Moose135 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 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... :woot.gif:/> Green flag! Joey Logano and Matt Crafton racing for the lead. 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. Logano makes it three wide on the final restart... And leads the field to the checkered flag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moose135 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Back on Sunday for the Sprint Cup race... For the second day in a row, Logano leads the field to the green flag. Penske Racing teammates Logano and Brad Keselowski Chase Elliott, son of former NASCAR champion Bill Elliott, made his Sprint Cup debut at Martinsville. He learned it's not as easy as it looks at this level. In a battle of the beer cars, Keselowski makes a pass on Kevin Harvick. 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 this mess... 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kg4kpg Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Nice. I'm going to Bristol in a couple weeks. Saturday and Sunday racetrack pass, driving experience Friday night. Can't wait. I hope I can get some pics as nice as yours. Taking my Canon DSLR. Any setting secrets you can share? Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Great stuff, man! Absolutely awesome! I was watching the Sprint Cup race on TV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moose135 Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thanks, guys! Chris, I hope you have fun at Bristol, I need to get there one of these days. Of course, 2 1/2 years living in Charlotte, and I haven't been to a race at the speedway here. No real secrets, just keep an eye on the action and try to anticipate things - with the sequence of Custer going around, I knew, after seeing how he got to the front, that if Crafton caught him, he wasn't going to stay up front, so I kept the camera on them for a couple of laps and waited. If you can get down on pit road during practice (I don't know if Bristol allows that - Martinsville doesn't, but Pocono does) you can try some panning shots as they go by on track, working your shutter slower with each pass. Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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