O’Reilly 200

This weekend I got sent to the O’Reilly 200, part of the 212 NASCAR Craftsman Truck race series. The race for me consisted of two days of shooting. The first day was the practice rounds and pit crews preparing their vehicles. Tragically, one of my disks containing my truck fixing photos was corrupt by a faulty card reader. I was pretty upset, but theres nothing I can do about it now really. We’ll see when I go into the office if they’re salvageable.

These guys were with HAAS racing, and they had a ton of tires to clean before the start of the race.

Pit Crews took time to chill out before the start of the race. I didn’t realize until I shot this race just how physically demanding it is to be a part of the pit crew. This whole experience has definitly given me a better respect for racers, and pit guys.

Before the start of the race, teams lined up with their gas tanks in front of the SUNCO gas truck to fill up.

There is no amount of words that could have prepared me for what it felt like to be standing next to the wall as a ton of trucks flew by at over 100 mph. It makes the ground shake, and I almost fell over from the wind.

203 laps later, Ron Hornaday Jr, no 33, claimed his 36th victory in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck race series.