Alex barnaby Series

INSIDE A RACE CAR
inside a race car

The Driver's Seat

The top two gauges are water and oil. The bottom two gauges are oil and fuel. The big gauge is the RPMs (race cars don't register MPH). The gauge on the right is volts. Next to volts are switches for fans and of course, turning the car on.

 inside a race car

The Passenger's Side

Exhaust tubes, wires and the rear view mirror. That little silver ball at the bottom right is the gear shift.

SPOTTERS

spotter's stand

The Spotters' Stand

Here's the spotters' stand from beautiful Darlington raceway in South Carolina. In Motor Mouth Alex Barnaby is working as Sam Hooker's spotter.
spotter's stand

The Actual Stand

Every track is a little different, but in Darlington the spotters have bleachers that get them above the television cameras.

The Spotter's View
spotter's view

Turns 3 and 4.
spotter's view

The straights and pits

 spotter's view

Turns 1 and 2.

BACK AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
the back stretch

The Back Stretch

One of our favorite things about the Speedway in NH, the back stretch. People can park their campers and watch from the hill.

 spotter's view

Pit Row

Someone was sent home early, so we had a chance to watch the race from their empty pit.
the back stretch

The Winning Team

Kyle Busch won the race. This is the #5 Kellogs team waiting on the wall for the car to come around and do it's burnout.

 the winning car

The Winning car

The number 5 car doing it's victory burnout.

AFTER THE RACE

after the race

If you didn't finish in the top five, or weren't one of the "chosen" ones, you're free to pack up and go. In the upper left corner that's Jimmie Johnson getting interviewed by TNT and other reporters.
after the race

The Tear Down

The team tearing the engine apart in front of NASCAR officials. NASCAR wants to make sure everything is legal.

 after the race

Putting the Car Away

After the car has been torn apart, it's pushed to the hauler and loaded onto the truck. Two cars ride on the top.

after the race

Putting the Junk Away

Tool chests, generators and such are stored in the center of the hauler.

 after the race

On To the Next Race

When everything is put away, and strapped down, the haulers head out. They will take the beat up car back to the shop.