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 »
As most of you guys know I shoot several NASCAR races every year. 34 of the 36 races races take place on various oval tracks but two occur on road courses where the drivers have to make left and right turns. Thats where things get fun. On top of seeing top level drivers look like [...]
Jun 24, 2010 | Categories: California, Me, NASCAR, Racing, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, bay, Bobby Labonte, Camry, Carl Edwards, champagne, city, Crash, crowd, curb, Dale earnhardt jr, David Gillialnd, Denny Hamlin, downtown, fans, Ferris wheel, Golden Gate Bridge, heatwaves, hill, Infineon, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, jump, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mattias Ekstrom, mountain, NASCAR, Paul Menard, practice, qualifying, Raceway, road course, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, San Francisco, Scott Speed, Sears Point, skyline, Sonoma, spectator, stock car, Tony Stewart, Toyota, Travis Kvapil, turn right, two wheels, victory lane | 1 Comment »
Ever since the beginning of the year when NASCAR officials made the now famous quote, “Boys have at it” in regards to relaxed rules with bump drafting and drivers self policing the garage everyone has been waiting for the drivers to get on track at the biggest and baddest track on the circuit. Talladega. The [...]
May 01, 2010 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports, Talladega | Tags: accident, Alex Kennedy, ambulance, ARCA, big one, Bill Baird, Bobby Gerhart, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Brendan Gaughan, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, catchfence, celebration, Clint Bowyer, collision, Crash, Dakoda Armstrong, Dale earnhardt jr, dale earnhardt sr, David Stremme, Dennis Setzer, Denny Hamlin, drafting, drunk, Elliott Sadler, explosion, F-15, fan, fighter jet, Fire, fireball, flame, fly over, flyover, grass, green flag pit stop, Greg Biffle, helicopter, incident, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Johnny Sauter, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, last lap crash, Matk Thompson, Matt Kenseth, Mike Bliss, Morgan Shepherd, NASCAR, national anthem, Nationwide Series, Paul Menard, photo finish, pile up, pit stop, plate track, restrictor plate, Ricky Carmichael, Rob Jones, Roof, Ryan Newman, Scott Lagasse Jr, sequence, skid marks, spectator, spoiler, Sprint Cup Series, Steve Arpin, stock car, Talladega, tattoo, three wide, tow truck, TSS, victory lane, winner | 6 Comments »
So on the first day of 2010 I present my final Best of 2009 blog. So without further adieu here are my best crash and burn images of 2009. Enjoy!
Jan 01, 2010 | Categories: NASCAR, NHRA, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, ARCA, big one, Bobby Labonte, Brian Vickers, Budwesier Shootout, Carl Edwards, collision, Cory McClenathan, Crash, crashes, Dale earnhardt jr, Dan Horan, David Stremme, Daytona, Denny Hamlin, dragster, Elliott Sadler, explosion, Fire, flip, funny car, gravel pit, Greg Biffle, IMS, Indianapolis, IRL, J.R. Fitzpatrick, James Generalao, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John Haas, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Lamb, Kasey Kahne, Ken Webster, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Lake Elsinore, Las Vegas, Leroy Loerwald, LOORRS, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Plowman, Matthew Carter, Michael McDowell, Mike Chrisman, Mike McLennan, motor speedway, NASCAR, Nationwide, NHRA, nostalgia, Off Road Racing, Pete Adams, pileup, Remote Camera, Robby Gordon, Robert Hight, rollover, Ryan Fischer, safer barrier, sam hornish jr, Scott Riggs, Scott Speed, Scotty Lumbert, soft wall, sparksm LVMS, SPrint, Tom Padilla, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen | 5 Comments »
As with the previous four years of covering NASCAR the final race of the 2009 season would once again be all about Jimmie Johnson. This time he was closing in on a historic (and unprecedented) fourth straight championship.
Nov 28, 2009 | Categories: Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: 200, 300, 400, autograph, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Brad Sweet, Brian France, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, Chad Knaus, Champion, championship, checkered flag, clouds, crowd, Denny Hamlin, dirty jobs, fans, finishline, fire truck, fireworks, Ford, four time, garage, gecko, Greg Biffle, hauler, historic, Homestead Miami Speedway, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, kiss, kurt busch, kyle busch, last race, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Mike Rowe, Mike Skinner, motorsports, NASCAR, official, palm tree, Paul Menard, pit road, pitstop, practice, qualifying, Racing, Ricky Carmichael, Ron Hornaday, Scott Speed, smoke, soft wall, stock car, sunset, Tony Stewart, trophy, truck race, victory lane, winner | 4 Comments »
After several weeks in the past few months on the road covering NASCAR it was great to have a weekend at home as NASCAR made their second stop of the year to the Phoenix International Raceway for the second to last race on the year. While PIR isn’t known for exciting races it is absolutely [...]
Nov 17, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, P.I.R., Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, arizona, autograph, Bobby Labonte, bridge, burnout, Camping World, Carl Edwards, celebration, Chad Knaus, Champion, chase, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Colin Braun, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, garage, grass, hat dance, helmet, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John McCain, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kate Downey, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, light pocket, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Mike Helton, NASCAR, P.I.R., pan blur, pit road, pit stop, practice, pregnant, qualifying, race, reflection, Ron Hornaday, senator, sky, slow shutter speed, smoke, spin, Sprint Cup, Stacy Compton, sun, sunset, Super Mario, Tony Raines, trophy, truck series, victory lane, wife, winner | 5 Comments »
After a few years of not shooting NASCAR at Charlotte I decided I wanted to cover the fall chase race at the Lowes Motor Speedway. It is a great track to shoot at and usually is an action packed race. The one thing I wasn’t expecting though was the low temperatures (40s) or the high [...]
