LAS VEGAS — Freelance photographer Rex Winterton is illustrating the fun weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the NASCAR circuit makes its stop in southern Nevada
Winterton sent us these photographs from the prelims and press conferences leading up to Sunday’s big race. He will also file a report with photos after the race Sunday, so check back here at STGNews.com for your NASCAR fix.
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Jeff Gordon receives his very own "Blackjack Table" as a retirement
gift from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is Gordon's final
performance at the 1.5 mile Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev., Mar. 7, 2015 | Photo by Rex Winterton, special for St. George News Popular NASCAR race driver Jeff Gordon signs an auction charity guitar for KONY Radio's Coins for Kids coming up in the fall. Gordon is in
his last year of racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This is his
last appearance at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev., Mar. 7, 2015 | Photo by Rex Winterton, special for St. George News After only running three laps around the track, Trevor Bayne blows his
right front tire. Each driver in the Saturday prelims are allowed
one tire change. During the course of the main Sunday race, each
driver is allowed 28 new tires or 7 tire changes. I don't think this
tire will even be made into a child's play yard swing, Las Vegas, Nev., Mar. 7, 2015 | Photo by Rex Winterton, special for St. George News Three cans with 11 gallons of gasoline in each all must be put inside the cars during the pit stops. Between filling cars with gasoline, changing tires, taking cellophane off the windshield, this must be done
under 13 seconds. While filling the cars with gas they usually only waste under two gallons, Las Vegas, Nev., Mar. 7, 2015 | Photo by Rex Winterton, special for St. George News Coming from all over the United States various full time fire fighters
love coming
to work the NASCAR scene. For instance, Steve Elliott from Montana
drove 800 miles to Vegas with his chance of a fire explosion inside
the garage. For him, it's mostly ego to jump in and put the fire out -- Not the $12. per hour pay, Las Vegas, Nev., Mar. 7, 2015 | Photo by Rex Winterton, special for St. George News Carl Edwards Interview inside pressroom talking about one of his new sponsors of Comcast. Carl drives the #19 car on the track. One of the favorites for this Sundays race. I asked Carl since people love to see him win a race and then do a back-flip out of his window, I asked him if he'd ever fallen and not landed on his feet after he jumped. His only response was "Not on TV, thank goodness." Las Vegas, Nev., Mar. 7, 2015 | Photo by Rex Winterton, special for St. George News Jeff Gordon (#24 car) is all smiles after announcing his retirement from
racing after this year. Over the course of Jeff Gordon's career he
has won 92 major races. All drivers will be racing on Saturday coveting the popular "Pole" position, Las Vegas, Nev., Mar. 7, 2015 | Photo by Rex Winterton, special for St. George News 
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