High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Jamie McMurray, No. 26 Ford Fusion, slides down the high banks after hitting the wall in a 11-car chain reaction crash on Turn 4 of Lap 144. Fire safety crews all around the track responded immediately to the crash. On pit road, John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Matt Kenseth, No. 17, tries to steer around Jamie McMurray, No. 26, after McMurray was involved in an 11-car crash on Turn 4 of Lap 144. Fire safety crews all around the track responded immediately to the crash. On pit road, John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- The No. 01 Army car gets inspected in the garage Oct. 6 while one of the fire trucks and a three-man crew sits in the background watching the action in the garage. John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed and J.R. Suddarth go over the pit assignments before the start of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Oct. 6. John Piccuito, Mr. Suddarth and Sergeant Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., firefighter and Air Force reservist at Keesler AFB, Miss., stands watch over the action in the pits as the No. 88 team performs a quick gas and go pit stop Oct. 6 during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Sergeant Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., firefighter and Air Force reservist at Keesler AFB, Miss., stands watch over the action in the pits as the No. 30 team performs a quick pit stop Oct. 6 during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Sergeant Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. The No. 30 team went on to win the race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)