Edwards wins Carfax 250

Carl Edwards pumps his fist toward the crowd at Michigan International Speedway after winning Saturday’s Carfax 250 Nationwide Series race. Photo by Chad Ryan. Carl Edwards took the lead away from Tony Stewart in the 90th lap of Saturday’s Carfax 250 Nationwide Series race and never looked back. He ran away from Stewart and Brian [...]

Boy, was I wrong?!

I wrote a story for The News-Sentinel’s preview to Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, and in that story I considered that slower speeds and conserving tires might just make for more exciting racing at Indy. Well, let’s just say that line of reasoning didn’t quite work out the way I envisioned. The race was [...]

Johnson Wins Brickyard

Not a problem. Really?

NASCAR has now announced their recognition of the tire issue here at Indy that they said yesterday wasn’t a problem. They’ve said there will be a competition yellow on Lap 10 with more likely to come after they inspect the tires to determine the wear. In fact, NASCAR has brought in Pocono tires as a [...]

New look, number for Tony Stewart

I heard about Tony Stewart long before I knew anything about Home Depot. In fact, I’m pretty sure Stewart was the reason I learned of Home Depot’s existence before they opened a store here in Fort Wayne. During his tenure as the Depot’s icon, Stewart’s relationship with the home improvement supplier has been likely as [...]

Saturday Brickyard photos

Today, I decided to work the garages and the area where the cars come off the track during practice. It was a hot, humid day, and the effects of the weather became apparent as the wore on. Drivers complained about the track conditions and for good reason. Some drivers had tires pulled off their cars [...]

Qualifying Day at the Brickyard

Qualifications for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard started around 10:00 this morning, and Jimmie Johnson took the pole position for the start of Sunday’s race. Johnson’s qualifying speed of 181.763 mph was just good enough to take the top spot from Mark Martin who will start second. Martin ran a 181.393 and Ryan Newman [...]

Weather looks good

Although there is a chance of storms later today, the weather here at MIS looks pretty good. It’s warm, but not too hot, and the sun is in full effect with no clouds in sight. I’m looking forward to getting out to shoot some pics after I sit in on a photo meeting shortly. I’ll [...]