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 »
After a wild and crazy weekend of NHRA in Phoenix it was on to Vegas for NASCAR. Driving up to the shoot I thought to myself it was going to be very tough for Vegas to top Phoenix. Boy was I right. Try not to fall asleep during this blog!
Mar 08, 2010 | Categories: Las Vegas, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Air Force, artsy, autograph, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carrot Top, celebration, Chad Knaus, champagne, clouds, Crash, crew chief, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, Danica Patrick, David Gilliland, exhaust, fans, Fire, flames, garage, grandstands, Greg Biffle, James Buescher, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Conway, Kevin Harvick, Kim Kardashian, kurt busch, kyle busch, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, light pocket, light shaft, LVMS, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michael McDowell, Mike Bliss, motorsports, NASCAR, Nationwide, neon garage, Nevada, night, NV, pink car, pit road, practice, qualifying, Racing, Rain, sam hornish jr, Series, smoke, sparks, spectators, spin, Sprint Cup, sun, Thunderbirds, Tony Eury Jr, Tony Eury Sr, Tony Stewart, tunnel, USAF, victory lane | 9 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 »
With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in their playoffs, also known as the Chase, it is now time for me to shoot less football and now focus on lots and lots of NASCAR. My first of seven playoff races I will be covering was at the 1.5 mile Kansas Speedway. While it is not one [...]
Oct 07, 2009 | Categories: Kansas, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: accident, Bill Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, chase, Chase for the Cup, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, damage, destoryed, doughnut, fans, first career start, garage, Greg Biffle, hat dance, Jack Roush, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Kansas, Kansas Speedway, Kevin Conway, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Matt Martin, NASCAR, Parker Kligerman, Patrick Sheltra, Paul Menard, pit crew, pit road, Playoffs, pole sitter, press conference, qualifying, Racing, Rick Hendrick, Rookie, salute, Scott Speed, smoke, soldier, spin, spotters, stock car, tech inspection, track, tunnel, turn two, US Army, victory lane, Wendy Venturini, winner | 8 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 »
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 »
2008 was a good year for me covering NASCAR, and although for the second straight year I shot less races than the year before I feel I produced many more quality photos in the shorter time span. Continue reading to check out some of my favorite NASCAR photos from 2008. Be sure to click the [...]
Dec 29, 2008 | Categories: Dover, Kansas, NASCAR, P.I.R., Portraits, Racing, Sports, Talladega | Tags: amazing, backflip, beautiful, Brian Vickers, burnout, cactus, car of tomorrow, Carl Edwards, clouds, Craftsman Truck Series, Dale earnhardt jr, Daytona, Daytona 500, Dover, fans, fly over, Fontana, gecko, Jamie McMurray, jimmie johnson, Kansas City, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, lizard, Matt Kenseth, motorsports, motorsports photographer, motorsports photography, mountains, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Paul Menard, phoenix, photographers, pit road, pit stop, Racing, racing photographer, racing photography, redneck, reflection, Ricky Carmichael, Ryan Newman, sky, snow, Sprint Cup Series, stock car, sun set, sunset, Talladega, Thunderbirds, victory lane | 11 Comments »
So after shooting 13 NASCAR races around the country it finally came down to my 14th and final race of the season in sunny Miami for the championship race. With Jimmie Johnson having a gigantic points lead I would spend most of my weekend trying to get as many different angles of him as possible [...]
