The 2009 season saw the return of the NASCAR Whelen Modifieds to the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway. Everybody was excited to see these high powered, fast cars on the “World’s Fastest Half Mile” and they sure didn’t disappoint!
I was unable to secure a photo credential for this race however, there are a few places inside Bristol where, if you have enough lens, you can get acceptable shots. So I got there early enough to ensure that I could get some photos without too many folks in the way.
Once practice began and I started shooting, I noticed that there were no security people around keeping fans back from the fences. Bristol has several places around the track where there are openings in the catch fence for photographers to shoot through. These are strictly for credentialed photographers and off-limits for the average fan, but since nobody was looking, I made my way down there and got set for some action.
I managed to get off about 50 or 60 shots before I noticed a security guy on his golf cart heading my way. I was way back up in the seats before he got too close and he just turned around and went back to whatever he was doing before.
This week’s Photo of the Week is one of those shots.
