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NASCAR at Martinsville Speedway


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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!

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Joey Logano and Matt Crafton racing for the lead.

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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.

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Logano makes it three wide on the final restart...

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And leads the field to the checkered flag.

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Back on Sunday for the Sprint Cup race...

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

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Penske Racing teammates Logano and Brad Keselowski

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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.

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

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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...

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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.

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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

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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!

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