August 27, 2009. Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
by Sam Sharpe on Aug.28, 2009, under Motorsports
Kyle Busch wins the SHARPIE 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway!
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) wins the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
Kyle Busch was able to hang around the Top 5, and when it was time to go……guess what, he went!
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) wins the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
Kyle Busch was able to get his car right at the end of the race. He held off Mark Martin at end in a 5 lap shoot-out to win. The above image is one of his burn-out after winning the race. Kyle likes to do really nice burn-outs, and really “smoke” the place up. I love it when he wins. The image was shot with my D300, ISO 2000, Shutter Speed 640 @ f2.8
The next image is of Kyle out of his car on the front stretch after his win. I love when he does this……it is really a pleasure to see a driver do something different to salute the fans after a win. God knows, most of them just get out and face the team and give High 5’s to each other.. What good is that to the Fans? The following image was shot with my D300, shutter speed @640, and @ f2.8. I used my 70mm~200mm lens
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) wins the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
I love shooting Bristol from the Roof. That is really the only place that you can move around that is really unencumbered. The following 2 images were shot from the roof. In the first Image, I just wanted to get an “over all” images of the place. It is truly something to see.
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
I this next image, I wanted to do something different. I held the camera up over my head and shot a “Hail Marry” with my 10mm~17mm fisheye. I wanted to show how high up the spotters are in the event. I shot this with my D300 at 10mm, F3.5 @ shutterspeed 80.
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Spotters during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
This next Image I shot totally with Sharpie in mind. I actually shot several different competitors at this angle hoping to get the winner. I guess that it worked out. This was shot with my D300, shutter speed @ 1000, F2.8 at ISO 2000. I used my 70mm~200mm lens
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
The next 2 images are of pit stops. I really did not shoot a whole bunch of pit stops, but with what I did shoot, I was fortunate to get Kyle’s pit stop. You really are tight when it comes to shooting pit stops inside the speedway, that is why I prefer to shoot them from the outside. I really love shooting them from the roof……I think that it gives a different angle to which I like to take advantage of.
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon (24) comes in for a pit stop during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) pits during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
In the next 2 Images, I used my 10mm~17mm lens. This is really one of my favorite lenses. In the shot of the 5 car racing through turn 1, I was really trying to give a sense of this place. It is almost like a college football game in a way. In the other shot of Martin preparing to go racing, I thought that it was cool how he prepared to race with so much going on around him. I wanted to capture that feeling.
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Mark Martin (5) during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Mark Martin (5) before his 1000 NASCAR Start before the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe
In this next Image, I wanted to catch Martin leading the race with his car number at the top of the scoring tower. I must have shot this 20 times to get what I got…….I as still not totally happy with it, but this is how it turned out. I shot it at shutterspeed 125, f5.6 @ISO 2000. I shot it with my 70mm~200mm lens.
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Mark Martin (5) during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
The following Images are of Race Action shot from outside of the speedway through holes cut in the fencing. I especially love the image of Jimmie Johnson and the #48 Chevrolet sneaking past the Furniture Row Car. I was lucky with this shot. I was able to show from an “Editorial” stand point how Jimme really worked his way to the front from a poor starting position. All of these images were shot @ ISO2000 at Shutterspeed 1000 with my D300.
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Jimmie Johnson (48) and Mark Martin (5) during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch (18) amd Mark Martin (5) during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
This next image was taken in the final 3 laps of the race. I wanted to show the sense of how Mark Martin and the 5 Car were “diving” under Kyle Busch and the #18 Car to make the pass. I think that it worked as an Editorial Image. By the way, Mark did not pull it off.
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Mark Martin (5) and Kyle Busch (18) battle for the lead during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
These last 2 images are about all I got for crashes. I shot the 20 car spinning from being on the roof. It is a great place to shoot from if you are looking for crashes. You can see the whole Speedway, I just have to move around too much to sit and wait for a crash. I was lucky to get this one. The only other one that I got was the 1 car blowing a tire. Nothing spectacular, but good for Editorial usage.
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Lagano (20) spins during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
August 22, 2009; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr (1) blows a tire during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe/www.TheSharpeImage.com
Yopu can view the whole “take” from the race at www.USPressire.com, or at my site, www.TheSharpeImage.com under the “Race Wrap” setion.
Thanks,
Sam
