For most outsiders looking in, NASCAR racing looks to be only a few loud cars chasing each other around in a circle. However, there is so much more to the sport than this.

What is missed is all the hard work that each team puts in to mechanically get a driver in position to even challenge for a win.

And then there is the atmosphere that surrounds the race from all the celebrities that show up to all the other happenings including beauty queens, music stars putting on concerts, money being donated to Children’s Miracle Network and so much more.

With over 3000 photos taken this past weekend, here are a few that give some flavor to everything that takes place on and around the track at Bristol Motor Speedway.