This past Saturday I got to cross something big off my bucket list—I covered the Nascar K&N Pro Series East race at New Jersey Motorsports Park as a credentialed media member. Here’s what it was like! (CLICK TO ENLARGE ALL PICTURES)
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The start-finish line for New Jersey Motorsports Park, located in Millville, NJ |
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A nice tribute to a legend |
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Mobile victory lane, located on a trailer bed |
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Starting lineup for the BMW club support race |
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Close-up of some Beamers |
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Track map in the media center |
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Driver Chase Purdy is readied for an interview |
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Hanna Zellers, making her Nascar debut |
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Harrison Burton's crew works on his car. Starting this year, Nascar has allowed K&N Pro Series teams to sport "Euro-style" schemes, putting the car number on the quarter panels |
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Harrison Burton, one of 16 drivers running that day |
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Race win decals on the 12 car--also note the "Nascar NEXT" mark |
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The inspection room |
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Further inspection while waiting to hit the track for qualifying |
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The winners' trophy |
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Drivers Meeting |
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Coming to the green for the restart |
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Driving through a dust-cloud |