NASCAR at Martinsville Speedway - March 2015

moose135

Last weekend I took a run up to Martinsville, VA for the NASCAR Truck and Sprint Cup Series races.

The truck race was Saturday. It was in the mid-30s and windy all day - perfect race weather... :huh



1 - Green flag!



2 - Joey Logano and Matt Crafton racing for the lead.



3 - Late in the race, Cole Custer in the 00 pushed his way past Crafton and Logano to take the lead. A couple of laps later, he learned a lesson about payback, short track style.




4 - Logano leads the field to the checkered flag.


Back on Sunday for the Sprint Cup race...

5 - For the second day in a row, Logano leads the field to the green flag.



6 - A quick stop for gas and tires.



7 - Team Penske teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski



8 - In a battle of the beer cars, Keselowski makes a pass on Kevin Harvick.




9 - The day went from bad to worse for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. After mechanical issues dropped him back in the field, he was caught up in a wreck, resulting in a few modifications...




10 - Keselowski and Denny Hamlin put on a spirited fight for the win in the closing laps, and Hamlin was able to hang on for the win.

black mamba

Very nice work, John. You did very well in capturing the vibrancy of these races. Way back when I did a lot of this type work, I found the pit areas to be the most productive for interesting opportunities..... that and the wrecks, of course.

Take care, buddy,

Tom

Thelensspot

John, You're in my neck of the woods now buddy! I'm not a big NASCAR fan but I've gone with a friend to the Bristol race a few times. These are ESPN quality shots, especially #5.
REALLY nice work.

Stumblebum

Nice and vibrant Moose! I have never shot these....so not speaking from experience....but panning and slight blur captures the sensation of movement.....something to consider.
Cheers!

roaddog52

Great shots, great colors thumb. Having tried to shoot some racing in the past, I can appreciate the effort that went into these shots.

Like Taz, I would enjoy seeing some panned shots with a bit of motion.

Phil

moose135

black mamba wrote: »

Very nice work, John. You did very well in capturing the vibrancy of these races. Way back when I did a lot of this type work, I found the pit areas to be the most productive for interesting opportunities..... that and the wrecks, of course.

Take care, buddy,

Tom

Thanks, Tom, I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, I don't have connections to get down to the pits during the races, and given its size, Martinsville doesn't sell pit passes for practice as some tracks do. I'll have to work on that though...

moose135

Thelensspot wrote: »

John, You're in my neck of the woods now buddy! I'm not a big NASCAR fan but I've gone with a friend to the Bristol race a few times. These are ESPN quality shots, especially #5.
REALLY nice work.

Thank you, Wayne! I'd like to get to Bristol one of these days.

moose135

Stumblebum wrote: »

Nice and vibrant Moose! I have never shot these....so not speaking from experience....but panning and slight blur captures the sensation of movement.....something to consider.
Cheers!

Thanks! I was a bit limited based on where I could get as a spectator - when I go to Pocono, I usually get a pit pass for practice, and you can get some good panning shots:

Stumblebum

Last one.....
I didn't take space into consideration....understood.....usually spectators don't like people getting in their way and certainly not the large lenses.....