In 2011, in an effort to keep more involved in the media day process, I decided to give myself a little extra self-assignment. I though it might be interesting to focus in on the drivers' eyes. After all, these were the eyes that would soon be gazing through sandblasted windshields as the sped around Daytona, looking for holes to shoot and opportunities to pass at 200 miles per hour.

The story behind my photo of air Force One departing the 2004 Daytona 500 with President George Bush on board as race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes by on the race track