PHOTO ESSAY | Sprint Cup Series
When NASCAR marketing emails the newspaper you work at offering full media access in exchange for coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond, you don’t turn that down.
Chris Conway
Photography Editor
When NASCAR marketing emails the newspaper you work at offering full media access in exchange for coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond, you don’t turn that down. Something must be said about the overall media relations of NASCAR because I have yet to experience people as helpful as they were.
I was excited heading into the weekend for a new challenge in an atmosphere that was completely new to me. As soon as I arrived at Richmond International Raceway on Friday, I knew I was in for a weekend of photo opportunities that I had never come close to experiencing.
Whether I was surrounded by pit crews scrambling to change four tires in 12 seconds or up in a photo stand with cars flying by at over 150 mph only feet away from me, the action was constant.
By the end of the night on Saturday, I had an endless list of reasons to love photographing the event. If encountering famous names such as Richard Petty or Travis Pastrana isn’t enough, or perhaps being showered with champagne as Kyle Busch celebrated his record-setting fourth win at the track, then simply being able to experience the atmosphere from a perspective few see is enough to ensure that I will be taking my next opportunity to be trackside at a race. CT
