If John Hunter Nemechek is to eventually become a star at the highest levels of NASCAR, he knows the path will eventually take him away from the familiar confines of NEMCO Motorsports. His father, Sprint Cup Series veteran Joe Nemechek, spent the past decade building up his family organization to prepare for the debut of John Hunter. A year and a half into his Truck Series career, the younger Nemechek has made good on that investment – posting 10 top-10s in 22 career starts. And while he would like to win races and perhaps win a championship next season for his team and family, the younger Nemechek admitted on Popular Speed TearDown Radio that he is looking to eventually join a larger team sooner rather than later. “Dad and I have definitely talked about our long term goal and that’s to move out of NEMCO Motorsports so we can run XFINITY and make it to the Sprint Cup Series,” Nemechek said. “That’s where I want to be – at the top of the sport. “In order to get there, you’re going to have to branch out and spend some time with a bigger team. I feel like we might have some opportunities coming up so hopefully we can run better in the second half and get some good finishes.”Like everything in racing, any talks of Nemechek graduating to the XFINITY Series or another team must start with funding and sponsorship and that’s something he is working hard to acquire prior to next season. “That would be neat so hopefully we can get some talks started about moving up,” Nemechek said. “Everyone says this but we’re taking this day-by-day and week-by-week so everything is about sponsorship. We’re trying to find that funding needed to keep moving up the ranks and find a bigger team for sure.” Even if Nemechek left NEMCO, the Truck Series team would continue on as the older Nemechek still wants to continue driving at some point while also fielding a truck for development driver Dominique Van Wieringen.(Popular Speed).(9-8-2015)
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