Joe Nemechek News

Furniture Row Racing signs Nemechek to 3yr deal:

Furniture Row Racing signs Nemechek to 3yr deal:

November 3, 2007
Furniture Row Racing announced that the Denver (CO)-based Nextel Cup Series organization signed a three-year contract with NASCAR driver Joe Nemechek. Nemechek, who has collected four Nextel Cup Series wins, nine pole awards and numerous front row starting spots since

Furniture Row Racing finalizing contract with Nemechek:

Furniture Row Racing finalizing contract with Nemechek:

October 24, 2007
Furniture Row Racing officials say the team is working on the final details of a three-year contract with driver Joe Nemechek. Nemechek took over the team's #78 at California Speedway in September. With the team outside the top 35 in owners points, Nemechek qualified

DEI workers blamed for airborne shot at Bobby Ginn:

DEI workers blamed for airborne shot at Bobby Ginn:

October 20, 2007
Three DEI employees who allegedly planned and paid for a derogatory banner to fly over Lowe's Motor Speedway last weekend have been fired. The banner, which read, How much does Bobby Ginn owe you? was pulled by a plane and flown over Lowe's before the start of last

Martinsville Ramblings:

Martinsville Ramblings:

October 20, 2007
Jeff Gordon was fastest in the abbreviated practice then backed it up when it counted later in the afternoon and took the Bud Pole at Martinsville Speedway today for Sunday's Subway 500 with a time of 19.938 (94.974 mph). This is the 7th top-spot of the season for

Five do not qualify [DNQ] for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway

Five do not qualify [DNQ] for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway

October 19, 2007
: #06-Sam Hornish Jr. [4 team attempts/53rd in OWNERS pts]; #78-Joe Nemechek [31/43]; #83-Brian Vickers [31/39]; #36-Jeremy Mayfield [31/45]; #37-Kevin Lepage [28/49].(10-19-2007)

Ramblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Ramblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 11, 2007
Ryan Newman took the Bud Pole tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Saturday Night's Bank of America 500 with a time of 28.512 (189.394 mph) for his 5th top-spot of the season and 42nd of his Nextel Cup career (he's 11th all-time). He'll be joined on the front-row by

Carl Long to attempt Charlotte:

Carl Long to attempt Charlotte:

October 8, 2007
been told Carl Long will attempt to make the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway [Oct 13th] in the #08 EM Motorsports Dodge. Joe Nemechek was to drive the #08, but has since gotten a full-time gig with the #78 Furniture Row team [which he will run in 2008

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

October 7, 2007
Jeff Gordon played possum most of the race and led exactly one lap today at Talladega Superspeedway (the last one) and won the UAW-Ford 500 in yet another wild 'Dega finish.....he bested his teammate Jimmie Johnson by .066 seconds. Gordon completed the sweep (he won

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

October 7, 2007
Michael Waltrip toured the 2.66 mile Talladega Superspeeday this afternoon in 50.648 sec (189.070 mph) to take the Bud Pole for tomorrow's UAW-Ford 500. The top 11 cars were all in the go-or-go-home category, but 9/10/11 won't be seen tomorrow. This was Waltrip's first

Nemechek to the #78 in 2008:

Nemechek to the #78 in 2008:

October 4, 2007
Barney Visser, owner of Denver-based #78 Furniture Row Racing, said he and driver Joe Nemechek have agreed in principle to a contract for next season. Visser also said his team has stopped producing its own engines and has been powered by Hendrick Motorsports motors

Rumblings – Dover Race Notes:

Rumblings – Dover Race Notes:

September 23, 2007
Carl Edwards takes the Dodge Dealers 400 today at Dover International Speedway by a comfortable .671 seconds over teammate Greg Biffle after another teammate (Matt Kenseth) pretty much dominated. When Kenseth lost a motor on lap 374, Edwards was home free. This was

Ramblings – Dover Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Dover Qualifying Notes:

September 21, 2007
Jimmie Johnson captured the Bud Pole today for Sunday's Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway....round two of the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Jimmie's time of 23.261 (154.765 mph) was over a tenth of a second quicker than Juan Pablo Montoya, and gives Johnson

Ramblings – New Hampshire:

Ramblings – New Hampshire:

September 16, 2007
Clint Bowyer gets his first-ever Nextel Cup victory today in the Sylvania 300 at New Hamphshire International Speedway....and a more boring race you may never see! I guess this race was really over on Friday when Bowyer grabbed the pole, cause there sure wasn't any

More on the Marlin-Nemechek-Ginn Lawsuit:

More on the Marlin-Nemechek-Ginn Lawsuit:

September 12, 2007
Bobby Ginn said Tuesday he's surprised by a lawsuit that claims he hasn't honored the contracts for Sterling Marlin, Joe Nemechek and two crew chiefs. All four lost their jobs when Ginn Racing merged with Dale Earnhardt Inc. in late July. The four filed separate lawsuits

Marlin, Nemechek file lawsuit against Ginn Racing, DEI

Marlin, Nemechek file lawsuit against Ginn Racing, DEI

September 10, 2007
Sterling Marlin and Joe Nemechek have sued Ginn Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. for alleged breaches of their contracts, which included a base salary of $1.2 million apiece. The separate suits, filed Sept. 7 in Cabarrus County, N.C., do not specify how much they have