"Justin Funkhouser, driver of the #5 Bay Bio Diesel Chevrolet, Luis Martinez, Jr., driver of the #6 King Taco/Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil Ford, Alex Bowman, driver of the #59 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Toyota, Dylan Kwasniewski, driver of the #03 Rockstar/Royal Purple Chevrolet, and Greg Pursley, driver of the #26 Gene Price Mtrspts/Star Nursery Ford, stand on the grid as a rainbow emerges in the sky above them prior to the start of the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 at Colorado National Speedway on August 6, 2011 in Dacono, Colorado. Kwasniewski, who set the pole, went on the win the race at the age of 16."
In most of what I do, access is everything.
Yesterday's assignment was a perfect example of how some of the best images can be made at the lower levels of any given sport. NASCAR's K&N touring series is akin to Class AA baseball. The big names are nowhere to be found and they welcome the media with open arms.
Having covered a few Sprint Cup races (read: the big boys) this season I can tell you that you practically get zero access.
On the other hand, I was able to walk into the garage (read: pop up tents) and stick a wide angle in anyone's face that I wanted. Prior to the race I was able to hang out on the track with the drivers sans any entourage and make a picture that would be impossible at the higher levels.
To top it off, my lens somehow gravitated towards the 16 year old eventual winner all day long.
Getting excellent access made covering the race by myself so much easier than I had anticipated. Now if the track wasn't the darkest venue I'd ever been to...
More images here.
-JCE
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