For most people the July 4th weekend is spent with family, friends and fireworks. Not for me, the July 4th weekend means one thing to me. Daytona. While the summer time temperature in Florida is ridiculously hot the action on the track is usually hotter. Lets get on with it.
Jul 09, 2010 | Categories: Daytona, Florida, NASCAR, Racing, Scenic, Sports, Sports Illustrated | Tags: #3, A.J. Allmendinger, accident, auto, autographs, big one, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, clouds, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, dale earnhardt sr, Daytona, Daytona Beach, Denny Hamlin, DIS, Elliott Sadler, fans, Fire, flames, Florida, garage, grass, Greg Biffle, helmet, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ken Schrader, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Michael Annett, motorsports, NASCAR, Nationwide, number three, Parker Kligerman, Paul Menard, pile up, pit road, plate race, practice, qualifying, race, Racing, Rain, Reed Sorenson, Regan Smith, restrictor plate, Richard Childress, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, smoke, Sprint Cup, stock car, sunset, Tony Stewart, tri oval, turn four, victory lane, weather | 1 Comment »
With the opening week of Daytona out of the way all eyes would be on the biggest race of the year, the Daytona 500. Oh and Danicas first Nationwide start. Both races would live up to the hype and then some.
Feb 20, 2010 | Categories: Daytona, Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: #3, A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, Austin Dillon, big one, bird, Brad Keselowski, burnout, Camping World, celebration, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Colin Braun, concert, Crash, crashed car, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, damage, Danica Patrick, Danicamania, David Gilliland, david ragan, Daytona, DIS, doughnuts, Elliott Sadler, F-15, f-5, F5, fans, finishline, flip, fly over, flying, garage, grass, hans device, helmet, infield, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, John Borneman III, Josh Wise, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Larry the Cable Guy, Mario Gosselin, Mark Martin, media, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, Nationwide, photo finish, photographers, pileup, pit road, pit stop, plate race, practice, pretty, qualifying, race, Regan Smith, restrictor plate, Ricky Carmichael, Robby Gordon, roll, Ron Hornaday, sam hornish jr, seagull, sky, softwall, Speedway, spin, Sprint Cup, spun, stupid, sunset, Terry Cook, Tim McGraw, Timothy Peters, Tony Stewart, Trevor Bayne, tri oval, truck series, victory lane, winner | 2 Comments »
Just a few months ago the NASCAR season ended in Miami, fast forward three months and about 250 miles north on I-95 and it was time for the 2010 season to kick off with high speed action in Daytona Beach.
Feb 09, 2010 | Categories: Daytona, Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: accident, ARCA, banked turn, big one, Bill Baird, Bobby Gerhart, Bud Shootout, Budweiser Shootout, burnout, catch fence, celebration, Crash, Dakoda Armstrong, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, Danica, Danica Patrick, Danicamania, Daytona, Denny Hamlin, DIS, driver introductions, fans, first race, flagstand, flip, garage, grass, Green flag, Greg Biffle, helmet, impact, infield, jeff gordon, Jesse Smith, Jill George, jimmie johnson, Jr, Justin Marks, Ken Schrader, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Nelson Piquet, pileup, pit road, pit stop, practice, qualifying, race, restrictor plate, roll, Russ Dugger, soft wall, spectator, Steve Blackburn, stock car, sunset, Tim George Jr, Tony Stewart, tri oval, turn four, upside down, winner | 6 Comments »
NASCAR is one of my favorite sports to shoot. In 2009 I found myself covering several more races than I initially planned at the start of the season. Thats a good thing though because it allowed me to get some pretty cool shots which makes for a better year in NASCAR photos! Enjoy.
Dec 28, 2009 | Categories: California, Daytona, Florida, Kansas, Las Vegas, NASCAR, New York, Racing, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: airplane, airport, backstretch, Best of 2009, bird, Boris Said, Brad Keselowski, burnout, Camping World, Carl Edwards, celebrations, Champion, Charlotte, clouds, confetti, crashed car, crew member, Dale earnhardt jr, David Reutimann, Daytona, DIS, egret, fans, finish, fisheye lens, garage, Greg Biffle, Homestead, infield, Jason White, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, Kansas, Kasey Kahne, kyle busch, Las Vegas, Line, LMS, LVMS, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Miami, motor speedway, motorspeedway, mountains, NASCAR, Nationwide, night racing, P.I.R., Palm Trees, Paul Menard, phoenix, pictures of the year, pit road, portrait, practice, qualifying, reflection, Richmond, road course, Sears Point, sky, snow, Sonoma, spectators, Speedway, Sprint Cup, Star Filter, start, sunset, Texas, TMS, Tony Stewart, tri oval, truck, tunnel, turn four, victory lane, Watkins Glen, winner | 5 Comments »
When you go to a restrictor plate race the chances of seeing some spectacular racing is typically very good. Thats why the races are so popular with the fans and its also why I have gone to the past 11 restrictor plate races and will continue to go to every one for many more years. [...]
