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Joe Nemechek
Joe Nemechek began racing in motocross at age 13, where he won over 300 trophies, until 1986, when Nemechek made the move to stock cars.
Nemechek won the 1992 NASCAR Busch Series championship, over Bobby Labonte by 3-points. Still a part-time racer in the Series for his own team, NEMCO Motorsports, Nemechek has made over 200 starts in the NASCAR Busch Series.
To date Nemechek's best finish in the Cup Series came in 2000 where he placed 15th in the final standings driving for Andy Petree.
Nemechek currently has four Cup victories. He captured his first win at New Hampshire, the site of his first Cup start in 1993, driving for Felix Sabates.
His second win of his career came at the 2001 Rockingham fall race in his last season driving for Andy Petree.
In 2003, Nemechek drove the No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports entry to victory in the spring race at Richmond.
In 2004, he piloted the No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet to Gatorade Victory Lane at Kansas Speedway.
Nemechek enjoyed the best streak of his 11-year Cup career in the final half of the 2004 season. In the final 10 races, Nemechek and the MB2 Motorsports U.S. Army team had a stalwart run with one win (Kansas), three top fives, six top 10s and two poles.
The 2005 season saw Nemechek improve his final position in the standings – finishing 16th in the championship on the strength of two top-fives and nine top-10s.
Unfortunately, 2006 saw a regression for “Front Row Joe.” He scored just two top-10 finishes and dropped to 27th in the championship.
While remaining with Ginn Racing (formerly MB2 Motorsports) in 2007, Nemechek will drive the No. 13 Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet – ending his association as driver of the U.S. Army Chevrolet, which will now be shared by his teammates Mark Martin and Regan Smith.
In the middle of the 2007 season Nemechek was released from Ginn Racing. He would then sign a three-year deal with Furniture Row Racing Team later on in the season.
