We had the opportunity a while back to shoot some Nascar racing at the Homestead Motor Speedway for the Dodge Race Team. If you’ve never had the opportunity to get right down in the hot zone on Pit Row, I highly recommend it. Super cool to see these crews at work. They are a well oiled machine. Everyone has their specific job and when that car rolls in, they jump to it and zip zap, the car is jacked up, all 4 tires changed, fully fueled, windshield cleaned and water for the driver… all in a matter of seconds. While he is out screaming around the track at over 200 mph, the crew is hard at work, scraping the tires to analyze the rubber to see what the track condition is doing to the wheels and a team of guys watches on screens, monitoring the car and keeping in constant contact with the driver. It is awesome!
Also, there is nothing like Nascar Fans… these folks are die hard, hard core fans. Everyone has their favorite and there is no telling them otherwise. In their mind, that person is a king Sh*t racing legend and is GOING to win this time! Nothing like a hot afternoon, cold beer and fast cars.