Jul 08, 2009 | Categories: Daytona, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: 200 wins, A.J. Allmendinger, accident, backstretch, big one, Brian Vickers, Buckcherry, Burger King, burnout, carnage, caution, celebration, Chase Austin, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Coke Zero 400, concert, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, David Gilliland, david ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Daytona, DIS, Eric McClure, exciting finish, F-15, fans, fighter jet, fireworks, fisheye, fly over, garage, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kerry Earnhardt, Kertus Davis, kurt busch, kyle busch, last lap crash, Mark Martin, Michael Waltrip, Mike Bliss, moon, Morgan Shepherd, Nationwide, pit road, pit stop, plate race, practice, qualifying, Rain, Reed Sorenson, restrictor plate, Richard Petty, Robert Richardson Jr, roof flap, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, Scott Speed, Sprint Cup, stock car, storm, sun, sunset, The King, Tony Stewart, turn four, umbrella, victory lane, water, white flag | 11 Comments »
The race I look forward to more than any other is the Daytona 500 every February in Florida. Typically it is one of the most exciting races of the year and is always great with photo sales. During the first 8 days of Daytona it did not rain once. Of course on race day it [...]
Feb 18, 2009 | Categories: Daytona, Me, NASCAR, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: accident, airplane, airport, Aric Almirola, backstretch, big one, blown tire, caution flag, champagne, Champion, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, David Stremme, Daytona, Daytona 500, DIS, draft, drafting, driver introductions, Elliott Sadler, fans, flag, gas can, goodyear tire, grandstand, Green flag, halfway point, impact, jet, jet dryer, Joey Logano, Lake Lloyd, magic arm, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, overheating, Paul Menard, penalty, pit road, pit stop, plane, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, Racing, Rain, rain delay, rainout, red, Remote Camera, restrictor plate, safer barrier, safety cable, sam hornish jr, shortened race, soft wall, speedweek, spin, start, stock car, super clamp, superstretch, three wide, Tom Cruise, track dryer, US Airways, victory lane, wide angle, winner, yellow | 7 Comments »
With the Daytona 500 just hours away I figured I may as well throw up a blog of random photos from the week. I am sick in the media room with the flu so it will be lacking of my random talking and nonsense.
Feb 15, 2009 | Categories: Daytona, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: accident, Bill Elliott, blown tire, bondo, Brent Rayner, bump draft, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, celebrate, Clint Bowyer, Crash, crowd, David Reutimann, Daytona 500, DIS, drafting, editing, empty grandstand, fans, finish line, Fire, flames, garage, gas man, goodyear tire, impact, James Buescher, Jason Keller, jeff gordon, Joey Logano, Johnny Benson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, kurt busch, kyle busch, mac, marriage, Michael Waltrip, Mike Bliss, photo finish, pit road, pit stop, Racing, redneck, reflection, repair, restrictor plate, Rick Hendrick, Ricky Carmichael, Roof, Ryan Newman, Scott Lagasse Jr, shredded, smoke, speedweek, spin, spotter, spotters, start line, Steve Wallace, sunny, Todd Bodine, Tony Stewart, tri oval, truck race, verizon card, victory lane, wedding, winner, wireless card | 2 Comments »
Just three months ago NASCAR closed out their 2008 season down in Miami. At that time I was close to burned out after a pretty rough schedule of races and was glad to see it end. As it always works, after a few weeks off, I was ready for it to come back. The 2009 [...]
Feb 10, 2009 | Categories: Daytona, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, Alli Owens, ARCA, big one, Bill Baird, bird, Bobby Gerhart, Brett Butler, Bryan Silas, Bud Shootout, Budweiser Shootout, caution, checkered flag, crashes, crew member, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, david ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Daytona, Daytona 500, Denny Hamlin, DIS, egret, fans, Frank Kimmel, garage, grass, Green flag, Greg Biffle, hospital, hot pass, infield, injury, J.R. Fitzpatrick, James Buescher, James Hylton, jaws of life, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Jimmy Elledge, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Larry Hollenbeck, Michael Phelps, moon, NASCAR, Nur Ali, Patrick Sheltra, Paul Menard, pile up, pit road, Racing, red flag, restrictor plate, Robby Gordon, Ryan Fischer, Scott Speed, smoke, sparks, spin, stock car, super speedway, superbowl of nascar, Tony Stewart, tri oval, victory lane, yellow flag | 12 Comments »
