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 »
After a year off from shooting the two races in Dover, DE I decided to cover the spring race this year at the “Monster Mile”….by the end of the weekend I promised myself I would never cover this track again!
May 26, 2010 | Categories: Dover, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: Aric Almirola, Austin Dillon, big one, bridge, burnout, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, celebration, Clint Bowyer, concrete, confetti, Crash, crossover, Delaware, Dover, Dover 200, Dover Downs, fans, first career win, flagman, front stretch, garage, grandstands, Green flag, in car, jack, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Miles the Monster, monster mile, motorsports, multi car crash, NASCAR, oval, Paul Menard, pit stop, port-a-potty, practice, qualifying, race, Racing, Ricky Carmichael, Rodney Wise, Ron Hornaday, sam hornish jr, stock car, Terry Jones, Tony Stewart, track, Trevor Bayne, 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 »
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 »
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 »
It has been several years since I have gone to the Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth. With the AZ Cardinals on the road this weekend and nothing else to shoot I traveled over to Texas for what I hoped would be an exciting weekend of action with a triple header of the top three [...]
Nov 11, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports, Texas | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, backstretch, burnout, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, celebration, champagne, Chase race, checkered flag, Chinook, concert, condo, cowboy hat, Crash, crowd, damage, Eva Busch, fans, fisheye, Fort Hood, four wide, garage, Green flag, helicopter, infield, James Buescher, jeff gordon, Jeremy Clements, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, keys in trunk, kurt busch, kyle busch, locked, locksmith, Mario Gosselin, Michael Annett, Michael McDowell, Mike Wallace, moon, moonrise, Morgan Shepherd, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, out of gas, Parking Lot, pit road, points leader, prerace, quad oval, reflection, rental car, repairs, restart, reverse victory lap, Roof, shooting, spin, Sprint Cup, Steve Wallace, suites, sunset, Texas Motor Speedway, TMS, traffic jam, trophy, tunnel, victory lane, WinStar World Casino 350, ZZ Top | 7 Comments »
With how busy I have been covering NASCAR during this years Chase for the Cup I gotta admit I was starting to get bored with the repetition of covering several races. I haven’t shot an NFL game in well over a month and really miss shooting it, however a weekend in Talladega was more than [...]
Nov 03, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports, Talladega | Tags: 20 mile remote, A.J. Allmendinger, airborne, Alabama, ambulance, Amp Energy 500, backstretch, big one, bump draft, burnout, campers, campfire, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, Chase for the Cup, clouds, cockpit, Colin Braun, costume, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, drafting, drunk, F-15, fans, fisheye, flip, fly over, fog, garage, Goodyear blimp, grandstands, Hallodega, Hallow dega, Halloween, how to, infield, Jamie McMurray, jared fogle, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Lance McGrew, last lap, magic arm, Mario Gosselin, Mark J. Rebilas, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, moon, motorsports, Mountain Dew 250, multi car crash, NASCAR, photographer, pile up, pit road, pit stop, plate track, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, puddle, Rain, Remote Camera, remotes, restrictor plate, Rick Crawford, Robby Gordon, Robert Benson, roof flaps, RV, Ryan Newman, safety cable, Scott Speed, sequence, set up, single file, smoke, sparks, spin, Sports, subway, sunset, super clamp, super speedway, Talladega, Talladega Boulevard, Tayler Malsam, tent, Todd Bodine, Traffic, tri oval, upside down, wall, water | 6 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 »
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 »
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. Â 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 »
It has been three years since I made the trip to the rolling hills of the wine country to cover NASCAR as they raced around the winding turns of Infineon Raceway. NASCAR has 38 races a year and only two of them occur on tracks with left and right turns. This is the first road [...]
Jun 27, 2009 | Categories: California, Me, NASCAR, Racing, San Francisco, Scenic, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Budweiser, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, checkered flag, clouds, confetti, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Denny Hamlin, fans, flames, garage, Greg Biffle, hauler, hills, Infineon Raceway, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kyle busch, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, motorsports, mountains, Napa Valley, NASCAR, Old Spice, Patrick Carpentier, Paul Menard, plane, Richard Petty, ringer, road course, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, San Francisco, Sears Point, Sonoma, Sprint Cup, The King, tire barrier, tires, Tony Stewart, two wheels, victory lane, wine country, winner | 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 »
After a few weeks of shooting baseball I was more than excited when NASCAR made its first visit of the year to the Valley of the Sun. Â While the race itself usually isn’t very exciting, the light for shooting photos of the race that begins in the day and ends at night is typically amazing. [...]
Apr 23, 2009 | Categories: Desert, Me, NASCAR, P.I.R., Portraits, Racing, Sports | Tags: angry, arizona, Avondale, blown tire, Brian Scott, burnout, campers, Camping World West Series, Carl Edwards, celebration, champagne, checkered flag, confetti, Crash, crowd, David Gilliland, David Reutimann, dog leg, explosion, fans, Fire, flames, front stretch, garage, Greg Biffle, hot pit, impact, Jack Roush, Jason Bowles, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, Ken Butler III, Kristin Bumbera, kurt busch, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, Michael Strahan, Michael Waltrip, motorhome, motorsports photographer, mountain, mountains, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, P.I.R., Phoeniox International Raceway, photographers, pit road, pit stop, portrait, practice, qualifying, roof flap, RVs, short track, smoke, sparks, spectators, splash, spotters, Sprint Cup, sun set, sunset, Todd Bodine, Tony Stewart, victory lane, water, winner, Winston West | 8 Comments »
Last week I was shooting a boring race in overcast weather in California, this weekend I found myself in sunny Las Vegas shooting NASCAR on the much more exciting Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Although anything would have been better than last weekend, Vegas would prove to be a great weekend with lots of cool photos.
