Reverend Ron’s Red, White, & Blue Classic
Last season, we lost long-time Madera Speedway track chaplain Ron Spencer to cancer. Ron’s love for his country was well known, so with his birthday being July 3, and one of his favorite holidays being Independence Day, it was an easy decision to honor Ron’s memory by having a fireworks show and renaming this race... Read More
The Voice of the Kearney Bowl
The San Joaquin Valley in central California has an exceptionally rich, and deep motorsports culture. Many of today’s racing drivers come from a long line of wheel men, reaching back to the early years of IndyCar, and even further back than the origins of NASCAR. In a history of incredible personalities that reads like a... Read More
Driver Feature: Noah Gragson
I caught up with Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Noah Gragson last weekend. Gragson was piloting his Switch powered Super Late Model for the Winter Showdown at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, CA. Here are some of my favorite images from the race weekend.
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup at Sonoma
Sonoma Raceway always brings its own special flavor to NASCAR’s Monster Energy Cup season. Highly anticipated by drivers and fans alike, the hillside race track provides huge elevation changes throughout the course, and the extra large blue-and-gold curbs are famous for putting racecars up on two wheels, especially at the bottom end of the track.... Read More
Stormy Weather, Sunsets, and Speed
I experienced incredible skies at Madera Speedway this weekend while shooting a Legacy Album. Cody Jessop drives the #5 NCMA Sprint Car. Click the images to enjoy full screen.
The 2017 Grand Prix of Long Beach
The very first “big time” race I ever attended was the 2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. That was 15 years ago. I remember seeing media photographers inside the hairpin, photographing Paul Tracy from over the top of his helmet as he wrapped around the narrow concrete barrier onto Shoreline Avenue, the front straight... Read More
SEMA 2016: Meeting old friends and making new ones in Las Vegas
This was my second time attending the SEMA Show. Last year was a game changer for me. The turning point in my photography path was in the Toyota booth. I found myself in a circle of professionals that included Dale Martin, Jeremy Cliff, Webb Bland, Pepper Yandell, Luke Munnell, Nate Hassler and Lisa Linke, and... Read More
My Reason for Legacy Albums: A photographer’s desire to offer more than simple photos
My favorite part of being involved with racing is when I get to connect with a team and shoot a Legacy Album for them. I can’t emphasize enough how important these albums are. Being a photographer at a race track, I began to see the only thing photographers offered were repetitive photos of the cars on the... Read More
Spears Southwest Tour comes to Madera
The Spears Southwest Tour brought 125 laps of incredible racing to LoanMart Madera Speedway this weekend and Derek Thorn claims another win! After only one yellow flag very early on in the race, the Southwest Tour put down over 100 laps of solid green/white/checkers racing.
LoanMart Madera Speedway 2016 Gerhardt Classic
The Gerhardt Classic brings out the best in open wheel racing in the area. BCRA Midgets, USAC HPD Midgets, Winged Sprints, and the grand daddy of them all, Super Modifieds! I’ve built relationships with some of these teams, and have shot Legacy Albums for some of them, as well. I’ve been involved with #18 Super... Read More