Newman Racing Team
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I'm going through another sprint in my negative files to convert images I want to preserve into digital format. The last couple of days I've been into the auto racing files. These go back to 1987 when I was shooting at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., for USA Today. I had something photographers at the time referred to as a "God Pass," because it gave me access to everywhere--pits, garages, track locations inside the barriers, and I mistakenly thought that included the driver's hospitality areas. I was walking around with several other photographers and saw Paul Newman talking to some film guys in his roped off area, so I walked in and took a few shots with my 300mm f2.8. When I went back to rejoin the other photographers they were all laughing and told me Newman HATED photographers and they were just waiting for him to grab me and throw me out. I guess he must have assumed I was with the film crew. Otherwise it would have been very embarrassing.
Brent
Old Blue Eyes
Newman Racing Team
Brent
Old Blue Eyes
Newman Racing Team
Sep 18, 2026 at 03:02 PM
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Great images (especially of Mr. Newman) and funny memory.
Sep 19, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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GoodEgg wrote:
Great images (especially of Mr. Newman) and funny memory.
Thanks much. I think it would be hard to get a bad shot of somebody as good looking as Paul Newman. I'm just glad he didn't grab me and throw me out of his area.
Brent
Sep 19, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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Great story and portrait of the legend, Brent. The Oldsmobile shot, with its beautiful film grain, brought back a lot of nostalgia from my film days.
Thank you for sharing your stories. I found so much inspiration in them.
Marcelo
Thank you for sharing your stories. I found so much inspiration in them.
Marcelo
Sep 20, 2026 at 04:00 PM
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Lightsearcher wrote:
Great story and portrait of the legend, Brent. The Oldsmobile shot, with its beautiful film grain, brought back a lot of nostalgia from my film days.
Thank you for sharing your stories. I found so much inspiration in them.
Marcelo
Thanks for the kind words, Marcelo. Your work inspires all of us here.
Brent
Sep 20, 2026 at 08:47 PM
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An icon in cinema and motor sports brother! Also FOOD!!!!
Great composition!
Dan
Great composition!
Dan
Sep 23, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Danpbphoto wrote:
An icon in cinema and motor sports brother! Also FOOD!!!!
Great composition!
Dan
Thanks much. You're right, I never buy any salsa other than Newman's.
Brent
Sep 23, 2026 at 02:27 PM
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Jack Flesher wrote:
Great set and story!
Thanks Jack.
Brent
Sep 23, 2026 at 02:27 PM