Mar 04, 2009 | Categories: Las Vegas, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: 98 Degrees, accident, Airforce, best man, blown engine, Brad Keselowski, burnout, Carl Edwards, clouds, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, Damon Landry, david ragan, dustin snipes, Elliott Sadler, finish, flag stand, fly over, garage, Green flag, Greg Biffle, Heather Landry, impact, interview, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, last place, light pocket, light shaft, loser, LVMS, marriage, Matt Kenseth, Michael Annett, motorhome, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Nick Lachey, Paul Menard, Pete Rose, pit stop, race fans, Roof, RV, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, shadows, SMI, spectators, spin, Sprint Cup, start, Steve Addington, sun, sunset, tech inspection, Thunderbirds, Tony Eury Jr, tunnel, TV, victory lane, wedding, winner | 6 Comments »
Once again for no good reason I spent a weekend shooting NASCAR in Fontana, CA. Now don’t get me wrong, its a nice track, with a great staff and plenty of good shooting positions but plain and simple, its a boring track. Trust me I am not the only one who feels this way, just [...]
Feb 24, 2009 | Categories: California, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Scenic, Sports | Tags: ACS, Angie Harmon, Auto Club Speedway, Billy Ray Cyrus, Brad Keselowski, Brian Scott, burn, burnout, California Speedway, Camping World, Carl Edwards, catchfence, celebration, Clint Bowyer, corvette, Crash, damage, delay, Dinosaur, driver introductions, explosion, fans, finish, Fire, Fontana, grass, Greg Biffle, incident, Jason Sehorn, jeff gordon, jet dryer, jimmie johnson, Johnny Benson, kyle busch, life sized, lose, Matt Kenseth, Michael McDowell, mountains, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, palm tree, Pee Wees Big Adventure, pit road, pit stop, practice, qualifying, Rain, red carpet, Reed Sorenson, reflection, Samantha Sarcinella, sign, small crowd, snow, snow capped mountain, spin, Sprint Cup, start, statue, sun, Tony Stewart, track dryer, tri oval, truck series, victory lane, wall, wet, win, winner | 6 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 »
In the many motorsport events I cover every year I typically witness several crashes. While most are simple spins into the wall, sometime it is hard impacts and explosions and sometimes even flips. Continue on to see some of the dramatic moments I witnessed in 2008.
Jan 04, 2009 | Categories: Dover, Drag Racing, Indy Cars, Iowa, Kansas, NASCAR, Racing, Sports, Talladega, boat racing | Tags: ARCA, Arizona photographer, big one, blowover, capsule, car accident, Car crash, Carl Edwards, David Reutimann, Daytona, Daytona 500, Dover, drag boat, dragster, Elliott Sadler, explosion, Fire, flip, front engine dragster, Greg Biffle, how to, hydroplane, IHBA, impact, indianapolis 500, Iowa, James Ray, Kevin Lepage, Landon Cassill, Las Vegas, March Meet, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, motorsports photographer, nascar crash, nascar fire, nascar spin, Nationwide Series, NHRA, nostalgia dragster, professional photographer, racing accident, racing crash, restrictor plate, sam hornish jr, Sarah Fisher, slingshot dragster, sports photography, Sprint Cup, Steve Wallace, stock car crashes, Talladega, Tony Kanaan, Tony Schumacher, Tony Stewart, top fuel hydro | 8 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 »
Nikon D3, 600mm with 1.4 convertor (850mm), 5000iso, f5.6, 1/250th
So 2008 is in its final month so I figured what better way to remember the great year than by throwing together several best of 2008 galleries. I plan to do several in these last few weeks of the year. I will start it off with [...]
Dec 04, 2008 | Categories: China, Dover, Football, Golf, Indy Cars, Iowa, NASCAR, NFL, Olympics, P.I.R., Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports, Wrestling | Tags: 100m, backflip, bath, Bill Stewart, Budweiser Shootout, burnout, Carl Edwards, celebration, champagne, checkered flag, China, Clint Bowyer, Crystl Bustos, Dale earnhardt jr, Daytona 500, Denes Kemeny, Dillon Battistini, douse, fencing, flex, flexing, Fontana, gatorade, gold medal, happy, Helia Souza, Indy 500, IRL, jimmie johnson, jube, jubulation, Ken Norton Jr, kiss, kyle busch, mat, Michael Phelps, Michael Strahan, milk, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Olympic Trials, Pete Carroll, Plaxico Burress, Rose Bowl, Ryan Newman, sack, Sada Jacobson, Scott Dixon, showboat, smoke, Soccer, Sofiya Velikaya, softball, Sports, Super Bowl, Superbowl, swimming, T.C. Dantzler, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, touchdown, trophy, US Open, Usain Bolt, USC, Volleyball, Water Polo, west virginia, winner, world record, Wrestling | 7 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 »
