Dave Kommel Photography

Dave Kommel Photography Photographic chronicles of a lifetime love of drag racing and land speed racing with a few birds and some wildlife thrown in for good measure!
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After falling in love with drag racing in 1960 reading Hot Rod, I finally made it to my first race at Union Grove WI in 1966 and it was all downhill from there. I started going to Irwindale, OCIR and Lions every weekend and once I started getting photo credentials around 1973, I started traveling to races, mainly on the west coast. In 1979, Richard Shute and I teamed up to form Auto Imagery and ov

er the next 35 years, we covered somewhere over a thousand events. Now that I am off the NHRA treadmill, I will be going to select events that pique my interest as well as continuing to scan and catalog my negs and slides from the 1970's. You can peruse and (hopefully) purchase my past and current work at www.davekommel.photoshelter.com

Richard is still on the NHRA trail and if you are looking to purchase photos from current NHRA national events, your first stop should be www.autoimagery.com. Dave Kommel Photography
PO Box 428
San Dimas CA 91773
818-519-7601 voice or text
[email protected]
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Nice day at El Mirage today. As expected, a light turnout so we got through 3 rounds. Jim Hoogerhyde has top speed so ...
06/14/2026

Nice day at El Mirage today. As expected, a light turnout so we got through 3 rounds. Jim Hoogerhyde has top speed so far at 238 mph in his electric streamliner and I'm pretty certain that Pat Womack was the fastest bike at 232 mph. We'll be back out there Sunday morning for more fun in the dirt!

Spent a short time out at El Mirage today. Doesn't look like a big turnout, so everyone should get all the runs they wa...
06/13/2026

Spent a short time out at El Mirage today. Doesn't look like a big turnout, so everyone should get all the runs they want over the next two days. Come on out and enjoy the action!

Larry Storck in the Storck Brothers AA/Gas Supercharged Opel GT at Irwindale in 1974.
06/12/2026

Larry Storck in the Storck Brothers AA/Gas Supercharged Opel GT at Irwindale in 1974.

Jim Paoli hazing the tires downtrack in his “Yankee Packrat” Top Fuel dragster at the 1971 Winternationals.
06/11/2026

Jim Paoli hazing the tires downtrack in his “Yankee Packrat” Top Fuel dragster at the 1971 Winternationals.

Rod Dunne in his “Hollywood Squares” Top Fuel dragster at the 1978 March Meet.
06/10/2026

Rod Dunne in his “Hollywood Squares” Top Fuel dragster at the 1978 March Meet.

Anthony Terenzio in the Terenzio Bros. “Italian Way” BB/Altered at the 1975 NHRA Winston Finals at Ontario Motor Speedwa...
06/09/2026

Anthony Terenzio in the Terenzio Bros. “Italian Way” BB/Altered at the 1975 NHRA Winston Finals at Ontario Motor Speedway.

Right behind the Embassy Suites in San Rafael is the Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park. Small park with a small lake, but ...
06/09/2026

Right behind the Embassy Suites in San Rafael is the Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park. Small park with a small lake, but a nice variety of birds. We spent an enjoyable hour there Saturday morning.

On Friday, my lovely wildlife spotter and I spent some time at the Point Reyes National Seashore, first at Drake's Beach...
06/08/2026

On Friday, my lovely wildlife spotter and I spent some time at the Point Reyes National Seashore, first at Drake's Beach and then the Point Reyes Lighthouse. The lighthouse was an adventure with 20+ mph winds, but we made the 300 plus steps down and then back again with no problem. Picked up lifer #459, the Common Murre, and it was another wonderful day with my favorite person!

Tom Ferraro in the Keeling & Clayton “California Charger” Pinto AA/Funny Car at Orange County International Raceway in 1...
06/08/2026

Tom Ferraro in the Keeling & Clayton “California Charger” Pinto AA/Funny Car at Orange County International Raceway in 1972.

Danny Broguiere’s “Impossible Dream” A/Gas Austin at Irwindale in 1974.
06/07/2026

Danny Broguiere’s “Impossible Dream” A/Gas Austin at Irwindale in 1974.

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