Nemechek on the move? Joe Nemechek says “There are going to be a lot more people changing teams than you think. I didn’t think there would be a lot of changing this season, but over the last two weeks I’ve learned a lot of changes are coming.” Nemechek could be one of them. He could be back in Andy Petree’s #33 ride next season, but now it appears he will be going elsewhere: “I should have something firm within the next week,” Nemechek says. Petree and Nemechek could have different colors the rest of the season, if Petree can finish a deal with Hills Brothers Coffee, to replace Oakwood on the car the last two months of the season. Nemechek has been rumored to be talking with Kyle Petty about a ride in one of Petty Enterprises cars next season. John Andretti, currently in #43, has been rumored to be in talks with other car owners, including Rick Hendrick(Winston Salem Journal)(9-29-2001) AND Nemechek is still a candidate for Richard Childress’s #31 (which everyone has marked for Robby Gordon) and for Larry McClure’s #4 (labeled for Mike Skinner)(SpeedVision)(9-29-2001)
