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NASCAR Texas 2008

The Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway early in April, 2008.
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  • #19 moves to Pit Road

    #19 moves to Pit Road

    Elliott Sadler's 19 car moves out to Pit Road prior to the race

  • The 88 rolls out

    The 88 rolls out

    Dale Jr's 88 car moves out to Pit Road

  • Red is Ready

    Red is Ready

    Kyle Busch's pit box

  • Home Depot ready to go to work!

    Home Depot ready to go to work!

    Tony Stewart's pitbox prior to the race

  • Tires ready to go!

    Tires ready to go!

    The Pitbox for Tony Stewart with all of the race-ready tires. The small wooden box at the bottom left of the pitbox contained race-used lugnuts that the team was selling for a $1 donation to charity! I bought one!

  • Reporting

    Reporting

    Marty Smith from ESPN getting ready for some reporting duties.

  • Elliott Sadler

    Elliott Sadler

    Driver Intros

  • Tony Stewart

    Tony Stewart

    Driver Intros

  • Michael Waltrip

    Michael Waltrip

    Driver Intros

  • Kevin Harvick

    Kevin Harvick

    Driver Intros

  • Jeff Gordon

    Jeff Gordon

    Driver Intros

  • Kasey Kahne

    Kasey Kahne

    Driver Intros

  • Matt Kenseth

    Matt Kenseth

    Driver Intros

  • Kyle Busch

    Kyle Busch

    Driver Intros

  • Carl Edwards

    Carl Edwards

    Driver Intros

  • Dale Jr

    Dale Jr

    Driver Intros. Dale Jr was awarded the "Fastest Lap" award from the previous race.

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr

    Dale Earnhardt Jr

    Driver Intros

  • Calm before the storm

    Calm before the storm

    Before the start of the race. Cars line up on the racetrack rather than in the pits.

  • Jimmie in a hurry

    Jimmie in a hurry

    Right before the start of the race, Jimmie Johnson had to walk back to his pits and almost ran over me!! He was very focused so I didn't pester him.

  • Kevin and Delana Harvick

    Kevin and Delana Harvick

    Back when she wore the firesuit in the family. Ironically the same one Joey wore when he accused her of it! ;-)

  • Crew Stretches

    Crew Stretches

    This is Ryan Newman's crew getting race-ready with some stretching before the race start.

  • 1 lap to go!

    1 lap to go!

    Racers lined up for the last lap prior to green

  • On the way to the green

    On the way to the green

    Dale Jr leads the pack to the start of the race.

  • Watching the race

    Watching the race

    Because everyone was standing on the start and restarts, it was hard to actually see the start from my seat. Lesson learned!!

  • Kevin Harvick Pitstop

    Kevin Harvick Pitstop

    In the pits with Kevin Harvick and his team

  • The 24 team pits

    The 24 team pits

    Jeff Gordon's Rainbow Warriors handle the pitstop.

  • 84/42=2

    84/42=2

    Juan Montoya in the 42 car, and Brian Vickers in the 84 car, handle the pitstops with Jimmie Johnson's pit on the big screen.

  • Jr's team jumps out of the way

    Jr's team jumps out of the way

    Dale Jr's car peals out of the pit box as the front tire man jumps out of the way!

  • Go go go

    Go go go

    Carl Edwards finishes up his pitstop on the way to the race lead.

  • Pole position pays off

    Pole position pays off

    Dale Jr was on the pole for this race, and having the first pit stall certainly helped his stops.

  • Fast Pitstops

    Fast Pitstops

    Elliott Sadler's car smokes out of the pitstop

  • Green means go!

    Green means go!

    Kevin Harvick leads Juan Montoya back to the green flag after pitstops.

  • Back to green!

    Back to green!

    A restart after a yellow flag

  • Running with tires!

    Running with tires!

    Tony Stewart's team makes a quick 4 tire change, running around the car with 60 lbs of tire!!

  • More Pitstops

    More Pitstops

    I was sitting at the top of the stands right past the start finish line, looking up Pit Road. Great shots of the boxes and the pitstops.

  • Uh oh, 4 wide doesn't work

    Uh oh, 4 wide doesn't work

    Kyle Busch gets pushed to the grass by Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin while Kasey Kahne and Dale Jr finish up their pit stops.

  • Back to green!

    Back to green!

    Back to the green flag

  • Tony Stewart in Turn 1

    Tony Stewart in Turn 1

    Tony Stewart takes turn one on his own

  • At the line

    At the line

    Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart cross the line (not the end of the race)

  • Denny Hamlin

    Denny Hamlin

    The 11 car for Denny Hamlin handles another pit stop

  • Go go go!

    Go go go!

    Go Dale go!

  • Kyle Busch last Pitstop

    Kyle Busch last Pitstop

    Kyle Busch makes his last pitstop for the day

  • Green Flag stops

    Green Flag stops

    Kasey Kahne makes his pitstop under green

  • Denny's Green Flag stop

    Denny's Green Flag stop

    Denny Hamlin's team handles their last pitstop of the day

  • There goes Kasey!

    There goes Kasey!

    Kasey Kahne speeds through Dale Jr's pitstall as he exits his pitstop

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