Tom Brown Motorsports Photography

05/29/2026

Gallery is up for the combined Funny Car Chaos / NITRO CHAOS event last weekend at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. This gallery also includes some of the ScottRods AA/Gassers

Already looking forward to going back next year.

https://tombrown.smugmug.com/Funny-Car-Chaos/Funny-Car-Chaos-Supernationals-2026

05/26/2026

Some photos from this weekend at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. Rain on Saturday pushed the elimination rounds to Sunday and thanks to the hard work of everyone involved, the show was completed. This really is a first-class facility and should be on everyone's bucket list. Hopefully, next time we will have better weather.

Full gallery will be up soon at tombrown.smugmug.com

05/13/2026

First trip up to Huset's Speedway for opening day 2026 last Sunday. If you have not been there, this is definitely a must see track. Considering this is a 3+ hour drive for me on a Sunday night and I have to be at work Monday morning, I would not do it if it were not worth the trip. This place never disappoints! In the 410 feature, Ryan Timms Racing and Austin McCarl Racing had a great battle going on through lapped traffic until an incident sent the top four to the back of the field. In the end, Thram Racing came out on top.
Here is just a sample of the photos I took from the event. Lots to go through over the next few days to get the full gallery up.

tombrown.smugmug.com

05/01/2026

The full Gallery from the April 21st High Limit Racing event at Eagle Raceway can be viewed at https://tombrown.smugmug.com/Sprint-Cars/High-Limit-at-Eagle-Raceway-April-21-2026

05/01/2026

Full Gallery from Funny Car Chaos / NITRO CHAOS event at Texas Motorplex is now up at https://tombrown.smugmug.com/Funny-Car-Chaos/FCC-at-Ennis-Texas-April-10-11-2026

04/21/2026

Eagle, NE - Tue. April 21st

04/16/2026

A few from last weekend at the combined Funny Car Chaos / NITRO CHAOS event at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas. A great event as always. Full gallery will be up in a few days at tombrown.smugmug.com

04/03/2026

Some of what Teresa Haase Jenkins and I captured last weekend at the Funny Car Chaos event at Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Challenging weather made for a long weekend for everyone involved. Really felt good to be back at the track and we are looking forward to the next event in Texas. Full gallery should be up in a few days at tombrown.smugmug.com

All Things CHAOS! Funny Car Chaos & Nitro Chaos Drag Racing

02/11/2026

Some valid points...

It’s tax time! So I thought I would share a little information into the world of dirt racing photographers.

Let’s start with costs. I spent $800 in gas. $255 on website. $250 in lens cleaning. $420 in lens repair. $3200 lens purchase (because one broke). Maintence on car $300 (I don’t have any major issues but I put more miles on my vehicle traveling as much). $600 donations towards banquets. $300 donations towards advertising or giveaways. Total loss for the year up to $5700. Several things like food etc not included.

If I sell 8x10’s at $15. I make on average $8 a photo after the website takes their fees and after costs to print. To break even I would need to sell around 713 8x10’s to break even this year.

The average photographer makes around $2000-3000 a year if they are lucky. Now I say average photographer. I normally do better than The average photographer I’ll admit but that’s just from what I’ve found.

So why am I sharing this? Some of yall think us photographers are making bank. We lose money just like the racers and do this because we have a passion for the sport. But you still think it’s ok to use our photos for printing stuff or remove our logos and take money away from us. Well negative $2000 sounds better then negative $2100 at the end of the day.

Photographers give your sponsors attention, give your tracks attention, give you something to hold onto for years to come and work long hours giving up time with family, friends, and much more to pursue our passion and give you photos. Appreciate your track photographer and support them.