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Rainy Day NASCAR Racing Pictures from Chicagoland Speedway

by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2011 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 CDT No Comments

Exclusive 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

Filed under: Andy Lally, Brad Kesolowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Chase for the Cup, Chicagoland Speedway, Clint Boyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Haas CNC Racing, J J Yeley, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, NASCAR photos, Red Bull Racing, Regan Smith, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Stewart Haas Racing, The Busch Bros, Tony Stewart, jimmie johnson

Tagged with: driver pictures, GEICO 400, NASCAR driver photos, NASCAR pictures, The Caveman

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NASCAR Pictures: Friday from Michigan Speedway

by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2011 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."

August 20, 2011 9:22 pm CDT 1 Comment

Exclusive NASCAR driver photos from MIS

Camping World Truck Series action and Sprint Cup Series pre-qualifying shots Friday from Michigan International Speedway. Enjoy!

: Kurt Busch and girlfriend Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Jeff Gordon Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Tony Stewart Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Ryan Rocketman Newman going to qualify Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Jeff Gordon signing autographs Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Kasey Kahne Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Jamie McMurray and Matt Kenseth Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Kyle Busch Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Landon Casill and Regan Smith Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Todd The Onion Bodine and wife Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Trevor Bayne and David Reutimann Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Travis Kvapil Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: JJ Yeley qualifying Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Kyle Busch in truck Camping World Truck Series sum heisler 11

: Kevin Harvick Camping World Truck Series sum heisler 11

: Mark Martin Camping World Truck Series Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Justin Lofton Camping World Truck Series Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Parker Kligerman Camping World Truck Series Michigan International Speedway sum heisler 11

: Brendan Gaughan in Truck Camping World Truck Series sum heisler 11

: misfri JC strapping in Camping World Truck Series sum heisler 11

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler - OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Camping World Truck Series, David Reutimann, J J Yeley, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR, NASCAR photos, Red Bull Racing, Regan Smith, Ryan Newman, Sprint Cup Series, Trevor Bayne

Tagged with: Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR pictures, Pure Michigan 400

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NASCAR Pictures: Helluva Good! Sunday at MIS

by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2011 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 CDT No Comments

Exclusive 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

Filed under: A J Allmendinger, Brad Kesolowski, Brian Vickers, Clint Boyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmy Johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR, NASCAR photos, Regan Smith, Ryan Newman, Trevor Bayne, jimmie johnson

Tagged with: Helluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, NASCAR pictures

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NASCAR Race Day Pictures from the Kobalt Tools 500

by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2011 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."

November 20, 2010 10:29 pm CST No Comments

Photos of NASCAR racers on the track at Phoenix Sunday

On track action from Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at PIR. Congratulations again to Carl Edwards for sweeping the car races. Leave comments if you like what you see, please.

: #11 Denny Hamlin in pit straight Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #1 Jamie McMurray Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #2 Kurt Busch #34 Tony Raines Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #11 Denny Hamlin Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #14 Tony Stewart Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #16 Greg Biffle Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #18 Kyle Busch Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #19 Elliott Sadler Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #24 Jeff Gordon Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #29 Kevin Harvick Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #31 Jeff Burton Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #48 Jimmie Johnson front straight Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #48 Jimmie Johnson turn three Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #78 Ragan Smith Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #83 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #99 Carl Edwards #82 Scott Speed turn three Phoenix International Raceway 10

: #164 Langdon Cassill Phoenix International Raceway 10

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler - OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Carl Edwards, Chase for the Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, NASCAR, NASCAR photos, Phoenix International Raceway, Red Bull Racing, Regan Smith, Scott Speed, Sprint Cup Series, Tony Stewart, jimmie johnson

Tagged with: Kobalt Tools 500, NASCAR pictures, PIR

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NASCAR Driver Pictures from Phoenix Sunday

by BethAnne, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2011 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."

November 19, 2010 10:47 pm CST No Comments

Photos of Sprint Cup Drivers at PIR

I got some nice raceday pics of NASCAR drivers before the Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway Sunday. Hope you enjoy them.

