Every driver in every photo featured below is having a bad day. They are either about to crash, crashing, engulfed in flames, dodging parts, or trying to keep a bad situation from getting worse. There are photos here from the NHRA drag races, NASCAR, IndyCar, etc as Mark shoots all different kinds of stuff throughout the year. The primary place that these photos came from is the drag strip. It seems kind of ironic, right? The one form of racing that is far simpler than the others is also more violent in virtually every way. You rarely see a NASCAR racer suffer a big explosion and fire, Indy racers don’t blow the bodies off of their machines, and while the premise of drag racing is simple, the execution of the sport is something entirely different.
We’re happy to report that the drivers in these photos made it. If you have seen how violent the V. Gaines pro stock crash was you’ll hardly believe it From our recollection, the guys who were banged up beyond anyone else in this collection of calamities were the two fellows who crashed on the same run during top dragster in Brainerd, Minnesota. Even they, though bruised and battered will recover fully. The lead photo is one of them impacting the wall HARD on the side.
We’ve shared Marks’s favorite photos from the past year and some of the coolest action photos he grabbed but this is the big time stuff. This is where the rubber meets the photographic road. Being in the right place, at the right time, with the right gear, and paying attention to the right car….that’s what makes Mark so good. He does all that stuff when he needs to!
Click here to visit Mark’s blog and see his best crash and burn stuff of the last year
Mark always has the coolest photos! These are insane!
Me like. Someone has to teach me how to use my camera better. If we were still using film I’d have it covered.
you tube Bruce Allen and Kenny Koretsky crash