02 Dec NASCAR Homestead Miami Speedway Nov 20-22 09

Max Pappis after hitting the wall in practice.
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They go through a lot of goodyear tires!

Shorty after Jimmie Johnson seals the pole position.

Carl Edwards in practice.

Homestead Miami Speedway.

Kyle Busch takes the win in Homestead and the overall Championship in the Nationwide series.

Jimmie Johnson through turn 3.

Mark Martin end the year with one of his best seasons in his 25 plus year career.

Jeff Gordon and his daughter before the start of the race.

Here is a shot I know no one else got. The start of the Ford 400, green flag. Stuck my Canon Mark 3 through the fence with a 10-17 attached, while the cars roared past me about 10 feet away.

Local boy Juan Pablo Montoya in the pit. He has a blowout later on that would put him out of contention

Johnson leading through turn one with Jeff Gordon on his heels

Johnson with his record 4th consecutive Championship.

As I went into covering my first Nascar race and also attending my first Nascar race there was a lot on my mind. It is by far the most important sport in American sports marketing. There are literally thousands that attend and follow the circuit around the US. Overall it was pretty lame racing without many mishaps. Maybe a spin or two but that was it. One thing I noticed were a whole lot of photographers going after the same shot. Its a tough sport to cover since shooting positions can almost be a mile away from each other. This is also why there are so many options to get something everyone else doesn’t have. Lets just say I had fun and the food for the press was one of the best in pro sports. And yes I saw my fair share of mullets.