John Hunter Nemechek, son of veteran NASCAR driver Joe Nemechek, announced on his Twitter that he will be making his Camping World Truck Sereis debut on the Martinsville Speedway short track next month. Nemechek is the 2012 Allison Legacy Series champion, and has spent part of this season racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.(9-16-2013) UPDATE: John Hunter Nemechek, son of NASCAR legend Joe Nemechek, will have his first NASCAR touring series start at age 16 for NASCARs Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville. Having turned 16 this past June, John Hunter is ‘street legal” for certain shorter tracks in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, which is the first level of NASCAR that is a national tour. John Hunter first started racing stock cars at age 13 in the Allison Legacy Series in 2010. Just two years later, he won 10 out of 18 poles and won the Allison Legacy Series championship, winning a record 15 of the seasons 18 races. However, the legacy began well before that. John Hunter will be driving the #22 truck for SWM-NEMCO Racing, a newly formed race team owned by Sid Mauldin. The #22 truck will debut sporting loyal sponsors SWM International, Wood Pellet Grills, and D.A.B. Constructors.(See an image of the truck on the #22 team paint schemes page )(SWM NEMCO PR)
