NASCAR Pictures: Friday Qualifying for the Sylvania 300
by Charlie Turner
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September 24, 2011 9:33 pm UTC No CommentsExclusive NASCAR photos from New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Our intrepid photog Glenn Bure was there and firing on all cylinders for the Friday Sprint Cup practice and qualifying action at The Magic Mile in Loudon. Nice work Glenn.
Photo credit: Glenn Bure – OnPitRow.com
Chase History: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
by Chris Leone, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2012 NASCAR schedule, video, Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie
I do weekly Fantasy Pick'Em columns here at OPR, as well as the occasional opinion and analysis piece. I also provide the IZOD IndyCar Series coverage. For more on that, head to my site, OpenWheelAmerica.com. My Twitter handle is @christopherlion.
September 23, 2011 10:01 pm UTC No Comments
The Chase for the Sprint Cup takes us to my home track, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, for the second race of this year’s championship battle. But I wonder about the intensity of Sunday’s event. It’s no longer the first race of the Chase, after all, having been replaced in that position on the schedule by Chicagoland. Instead of seeing all of the drivers race aggressively to start off on the right foot, we may see the top drivers going for points as the bottom few race hard.
But after the start of last year’s Chase, I think us New Hampshire fans can survive.
One of the most intense finishes of the 2010 season came at Loudon. For much of the race, Clint Bowyer, who had used a sixth place finish at Richmond to eke into the Chase, held the lead. The No. 33 team was simply dominant, using its outside pole position to establish itself at the front of the pack and taking the lead for the first of seven times on lap 29.
In fact, four of Bowyer’s segments at the front of the field were for more than 10 laps. Three of them were for 45 laps or more, and between those segments no driver led for more than two laps. He was dominant, even as Jamie McMurray and last week’s winner Tony Stewart poked their noses out front.
Even though Stewart took the lead with 52 laps to go and seemed set to win, Bowyer looked to take a strong finish out of the weekend. For a team that had barely made the Chase, they couldn’t ask for much better than a second-place finish.
Then Stewart ran out of gas on lap 299. Bowyer took the win.
Of course, three days later, Bowyer’s car was found to be in major violation of NASCAR rules. He got to keep the win, but the points penalty was so harsh that he was effectively eliminated from Chase contention immediately. His best crew members were shifted to Kevin Harvick‘s team, and Bowyer brought up the rear of the playoff field. But it goes to show you – some teams will do just about anything to win the first race of the Chase.
NASCAR Pictures: Sunday Action at Pocono Raceway
by Charlie Turner
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September 22, 2011 7:14 pm UTC No CommentsExclusive Pocono 500 NASCAR race action and Driver photos
On Pit Row photographer Glenn Bure will be at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend capturing all three days Nationwide Series and Chase to the Sprint Cup action on the track and in the garage. we thought we’d give you a little taste of what to expect with some bonus images from the last Pocono weekend. Enjoy and leave Glenn some comments about his work.
Photo credit: Glenn Bure – OnPitRow.com
Rainy Day NASCAR Racing Pictures from Chicagoland Speedway
by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2012 NASCAR schedule, video, Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie
I am the field producer/photographer of the syndicated radio show/website ON PIT ROW. When Steve and Charlie ask me to 'jump', I say "Yeah right."
September 20, 2011 9:25 am UTC No CommentsExclusive NASCAR driver photos from Sunday at the GEICO 400
We were there, and we got wet, but it was still fun and I did get some really interesting shots of the non-race NASCAR action at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday. Tell me what you think in the comment section and please share these with your friends on Facebook too.
Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnpitRow.com
NASCAR Pictures: Helluva Good! Sunday at MIS
by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2012 NASCAR schedule, video, Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie
I am the field producer/photographer of the syndicated radio show/website ON PIT ROW. When Steve and Charlie ask me to 'jump', I say "Yeah right."
June 26, 2011 5:22 am UTC No CommentsExclusive Photos of NASCAR Action at Michigan Speedway
Sunday at Michigan International Speedway was an exciting day at the races. I got some nice photos on the track of the action.
- #2 Brad Keselowski Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #00 David Reutimann #32 Mike Bliss #31 Jeff Burton three wide Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #1 Jamie McMurray #24 Jeff Gordon #33 Clint Bowyer #20 Joey Logano #78 Regan Smith Michigan international Speedway spr heisler 11
- #11 Denny Hamlin #17 Matt Kenseth Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #17 Matt Kenseth #22 Kurt Busch Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #18 Kyle Busch #16 Greg Biffle Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #21 Trevor Bayne Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #24 Jeff Gordon #5 Mark Martin Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #29 Kevin Harvick Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #33 Clint Bowyer Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #48 Jimmie Johnson Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #56 Martin Truex Jr #2 Brad Keselowski #31 Jeff Burton Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #56 Martin Truex Jr #4 Kasey Kahne Michigan International Speedway spr heisler- 1
- #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr #83 Brian Vickers #39 Ryan Newman #29 Kevin Harvick #43 AJ Allmendinger Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
- #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Michigan International Speedway spr heisler 11
Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler – OnPitRow.com
NASCAR Pictures: Dover Nationwide Series Saturday Mayhem
by Charlie Turner
Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. The best NASCAR and IndyCar news and opinion, exclusive pictures and video. I'm Charlie Turner. Follow me on Twitter @onpitrow
May 15, 2011 9:13 pm UTC No CommentsPhotos from Dover’s Monster Mile
The NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover Downs featured a vicious last lap crash that took out drivers Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer and others. OnPitRow.com photographer Glenn Bure got some great shots.
















































































































