June 15, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) during practice for the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
On Father’s Day weekend I covered 912 miles in 67 hours on only 10 hours of sleep. If I said I was tired, that would be an understatement! I started off on Friday by heading to Brooklyn, MI, which is the home of the Michigan International Speedway. There I would be covering the Quicken Loans 400 Practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. After spending the day there I headed to Lansing where I was going to compete in Dirty Feat, an adventure race held in the capital, on Saturday. The race covered some 50 miles on bike, foot, and canoe. After eight hours of non-stop exercise I was on my way home for a few hours before heading back to MIS. In order to beat all the traffic I set my alarm for 4:30am and was off to the track. Once there I covered some pre-race events and waited for the race to start since there was a rain delay. Once the race was over and I had finished sending pictures to my editors, I was on my way home for some much needed rest. Here are some pictures from my adventures. You can see all the images here and here.
Practice:
June 15, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; A detail view of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tires during practice for the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREJune 15, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series officials check the car of driver Jimmie Johnson (48) before practice for the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
My Race:
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Race Day:
June 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; Crew members push the car of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano (20) before the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREJune 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle (16) during the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREJune 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), driver Jeff Gordon (24), and driver Tony Stewart (14) during the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREJune 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver AJ Allmendinger (22) during a pit stop at the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREJune 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) during the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREJune 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) celebrates his win in victory lane after the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREJune 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) celebrates his win in victory lane after the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