Oct 22, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, betting, big one, Bill Elliott Kyle Busch, blown engine, Bobby Labonte, bottom out, breast cancer, burnout, Carl Edwards, celebration, Charlotte, Clint Bowyer, CMS, cold, Concord, Count Chocula, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, david ragan, Dollar General 300, Elliott Sadler, Erik Darnell, fans, fisheye, garage, Green flag, Greg Biffle, infield, jacket, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, John Wes Townley, JPM, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Hamlin, LMS, Lowes Motor Speedway, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Mike Bliss, NASCAR, NASCAR Banking 500, Nationwide Series, pace lap, paint scheme, pile up, pink, pit crew, pit road, pit stop, quad oval, qualifying, Reed Sorenson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, SMI, smoke, sparks, special paint job, spin, Sprint Cup, Steve Wallace, Tony Stewart, transformers, tri oval, wide angle | 6 Comments »
It had been three years since my last venture to New York to shoot NASCAR at the historic Watkins Glen International, and after the fun I had shooting the previous road race in Sonoma I figured why the hell not. Watkins Glen is in the middle of nowhere New York in the picturesque Finger Lakes [...]
Aug 14, 2009 | Categories: Lightning, Me, NASCAR, New York, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Bobby Labonte, Boris Said, burnout, cancelled, Carl Edwards, clouds, Crash, crazy fan, Dale earnhardt jr, Denny Hamlin, double fire restart, Elliott Sadler, esses, fans, Fire, flowers, gas cans, gravel trap, guard rail, inner loop, interview, Jeff Burton, jet drier, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, kurt busch, kyle busch, Lightning, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matthew Carter, Max Papis, media, Michael Annett, monday, NASCAR, New York, P.J. Jones, Patrick Carpentier, pit stop, practice, prototype, qualifying, Racing, Rain, rain out, rain tires, road course, Robby Gordon, Rolex Series, spin, sports car racing, stock car, sun, sunset, tattoo, tire barrier, Tony Raines, Tony Stewart, tunnel, victory lane, Watkins Glen | 9 Comments »
After 5 days of attempting to get over screwing up and missing the Carl Edwards crash in Talladega it was time to put it behind me as I made the trip up to Richmond, Virginia for a nice weekend of NASCAR on the 3/4 mile short track of Richmond International Raceway.
May 07, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Portraits, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Benny Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, caution, celebration, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, confetti, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, damage, David Poole, David Reutimann, David Stemme, Denny Hamlin, Eric McClure, fans, garage, helmet, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, Kenny Wallace, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, motorsports photographer, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pit crew, pit stop, pole, Reed Sorenson, reflection, Richmond International Raceway, RIR, Rowdy Busch, Ryan Newman, Scott Lagasse Jr, Scott Speed, short track, Shrub, smoke, spin, sports photography, Sprint Cup, Star Filter, Steve Wallace, Tony Stewart, victory lane, Virginia, winner | 9 Comments »
Every once in awhile a crash occurs that has the sports world talking for days. Carl Edwards experienced one of those crashes when he went airborne on the last lap of the Aarons 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway. With its location in the tri-oval plus occuring on the last lap it would be one of [...]
Apr 30, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Sports, Talladega | Tags: 20 mile remote, A.J. Allmendinger, airborne, american flag, ARCA, big one, blown engine, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, broken jaw, BTLS, Bubba the Love Sponge, bump draft, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, caution, Champion, checkered flag, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, david ragan, debris, drafting, empty seats, fan, finish, finish line, Fire, flip, garage, grand marshall, Greg Biffle, hospital, injury, instructions, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, Jeremy Mayfield, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Lofton, Kasey Kahne, Ken Weaver, Kevin Harvick, kyle busch, last lap, long range remote, magic arm, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Mark Rebilas, massive, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, motorsports, NASCAR, national anthem, Nationwide Series, pace lap, pieces, pileup, pit road, plate track, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, qualifying, red neck, Remote Camera, restrictor plate, Richard Petty, Robert Benson, roof flap, Ryan Newman, Scott Riggs, sparks, spectator, sports photographer, Sprint Cup, step by step, stretcher, super clamp, Talladega, tech, The King, Tony Stewart, tri oval, upside down, wild, yellow line | 11 Comments »
Today was my travel day from Phoenix to Talladega for this weekends big race. While normally I don’t go to the track on a Thursday I decided to swing by the track to show first time visitor Guy Rhodes around the facility. I wasn’t expecting to take any photos. Of course that went out the [...]
Oct 03, 2008 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports, Talladega, Travel | Tags: Alabama, ARCA, Bobby Labonte, boring, car hauler, clouds, d3, grandstands, Guy Rhodes, James Buescher, Joey Logano, kurt busch, NASCAR, Nikon, off camera flash, pit road, qualifying, Racing, Ricky Bobby, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, sb800, sky, sunset, Talladega Nights, Talladega Superspeedway, Tim Mitchell, tractor trailer, turn four tunnel, vice presidential debate, victory lane | 6 Comments »
