Michael took the pictures with an Olympus E-100RS High Speed Digital Camera. It can take 15 frames per second. Michael had it set to 7.5 frames per second to save compact flash space. Really cool stop action. Below the thumbnails is the link to three QuickTime movies. If you don't have Quicktime you can download it for free at Quicktime Download
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Friday morning practice Dale Earnhardt, Jr takes the car out for a try. |
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Here comes Rusty to see how the car is setup. |
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Mark Martin and Mike Skinner heading out to see how much speed the car has. |
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Terry Labonte and Kevin Harvick on track looking for speed. |
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And here come the latest NASCAR sensation Jammie McMurray. |
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Only so many allowed on the track - so this group waits PATIENTLY! |
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Lots of guys want another chance to see if changes did what they want. |
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The line is getting long and practice is almost over. |
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Just a few more laps to try to get the car right for qualifying. |
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Lance Hooper in the #47 spins during practice. |
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Crews put the cars in line for qualifying. Jack Roush oversees he teams. Kyle heads towards his car. |
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Kyle looks over the car and gets ready to climb in. |
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Crews making sure all is ready for their drivers. Can you spot Jeff Burton in the crowd by his car? |
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Jeff Burton & Jack Roush in the middle of an important discussion. Bobby Labonte on the way to his car. |
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Photographers snapping pictures as drivers arrive. |
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Jeff Burton talks to his team. Here comes Kurt Busch. |
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Look at Jammie's car - is it just me or is Bill Elliott tugging on the spoiler? Jeff Burton in conference with the crew. Jack Roush & Ryan Newman lean on the wall chatting. |
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Here comes Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
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Mark Martin watches Jeff Burton's qualifying run. Maybe Jeff can tell him something useful for his run. |
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Terry Labonte gets ready to climb in for his run. |
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My buddies at NASCAR Rocks and Victory Lane forums know some of these hooligans from the infamous Black Angus dinner Friday night. Front row are Linda& David Peterson {a.k.a. Adobedude}, Richard Karowski, Bill Karowski. Back row are Dan & Linda Bilson, Me {a.k.a. Labontebrothersfan} and Michael {a.k.a. LurkingRacer}. |
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Here is Richard Karowski outside the Allison Grandstands. He wanted pictures to na-na his relatives that he got to go to the races! |
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Saturday morning the weather man had rain in the forecast. The sky looked VERY threatening. We were a little worried - but we lucked out and no rain fell. |
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Here's Richard again - his family should notice the Winston Cup cars in the background. HA HA he was there and you weren't! |
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Happy Hour last chance to dial in the car. |
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Checking out how the car runs with others around - Jeff Gordon, Ricky Craven & Matt Kenseth are in a tight little group. |
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Elliott Sadler, Jeff Burton & Kevin Harvick on track - while the line to go out grows. |
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Steve Park, Rusty Wallace and Ward Burton. |
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I don't think I'd want the job of holding the guys on pit road until it's their turn! |
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John Andretti, Ricky Rudd, Tony Stewart and Mark Martin. |
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And here come Bill Elliott. |
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Jimmie Johnson |
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Rusty Wallace |
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Kevin Harvick |
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Kyle Petty |
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Jammie McMurray & Bobby Labonte |
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Terry Labonte |
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Here's Greg Biffle taking a ride around the track after BGN driver introductions. This and the next three pictures are special for my NASCAR Rocks buddy Harvick1. |
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After the ride, drivers head for the cars to get their safety equipment and climb in for the race. |
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Except Greg needs a "special" pit stop first. |
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OK - now he's ready for photos and safety equipment. |
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I love Taz on the Pace Car. |
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Race Day - Sunday morning - bright and clear. No rain in the forecast. Here's your starting lineup. |
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This shot is from the top of the Allison Grandstand. Just look at the crowd on the midway! Glad I bought my stuff on Friday! |
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Tires all laid out. War Wagons ready. All we need are cars and drivers. |
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Time for driver introductions and a ride around the track. Jimmie Johnson does an interview and waves to the crowd. |
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Ricky Craven |
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Rusty Wallace |
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Matt Kenseth They had some sort of DeWalt competition during the pre-race show. One of the guys won a Million Dollars! These guys are the competitors along with the winner's trophy. |
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Dale Jarrett {don't know who the boy with him is} |
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Ward Burton - for some reason he got a lot of BOOs - which really annoyed me! |
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Kevin Harvick |
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Ricky Rudd |
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Jeff Burton |
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Kyle Petty |
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Tony Stewart |
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Bill Elliott |
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Mark Martin |
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr |
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The crews all lined up for the National Anthem is an impressive sight. |
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Here come the cars for the pace laps. |
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A second pace car leads the back half of the field while the jet driers blow off the track. |
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GO GO GO GO Ryan Newman leads them down into turn One followed closely by John Andretti and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
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Dale Jarrett, Matt Kenseth, Rusty Wallace and Ron Hornaday in the #83. |
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Single file into Turn 1. |
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Hug the yellow to go fast. |
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Ward using the higher line. |
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1st caution and everyone is in the pits for tires and adjustments. |
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Watch out Jimmy - pit road is very crowded! |
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The runners are off to get more fuel. |
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Back under green Dale Earnhardt, Jr, Joe Nemechek, Christian Fittipaldi in the #44 and Terry Labonte. |
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Green flag pitstops for Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Spencer as Christian Fittipaldi heads back out on track. |
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Jeff Gordon's service is done and off he goes. |
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Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth and Ken Schrader on track |
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Terry Labonte, Bill Elliott, Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart. Bill sure is using a higher line then the rest. |
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Scott Wimmer in the #27 spins bringing out the caution. Jeff Burton goes by just above him. |
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Emergency crews tends to Scott and the car. Scott was fine but the car was done for the day. Scott won the BGN race on Saturday but finished 42 Sunday. |
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Meanwhile pit road is plenty busy - couple close calls for cars and crews. |
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Long pit stop for Ryan Newman. |
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Clean up and pit stops continue. |
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As Scott Wimmer's wrecked car gets loaded up, the teams a lap or more down finish their pit stops. |
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Then it's back to green flag racing! |
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Rusty is really on Kurt Busch. |
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Points contenders Mark Martin and Tony Stewart are really going for it. |
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Jeff Gordon sure is running a high line into Turn 1. |
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Another round of green flag pit stops. |
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The race winner Matt Kenseth! |
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Good job Matt! |
Official Race Results:
Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil
November 10, 2002 | Race 35 of 36
Average speed of race winner: 113.857 mph.
Time of race: 2 hours, 44 minutes, 25 seconds.
Margin of victory: 1.344.
Caution flags: 4 for 18 laps.
Lead changes: 14 among 9 drivers.
Lap leaders: R. Newman 1-6; D. Earnhardt Jr. 7-28; R. Newman 29-34;
D. Earnhardt Jr. 35-117; D. Blaney 118; M. Kenseth 119-121; J. Gordon 122-133;
K. Busch 134-219; J. Gordon 220-223; M. Martin 224-225; J. Johnson 226;
R. Newman 227-228; K. Busch 229-259; J. Benson 260; M. Kenseth 261-312.