Aug 19, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle (16), driver Martin Truex Jr. (56), and driver Sam Hornish Jr (22) during the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
Last weekend I was blessed to be able to head out to Brooklyn, MI, which is home of the Michigan International Speedway. MIS was the host for Pure Michigan 400, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
I started off on Friday with photographing practice. Before practice started there were drivers giving interviews, so I decided to photograph a few of them.
Aug 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth (17) during a press conference before the practice for the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
After the interviews, I grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed out to the garage area to cover practice. While photographing practice I tried to focus on the drivers and then worry about the cars on race day.
Aug 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (2) during practice for the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
After practice there was a two hour break between practice and qualifying. I sent over my gallery of images and then had some time to set up my computer for the qualifying images.
When qualifying started I still wanted to focus on the drivers and other happenings that I would not be able to get on race day.
Aug 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) during qualifying for the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREAug 17, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Mark Martin (55) after the qualifying for the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
On Saturday I was covering high school soccer, so I missed the second practice they had. However, I was back on Sunday to cover the race. After covering the Quicken Loans 400 in June, I had a better idea of what to expect on race day. I came up with a plan of attack which helped me get a variety of different angles of the race.
Aug 19, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; A general view of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race during the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREAug 19, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Juan Pablo Montoya (42) during a pit stop during the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREAug 19, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle (16) during the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREAug 19, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon (24) during the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREAug 19, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Landon Cassill (83) and driver Joey Logano (20) during the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREAug 19, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards (99) and driver Jeff Burton (31) during the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIREAug 19, 2012; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle (16) holds up the trophy after winning the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
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