Joe Nemechek News

Pocono Rookie News and Notes:

Pocono Rookie News and Notes:

July 20, 2006
#11-Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 16 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Hamlin finished sixth, scoring his seventh top-10 of the season and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 10th time in

Stewart, Wallace Win Fan Voting To Be Inducted Into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame:

Stewart, Wallace Win Fan Voting To Be Inducted Into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame:

July 18, 2006
Fan voting closed this past weekend for 2006 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 7 during Talladega Superspeedway's upcoming UAW-Ford 500 weekend, two new names will be added to this prestigious list: Tony Stewart and Rusty Wallace. The Talladega

Rumblings – New Hampshire – Race Notes:

Rumblings – New Hampshire – Race Notes:

July 16, 2006
It was every crew chief's worst nightmare.... A fairly long overtime led to fuel nerves up and down pit road today, but Kyle Busch had enough to outlast Carl Edwards and win the Lenox Industrial Tools 308 at New Hampshire International Speedway. This was the 3rd career

Ginn buys into MB2 Motorsports:

Ginn buys into MB2 Motorsports:

July 8, 2006
on Speed Channel's early NASCAR LIVE before coverage of Chicago Happy Hour practice, it was reported by Bob Dilner, that the owner of Ginn Resorts [that would be Edward R. "Bobby" Ginn] has bought into MB2 Motorsports, owned by Nelson Bowers and Jay Frye. Ginn Resorts

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

July 7, 2006
Testing for the 13th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will take place Monday, July 10, Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A total of 51 Nextel Cup Series drivers are scheduled to test on those days. Teams can only test a maximum

Daytona Qualifying Notes:

Daytona Qualifying Notes:

June 30, 2006
• Boris Said won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Pepsi 400, lapping Daytona International Speedway in 48.350 seconds at 186.143 mph. Bill Elliott holds the track-qualifying record of 42.783 seconds, 210.364 mph, set Feb. 9, 1987 – prior to the advent

Ramblings – Daytona Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Daytona Qualifying Notes:

June 30, 2006
Boris Said (that noted oval-tracker) pulled a world class shocker today at Daytona International Speedway as he captured the Bud Pole for tomorrow night's Pepsi 400. With a speed of 186.143 mph (48.350) he bested Tony Stewart (remember there was a little friction between

Said wins pole at Daytona:

Said wins pole at Daytona:

June 30, 2006
#60-Boris Said upset the field and won the Budweiser Pole for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway for his 2nd career pole and 1st ever on an oval, with a speed of 186.143mph. Starting 2nd is #20-Tony Stewart, followed by #40-David Stremme, #24-Jeff Grodon

Cook to drive the #49 at Infineon:

Cook to drive the #49 at Infineon:

June 21, 2006
Chris Cook, a veteran racer and driving instructor, will drive the #49 DSI Dodge Charger for BAM Racing this weekend in the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. The 34-year-old Cook, who owns the Shift Into Gear driving school, has tutored numerous NASCAR teams

Crew Chief change at the #14 team:

Crew Chief change at the #14 team:

June 21, 2006
MB2 Motorsports announced today that Scott Eggleston will take over the crew chief duties on Sterling Marlin's #14 Chevy, replacing Doug Randolph, who will be reassigned to a new position. Eggleston's first race as Marlin's crew chief will be this weekend at the Nextel

More testing at VIR for road course prep:

More testing at VIR for road course prep:

June 15, 2006
A number of Nextel Cup teams visited VIRginia International Raceway this week to work on their road-course set-ups for the upcoming races at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., and Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. On Tuesday, Joe Gibbs Racing (#20-Tony

DEI and MB2? UPDATE 3 merge denied:

DEI and MB2? UPDATE 3 merge denied:

June 5, 2006
There's speculation that Teresa Earnhardt [who own's DEI, #1,#8,#15] is planning to buy MB2 Motorsports, with drivers #01-Joe Nemechek and #14-Sterling Marlin, in addition to the ongoing speculation that she may be planning to sell DEI to John Menard, a home-improvements

Rumblings – Dover:

Rumblings – Dover:

June 4, 2006
Matt Kenseth passed teammate Jamie McMurray with four laps to go today at Dover International Speedway and went on to win the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America for his second win of the season. This was Matt's 12th career victory (he's tied for

COT testing Wednesday:

COT testing Wednesday:

May 31, 2006
On Wednesday the second and final day of “Car of Tomorrow” testing at Lowes Motor Speedway showers delayed seven drivers from taking to the track. When they were able to test around lunchtime Dale Earnhardt Jr. pan caked his Chevy against the wall between turns three

COT tests at LMS:

COT tests at LMS:

May 31, 2006
For the first time in its developmental stages, NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow ran in groups of 6-8 cars with the aerodynamic wing attached to the rear, as the first of a two-day test session got underway Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The feedback NASCAR received from