2012 NASCAR Season

[CanesFan27]

I went to my first NASCAR Race since 1999 earlier this month.

Photos from the Goody's 500 in Martinsville, VA
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamontheroad/sets/72157629390468760/

Looks like a great time!

Too bad you didn't catch any Norfolk Southern trains going by the track during the race.

Mike

He didn't have the vantage point as he was shooting from Turn 2 (the railroad being to his back). I do recall a train going by during the telecast.

Nor would it be that much of a deal to me personally if one did.  Plus, it is trenched pretty well below the grandstand level and would be difficult to see.

[Takumi]

I've never been to Martinsville during a race weekend (just on the way to Greensboro once), but it is a nice track.

[Takumi]

Marcos Ambrose set a pole speed of 203.241 MPH, the fastest in NASCAR since 1987, for today's Michigan race.

Oh, and some Dale guy won the race.

[formulanone]

I've always been surprised that MIS is not a restrictor-plate track, even though it's only 2.0 miles, its continually high banks have always made it nearly as quick as Indianapolis, Daytona, Talladega...yes, IMS isn't a plate track either, but back in the IndyCar/CART days, the average speeds were nearly identical.

Dale got a bit choked up there when asked about his continual fan support...

[Roadgeek Adam]

Meh I am happy for this weekend, for once I have nothing in my schedule impeding the Road America race. Also, Sears Point weekend, YAY!

[Alex]

Heading to Talladega this weekend for the Good Sam Club 500 and will be trying out the new camera.

[ctsignguy]

Heading to Talladega this weekend for the Good Sam Club 500 and will be trying out the new camera.

Hope you got some good shots of the wreck at the end.....

[Alex]

Heading to Talladega this weekend for the Good Sam Club 500 and will be trying out the new camera.

Hope you got some good shots of the wreck at the end.....

Our seats were down a ways from it. I was looking through binoculars that way when Tony Stewart's car went airborne. The crowd erupted with shock! Once the dust kicked in, I could not tell anything until a moment later when Kenseth went by followed by a number of banged up cars. Sam Hornish, Jr's #22 dragged across the asphalt and ground to a stop directly in front of us... Took forever for us to figure out where Bowyer's #15 was. Glad everyone involved seemed ok, and did catch Dale Jr.'s reaction to the crash this morning on ESPN.

My wife ended up taking all the photos and of the few I have viewed so far I noted Kyle Busch's half-assed wave while looking forward from his introduction and Sam Hornish, Jr. looking back dejected at his car while walking toward the pits.

[74/171FAN]

The fact that Kyle Busch actually avoided that wreck was the highlight of my sports weekend.  Yeah I had a long weekend...

[Roadgeek Adam]

Not so ok results:

"Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a concussion and will sit out the next two Sprint Cup races at Charlotte and Kansas."

Man, this is a killer to Jr. fans in possibly his best season ever.