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Walking down the tri-oval turn. The banking is 18 degrees here in front of the flag stand. |
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Looking into the infield |
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From the opposite direction |
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Out Spint Nextel tour group |
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You can get an idea of how steep the turn is here! This is only 18 degrees. The other turns are 31 degrees! |
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The new safety barriers on all the walls. These were put in after Dale Ernhardt died here at this speedway. |
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Pit lane |
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In front of Dale Jr's pit slot. |
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Scott and Steve at Dale's place. |
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Kyle Petty |
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Tires staged and ready. |
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Painting directional arrows on the tires |
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The pit row area is busy all the time, before, during, and after the race. Notice all the booms overhead. |
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Steve in front of Ken Schrader's pit slot |
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Bass Pro Shops |
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Prepping the tires |
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Gluing the lug nuts on to the wheel |
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The weight is then placed to hold the lugs while drying |
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FedEx! Not always on time!! |
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I was really rooting for Tony! He did well and even one a 150 race but Sunday was not his day. |
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Jeff Gordon's Dupont slot |
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Infield facilities |
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Steve in front of the HUGE Daytona emblem painted on the grass. It's roped off and they will kill you if you walk on it! |
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