Nov 19, 2008 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Scenic, Sports | Tags: 3 time champion, backflip, best sports photographers, blur, Brian Vickers, camper, Carl Edwards, catchfence, Chad Knaus, champagne, championship, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, clips, clouds, collage, Craftsman Truck Series, Dael Earnhardt Jr, day, fans, finishline, Fire, flames, garage area, gecko, helmet, Homestead Miami Speedway, hot pass, jimmie johnson, Johnny Benson, King, kurt busch, last race, light pocket, lightpocket, lights, lizard, Mark J. Rebilas, Matt Kenseth, media room, Mike Skinner, moon, motorsports photographer, motorsports photography, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Nick Lachey, night, oval, palm tree, pit road, practice, qualifying, race, raceday, racing photographer, racing photography, restart, Richard Childress, Richard Petty, RV, shadows, sparks, speed, sports photographer, Sprint Cup, sun, sunset, tearsheet, three peat, threepeat, Todd Bodine, Tony Stewart, Traffic, trophy, victory lane, wall | 11 Comments »
If the Phoenix International Raceway wasn’t 30 miles from my house I doubt I would come to this race. While it is a fun track to drive on its not quite as fun as a fan. So instead of hanging out waiting for some action I decided to really put in 100% effort and try [...]
Nov 10, 2008 | Categories: Desert, Me, NASCAR, P.I.R., Racing, Scenic, Sports | Tags: 3 time champion, action, arizona sports photographer, backflip, blown tire, boring, Brian Vickers, burnout, cactus, car of tomorrow, Carl Edwards, catch fence, caution, celebration, Champion, championship, Chase for the Cup, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Colin Bruan, Crash, dark, David Reutimann, Desert, excitement, fans, field editor, finish line, Fire, garage area, goodyear tires, Greg Biffle, infield, informative, instructions, Jamie McMurray, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Johnny Benson, Justin Allgaier, Kenny Wallace, Kevin Harvick, lens flare, light pocket, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, motorhomes, motorsports, motorsports photographer, motorsports photography, mountains, NASCAR, night, one mile oval, P.I.R., Phoenix International Raceway, photographer in Phoenix, photography how to, pit road, pit stop, Playoffs, port-a-potty, puddle, Racing, Rain, red flag, reflection photo, Ron Hornaday, RV, Saguaro cactus, Scott Wimmer, shadows, sky, Sliced Bread, sparks, spin, starting line, Sterling Marlin, storm, sun, sunset, tech inspection, transmitting images, verizon wireless card, victory lane, wall | 13 Comments »
Only in the world of NASCAR can the driver who finished second be called the winner while the driver who finished first be called the 18th place finisher. Sound a bit confusing? Continue reading to see how that happens.
Oct 06, 2008 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports, Talladega | Tags: accident, Alabama, apple, big one, blown tire, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, celebrate, Chase for the Cup, controversy, Crash, d3, Dale earnhardt jr, Denny Hamlin, explosion Goodyear, fisheye, Greg Biffle, impact, incident, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Kevin Harvick, laptop, last lap, macbook pro, Mark J. Rebilas, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, motorsports photographer, motorsports photography, multiple car crash, NASCAR, Nikon, officials, pass, Playoffs, Pocket Wizard, racing photographer, racing photography, Regan Smith, Remote Camera, restrictor plate, spin, sports photographer, sports photography, Talladega, Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart, verizon wireless card, victory lane, yellow line | 4 Comments »
Nikon D3, 600mm with 1.4 convertor, 400iso, f7.1, 1/1250th
For some reason I chose to do the NASCAR race in Kansas City even though I hate shooting at this track. The first two days of horrible shooting made me realize why I hate the race but the last day did a pretty good job of making [...]
Sep 29, 2008 | Categories: Chilis, Kansas, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: action, Bass Pro Shops, Brian Vickers, burnout, Casey Mears, Chad Knaus, Chilis, collision on pit road, crashes, Dale earnhardt jr, Denny Hamlin, Drifting, Elk, fans, Green flag, Greg Biffle, hit by car, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Kansas City, Kansas Speedway, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Mike Bliss, motorsports photographer, mounted, NASCAR. Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, Parking Lot, Phenom, photography, pit stop, professional photographer, Racing, restart, Rookie, running over pit crew, sam hornish jr, Sliced Bread, slide job, sold out crowd, spin, sports photographer, Stuffed animal, Superstar, Tony Stewart, Traffic, victory lane | 9 Comments »
