Joe Nemechek - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Bonus Points:

#48-Jimmie Johnson leads all drivers after four races wiht 30 Bonus Points scored. How does a driver get bonus points? By leading a lap of a race [one time bonus of 5 points] and leading the most laps in a race [in the event of a tie, both drivers get the bonus points...

Ryan’s Racecar for kids:

Byrnes Enterprises announced the release of a 30-minute video and DVD produced for children between the ages of two and eight. Ryan's Racecar gives kids a close look at a real racing stock car and it's driver, Ryan Zeck. Ryan's Racecar was produced, written and hosted...

Goodyear Tire Testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway UPDATE:

Joe Nemechek and the #01 U.S. Army team will participate in a Goodyear tire test Monday, March 21st at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Nemechek will be the first NEXTEL Cup driver to circle the speedway since engineers used a combination of Global Positioning System technology...

Atlanta Post Race Notes:

Carl Edwards won the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring his career-first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 17th career start. Edwards won both the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Joe Nemechek...

StockCarFans – Rumblings – Atlanta:

We had a phenomenal finish to a fantastic weekend as Carl Edwards grabbed his first-ever Nextel Cup victory by a whopping .02 seconds over the ultra-consistent Jimmie Johnson in today's Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In a 25 lap shootout to the end, Edwards...

Series News & Notes – Atlanta:

When he was 12 years old, Reed Sorenson (#41 Discount Tire Co. Dodge) raced Legends Cars at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Just being at a facility like that when you are 12 is pretty neat, said Sorenson, a native of Peachtree City, Ga., located just outside of Atlanta. Now...

Centrix as primary sponsor of the #01:

CENTRIX Financial will have a total of four primary sponsorships on MB2/MBVs #01 Chevrolet driven by Joe Nemechek and #10 Chevrolet driven by Scott Riggs.(MB2/MBV Motorsports site). Atlanta in March will be one race for the #01.(3-15-2005)...

Down to ONE:

With Michael Waltrip, #99 Domino's Chevy, not qualifying for the Busch race today, it leaves just #87-Joe Nemechek as the only driver who has started every NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch race ever held at LVMS.(LVMS.com Pit Notes PR)(3-12-2005)...

Martin wins at Vegas:

#9-Mark Martin, who started 25th and made comments after qualifying that no way he could win, won the Sam's Town 300 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, for his 2nd win of the season and in a row, and his 47th career Busch Series win. #21-Kevin Harvick finished 2nd..for...

Testing at Martinsville:

Advance Auto Parts 500/Kroger 200 Test Schedule 3/22: Cup Series: #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr.; Truck Series: Ricky Craven, Todd Kluever, Brad Keselowski, Justin Allgaier. 3/23: Truck Series: Todd Kluever, Darrell Waltrip, Robert Huffman, Bill Lester, Brandon Whitt, Justin...

Down to ONE:

With #15-Michael Waltrip, #99 Domino's Chevy, not qualifying for the Busch race today, it leaves just #01/#87-Joe Nemechek as the only driver who has started every NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch race ever held at LVMS.(LVMS.com Pit Notes PR)(3-12-2005)...

Drivers Race Horses in Commercial:

Bobby Labonte, Kyle Busch, Joe Nemechek, J.J. Yeley, David Green and Jason Leffler are scheduled to be featured as Churchill Downs jockeys in a television commercial that MBNA plans to debut today. The ad, titled "NASCAR's Horsepower Takes a Run for the Roses," asks...

Las Vegas Busch Series News and Notes:

As the NASCAR Busch Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Saturdays Sams Town 300, drivers and teams are in no need for the traditional boost of excitement that comes with the glitz, glamour and the lights of Las Vegas. But theyll take it anyway. The NASCAR ...

New Associate sponsor for the #01:

Wiley X Eyewear, a major supplier of eyewear to the U.S. Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies, has joined MB2 Motorsports as an associate sponsor on the #01 U.S. Army Chevy driven by Joe Nemechek. According to the New England Journal of Medicine (Dec. 9, 2004), ...

Biffle wins at California:

#16-Greg Biffle backed up his words, saying he would lead the race by lap 5 [he did by lap 4] and would win the race [he did], winning the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, leading 46 laps and holding off #48-Jimmie Johnson [with help from his teammate #97-Kurt...

Kyle Busch wins pole at California, breaks two records:

#5-Kyle Busch won the pole for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, with a track record lap of 188.245mph, one of four drivers who were faster then the old track record, set by Ryan Newman in April 2002 of 187.432mph. #25-Brian Vickers, who is 21 years old, is...

Some California Qualifying Notes:

This is Kyle Busch's first career Bud Pole in eight NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races. Six drivers have posted their series-first Bud Pole in fewer races: Mark Martin (three), Ryan Newman (three), Kasey Kahne (three), Johnny Benson (four), Jimmie Johnson (four) and Loy...

Fellows to run at Mexico for NEMCO:

Ron Fellows, who has three Busch Series road course wins, will drive for Nemco Motorsports [#7 and #87] in the Busch Race at Mexico on March 6th. Eric Phillips will serve as crew chief.(NASCAR Scene Magazine) AND NEMCO Motorsports team owner Joe Nemechek today named...

California News and Notes:

The buzz surrounding Tony Stewarts (#33 Old Spice Chevrolet) own version of the pass in the grass en route to his first NASCAR Busch Series victory at Daytona last Saturday has barely died down. Now, the adrenaline rush following the 2005 season-opener now carries ...

Nemechek’s Comments Friday:

As a result of Thursday's multi-car accident [in the 2nd Gatorade Duel], #01-Joe Nemechek woke up Friday morning with a sore neck and sore ribs. How do you feel? "I'm a little sore today -- I took a hard hit yesterday. I have to say my backup car is driving good so...