demke, Claremont, Cory McClenathan, Crash, Cruz Pedregon, Del Worsham, Don Garlits, Drag Racing, dragster, engine, Eric Dillard, explosion, finish line, Fire, flames, Full throttle TV, funny car, Grace Howell, Greg Anderson, header flames, Hector Arana Jr, incident, Indianapolis, Indy, interview, Jeff Arend, Johnny Gray, Jon Capps, Larry Dixon, launch, Lucas Oil Raceway, Luke Dixon, Melanie Troxel, Mike Neff, Morgan Lucas, NHRA, nostalgia, parachutes, Paul Pittman, portrait, pro mod, pro stock, pro stock motorcycle, Racing, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, September 11th, Shawn Langdon, shutdown area, softbox, Spencer Massey, staging lanes, starting line, steering wheel, Steve Spiess, strobe, sunset, T.J. Zizzo, Terry McMillen, timing blocks, Tony Schumacher, top alcohol dragster, top end, Toyota, trophy, U.S. Nationals, US Nationals, Vincent Nobile, wally, wing, winner, winner circle | 2 Comments »
