The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is at Texas Motor Speedway and The Drive is covering all 4 days at the track. Thursday is a quiet one. The garages sit empty until the haulers are allowed in at 5:00pm. Once they arrive, the tool chests are first off the trucks and a well choreographed drill of moving in continues. The evening holds a fan event in the grandstands featuring Kyle Petty, Joey Logano, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keslowski and Kevin Harvick.
The garages sit empty until the haulers arrive at 5:00pm. , © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved Stacks of tires line the pit road, ready for the teams to claim. , © Rip Shaub. All Rights Reserved. The infield and finish line get a fresh coat of paint for the weekend.
, © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved Stacks of tires line the pit road, ready for the teams to claim. , © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved The body measurement jig sits ready at the impound., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved Haulers line up outside the garage, all haulers must be in place before teams can start to unload., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved Hauler tailgates drop as the load in gets underway., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved The Menards team hauler takes it’s place in the paddocks., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved Tool chests are the first off the trucks. They take their places in the stalls., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved Each toolchest is a different scheme of organization and layout. , © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved Fuel cans are everywhere you look, standing sentry over the paddocks., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved The stars and stripes of the pit entry reflect in windows of the luxury suites in the late afternoon light., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved The O’Reilly Auto Part 500 trophy sits ready for Sunday’s winner. In true Texas form, the winner also gets the coveted straw cowboy hat. , © Rip Shaub. All rights reserved. Kyle Petty hosts the evening’s fan appreciation event., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved. Tony Stewart talks to fans. He’s hosting, and racing in, the Texas Sprint Car Nationals on the dirt track on Friday and Saturday., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved. Tony Stewart and Joey Logano share a laugh about their feisty wives., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved Joey Logano, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keslowski, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Petty entertain the fans at Texas Motor Speedway., © Rip Shaub. All Rights reserved.
