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58th Knoxville Nationals

On Friday, August 10th, my wife and I drove 9 hours from our home in Benton, Arkansas to Knoxville, Iowa to cover the final two days of the 58th Knoxville Nationals. Our reason for the trip was to interview several people for an article that I am writing for FLAT OUT Magazine and to take photos. The trip was great. My wife and I had a great time. We didn't get a lot of sleep, but we had a lot of fun over the two days we spent talking to people and shooting the races. I did some uncharacteristic things, like not shooting with my Nikkor 300 2.8, which was a mistake. I missed on many images that would have been great. I also messed around with some slow shutter panning and wasted a lot of time doing so. Lesson learned. Stick to what I do best and make better decisions next time!

Here are some of the images I captured. I will also include some that my wife shot as well. Enjoy!

NIKON D4, F2.8, 1/1250, ISO 640, MANUAL

Turn 2 at Knoxville Raceway. The evening light was pretty nice at the time this image was captured. He jumped over the cushion and I was able to capture a nice rooster spray off the right rear tire.

NIKON D4, F4, 1/2500, ISO 200, MANUAL

Like the Kentucky Derby, you see some interesting hats at the Nationals.

NIKON D4, F4, 1/1250, ISO 400, SHUTTER PRIORITY

Catching some back light out of turn 2. I love different shots. So many people take the same boring left side images and miss on images like this one above. I try really hard to capture something different.

NIKON D4, F4, 1/1600, ISO 400, SHUTTER PRIORITY

A really nice, clean, right side shot coming out of turn 2 at Knoxville Raceway.

NIKON D4, F2.8, 1/1600, ISO 240, MANUAL

I shot this image from the top of the Clauson tower on the back stretch. It's a nice wide shot and I didn't want the car to be the entire focus of the image. You see the groves of the racing surface through the corner as well.

NIKON D710, F2.8, 1/3200, ISO 1100, SHUTTER PRIORITY

My wife Robin shot this beautiful image from the pit gate on the back stretch. I really like the color and warm evening light. I am teaching Robin to shoot and she did a really great job this weekend.

NIKON D4, F4, 1/250, ISO 800, MANUAL

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson flies into turn 3 with a little smoke from an oil leak in trail.

NIKON D4, F4, 1/250, ISO 800, MANUAL

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson smiles while talking to his crew before the 58th Knoxville Nationals A-Main. Larson finished 3rd, then flew back to Michigan for Sunday's NASCAR race.

NIKON D4, F4, 1/250, ISO 800, MANUAL

The missing man formation in honor of Jason Johnson files past the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum.

NIKON D4, F5, 1/250, ISO 500, MANUAL

Grass Valley, California native Brad Sweet screams with joy after winning the 58th Knoxville Nationals.

The Man Behind The Camera

Jimmy Jones, 47, is a freelance photographer based in Benton, Arkansas. Specializing in sports photography, Jimmy frequently covers the Arkansas Razorbacks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, high school and professional sporting events in the state of Arkansas and surrounding states.

 

The Kentucky Derby, the Breeder's Cup, the BCS Sugar Bowl, AT&T Cotton Bowl, The Southwest Classic, The Knoxville Nationals and the Indycar Grand Prix of Birmingham, are some of the notable events that Jimmy has captured through his lenses. Jimmy has covered the NFL, PGA Golf and NASCAR as well.

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Jimmy shoots exclusively Nikon bodies and is a strong supporter of the brand. He currently owns the D4, D3s, D7100, D300s and the D60 along with a wide-variety of Nikon lenses and accessories. He also uses THINK TANK bags / harnesses, Manfrotto Tripods / Monopods, Lexar Media Cards and GO PRO cameras.

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