Joe Nemechek News

#400 for Nemechek:

#400 for Nemechek:

March 29, 2006
#01-Joe Nemechek will reach another career milestone when the green flag drops for Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. It will be his 400th career Cup start. Nemechek's first start was July 11, 1993 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon.

Bristol Race Notes:

Bristol Race Notes:

March 26, 2006
• Kurt Busch won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, scoring his 15th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 189th career start. • Busch’s last victory came at Richmond, 13 races earlier. • It was his fifth Bristol victory in 11 races on the Tennessee short

Atlanta Race Notes:

Atlanta Race Notes:

March 20, 2006
• Kasey Kahne won the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring his second career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 76th career start. Kahne won from the Bud Pole. • Kahne’s last victory came at Richmond, 29 races ago. He also won that race from the Bud Pole

Las Vegas Race News and Notes:

Las Vegas Race News and Notes:

March 12, 2006
• Jimmie Johnson won the 2006 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scoring his 20th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 150th career start. • Johnson won the $30,000 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Leader Bonus for winning the race and leading the points. •

Stockcarfans.com – Rumblings – Las Vegas:

Stockcarfans.com – Rumblings – Las Vegas:

March 12, 2006
That banking can't come soon enough.... We had a race that went 270 laps today....and the only two laps that were worth watching were the two we weren't supposed to see. Jimmie Johnson got by Matt Kenseth on the outside of turn 4 on the final lap today to win the UAW

Down to NONE:

Down to NONE:

March 11, 2006
With #15-Michael Waltrip, #99 Domino's Chevy, not qualifying for the Busch race, 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) NONE: Nemechek did not

#14 and Marlin to be sponsored by Wiley X Eyewear at Vegas:

#14 and Marlin to be sponsored by Wiley X Eyewear at Vegas:

March 6, 2006
Wiley X Eyewear (pronounced Y-lee), a manufacturer of sports, casual and tactical eyewear, will be the primary sponsor on Sterling Marlin's #14 Chevy this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The MB2 Motorsports entry will carry the black and red colors of Wiley X,

More Notebook Items

More Notebook Items

February 26, 2006
• Jimmie Johnson has finished first and second in the first two races in 2006. He remained first in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. Johnson has ranked among the top-10 in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings for 71 straight races, a streak that began after

California Qualifying Notes:

California Qualifying Notes:

February 24, 2006
• Kurt Busch won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Auto Club 500, lapping California Speedway in 38.485 seconds at 187.086 mph. Kyle Busch holds the track-qualifying record of 38.248 seconds at 188.245 mph, set Feb. 26, 2005. • This is his first top-10

#01 Fire at Daytona UPDATE:

#01 Fire at Daytona UPDATE:

February 19, 2006
around 9:20am/et, it was reported on Speed Channel's NASCAR Live the there was a fire in the engine compartment of the #01 US Army Chevy that Joe Nemechek drives, supposedly oil collected in a heat shield and caught fire and was quickly put out. No report on an engine

Daytona 500 Notes:

Daytona 500 Notes:

February 19, 2006
• Jimmie Johnson won the 48th running of “The Great American Race” - the 2006 Daytona 500 - scoring his 19th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 148th career start. • Johnson’s last victory came at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in October 2005, six races earlier. • Johnson’s

Raybestos Rookie Contender Notes:

Raybestos Rookie Contender Notes:

February 8, 2006
#1-Martin Truex Jr., #11-Denny Hamlin, #18-J.J. Yeley, #40-David Stremme, #41-Reed Sorenson, #07-Clint Bowyer, #49-Brent Sherman, and #92-Chad Chaffin plan to compete for Raybestos Rookie of the Year in 2006. The 2006 season is the first in the history of the Raybestos

Busch Series Testing at Las Vegas Next Week: UPDATE

Busch Series Testing at Las Vegas Next Week: UPDATE

February 3, 2006
At least 13 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series regulars are scheduled to participate in the Busch Series edition of NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. NASCAR stars Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick and Las Vegas Kyle Busch are among the full-time NASCAR

Las Vegas Testing – Day 3:

Las Vegas Testing – Day 3:

February 1, 2006
AM Speeds: 28 drivers in 48 cars took to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Wednesay, Feb 1st AM session. The fastest was #99-Carl Edwards with a speed of 170.778mph [track record is 174.904 set in Mar 2004], followed by #9-Kasey Kahne, #2-Kurt Busch, #12-Ryan Newman [

Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

January 26, 2006
Las Vegas Motor Speedway has received 41 entries for NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. This test session, which many NASCAR drivers are calling the most important of the season, will take place Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1. Each team will be allowed to test for two of