: Kurt Busch pre race Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Jimmie Johnson on golf cart Phoenix International Raceway 10

: David Ragan Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Jimmie Johnson waiting for qualifying Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Matt Kenseth helmet Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Joey Logano Phoenix International Raceway 10

: David Ragan pre race Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Regan Smith Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Elliott Sadler in car Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Jeff Burton pre race Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Elliott Sadler pre race Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Kasey Kahne in car Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Juan Pablo Montoya pre race Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Kasey Kahne pre race Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Jamie McMurray Greg Biffle waiting for practice 10

: Kevin Harvick checking radio Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Kevin Harvick pre race Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Bobby Labonte Phoenix International Raceway 10

: Marcos Ambrose pre race Phoenix International Raceway 10

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler - OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Bobby Labonte, Chase for the Cup, David Ragan, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, NASCAR photos, Phoenix International Raceway, Red Bull Racing, Regan Smith, Sprint Cup Series, jimmie johnson

Tagged with: Kobalt Tools 500, NASCAR pictures

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More Wrecks At Talladega: Hate To Say I Saw It Coming, But…

by Chris Leone, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2011 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.

November 2, 2009 1:16 pm CST No Comments

Another Talladega race, another wild and dangerous finish.

So it goes every time the Sprint Cup Series visits the Alabama track, where upside down stock cars and a boring first 180 laps or so are about as inevitable as death and taxes.

Yesterday, both Ryan Newman and Mark Martin found themselves a little closer to the pavement than they would have liked over the course of the last few laps. Newman’s flipping Chevrolet actually landed on the hood of Kevin Harvick’s car, nearly putting his rear wing through Harvick’s windshield. Martin’s car was overturned by a spinning Martin Truex Jr. after the third controversial tri-oval finish in as many races.

At least there was some excitement at the end, though. For the majority of the race, cars ran in single file; before the race, Mike Helton warned drivers against bump drafting in the turns, threatening penalties against those who were too aggressive. Since nobody wanted to cross the line and find out how harsh NASCAR’s penalty would be, the cars ran as if in a parade for much of the race.

Everybody remembers Carl Edwards‘ car taking off into the catchfence earlier this year, when Brad Keselowski turned him to win Talladega’s spring race. That incident caused NASCAR to crack down even further on the drivers, adding to the old “out of bounds” restriction - no passing below the yellow line. Ironically, bump drafting in the tri-oval, where most of the problems at Talladega take place, is still fair game.

The restrictions have turned off drivers like Newman, who feels that the drivers should be able to police themselves on the track.

“The more rules, the more NASCAR is telling us how to drive the race cars, the less we can race and the less we can put on a show for the fans. They have created a lot of boredom because we couldn’t race. It is survival,” he complained after the race.

“Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, all those guys, they respected each other.”

The real cause of the problems that NASCAR currently has at Talladega dates back to the finish in October of last year. In that race, Regan Smith made an out-of-bounds pass of Tony Stewart in the tri-oval for what he and his team felt was the victory.

Smith cited NASCAR’s previous comments that any driver who was forced below the yellow line made an out-of-bounds pass, the pass would stand. Smith felt that Stewart forced him below the yellow line, and instead of deliberately wrecking the two-time champion, he made a clean pass.

NASCAR’s response was to dump him to 18th in the finishing order.

So when Keselowski found himself in Smith’s position this spring, he learned from the precedent that NASCAR had set, and dumped Edwards. The result, one of the scariest wrecks that the new car has ever seen, injured eight fans. NASCAR’s response was to further exacerbate the problem by giving the drivers even less control of the race, forcing them to be patient until the very end, at which point accidents happen.

The least that NASCAR can do to remedy the problem, if not removing all of their restrictions altogether and letting the drivers monitor themselves, is to change their rules about the tri-oval. The accidents are always caused by bumping and running out of room in the tri-oval in the final laps. NASCAR should be cracking down on bump drafting on the tri-oval at the end of the race, while allowing passes on the apron.

This forces separation between cars in the problem area of the track, while also freeing up another lane for those drivers who get forced down. It makes a whole lot more sense than risking more major tri-oval accidents at the end of the race, and putting more drivers in danger.

Then again, NASCAR hasn’t made a lot of sense with most of their decisions at Talladega in the past year or so, have they? I hate to say that I saw this coming when Smith’s win was disallowed last year, but the sanctioning body has made it clear that under the current rules, drivers will not be penalized for wrecking others to win.

As long as that mindset is around, there will be major wrecks at Talladega. And I don’t care how safe the car is, or that none of the drivers have gotten hurt (yet) - they shouldn’t be happening in the first place.

Filed under: Brad Kesolowski, NASCAR, NASCAR officials, Regan Smith, Ryan Newman, Talladega Superspeedway

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