The Saturday qualifying session for the Grand Prix of Sonoma was taken by Will Power with a fastest lap of 1 minute and 17.4 seconds. Josef Newgarden was second fastest and Scott Dixon third. Was an exciting qualifying session. Hope you like the photos.

For the first part of the qualifying session started at Turn 3A at the top of the race course. This way I could start the shoot at the top of the hill, then work my way down to the pits and front straight for the “placing of the sticker” by the top qualifier. Here’s Carlos Munoz in the #34 Andretti Autosport – HVM Racing at speed with the Sonoma Valley in the background (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II 1.4x extender III, 135mm, f/14, 1/160, ISO 100)

At Turn 3 with Sebastien Bourdais in the #11 KVSH Racing speeding across the top of the circuit (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II 1.4x extender III, 130mm, f/20, 1/100, ISO 100)

At the crest of the Turn 3 hill with Carlos Huertas in the #18 Dale Coyne Racing (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II, 200mm 1.4x extender III, f/5, 1/1000, ISO 100)

Jack Hawksworth in the #98 BHA / BBM with Curb-Agajanian (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 500mm f/4L, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 100)

Continued down to the outside of Turn 2 to capture the cars as they went through this right-hander. Top qualifier Will Power in the #12 Team Penske (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II 1.4x extender III, 140mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 100)

Graham Rahal in the #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II with 1.4x extender III, 280mm, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 100)

The walk-over bridge between Turns 1 and 2 as I continued my walk to the pits (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II with 1.4x extender III, 98mm, f/9, 1/320, ISO 100)

Towards the end of the session went to the pits to get shots of the cars, drivers, and teams. Ryan Briscoe in #8 NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing in pit lane (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II with 1.4x extender III, 165mm, f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 100)

Tony Kanaan driver of the #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II with 1.4x extender III, 280mm, f/4, 1/1600, ISO 100)

The lovely UFD Promotional girls (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 50mm f/1.2L, f/6.3, 1/800, ISO 100)

Helio Castroneves in the #3 Team Penske ready to hit the track (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II with 1.4x extender III, 185mm, f/4, 1/3200, ISO 100)

Pit action with the #67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II with 1.4x extender III, 125mm, f/4, 1/640, ISO 100)

P1 Award to Will Power in the #12 Team Penske (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 50mm f/1.2L, f/5, 1/320, ISO 100)