Joe Nemechek News

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

May 29, 2005
We ran 400 laps tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and the winner wasn't decided till the last turn of the last lap! Jimmie Johnson passed Bobby Labonte on the outside coming off turn 4 for the final time and pulled off the three-peat tonight in the Coca-Cola 600. Johnson

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Lowe’s Motor Speedway

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Lowe’s Motor Speedway

May 26, 2005
Its back to work for the competitors in the NASCAR Busch Series following the second off-week of the season. The site of Saturday nights race Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. is NASCARs proverbial backyard, housing a majority of the sports team shops and driver

No penalties for Harvick/Nemechek:

No penalties for Harvick/Nemechek:

May 25, 2005
NASCAR will not punish Kevin Harvick or Joe Nemechek, who had a televised shoving incident that included verbal assaults after Stewart, Nemechek and Harvick started a wreck with five laps remaining in the All-Star Challenge.(Rocky Montain News)(5-25-2005)

Nemechek/Harvick altercation:

Nemechek/Harvick altercation:

May 21, 2005
in the garage after Joe Nemechek and Kevin Harvick came back from the infield care center at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the Nextel All-Star Challenge, Nemechek walked up to Harvick's wrecked car and started to apologize to Harvick's crew when Harvick walked up and they

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Off Week

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Off Week

May 18, 2005
Saturday nights NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge at Lowes Motor Speedway is billed as a premier series event, but many of the participating drivers bring solid ties to the NASCAR Busch Series. Carl Edwards (#60 Charter Communications Ford), who won his second NASCAR

Race Notes – Richmond:

Race Notes – Richmond:

May 14, 2005
• Kasey Kahne won the Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway, scoring his career-first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 47th career start. • The last driver to win from the Bud Pole was Joe Nemechek at Kansas, October 10, 2004. • Bill Elliott

Newman fastest at Lowe’s again:

Newman fastest at Lowe’s again:

May 11, 2005
Ryan Newman once again recorded the fastest unofficial speed Tuesday afternoon at Lowe's Motor Speedway as 29 NASCAR Busch Series teams tested for the inaugural nighttime running of the CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 on Saturday, May 28. Scheduled for six hours, the final

#97 Crew Wins Tyson Crew Championship:

#97 Crew Wins Tyson Crew Championship:

May 10, 2005
Kurt Busch's #97 team won the National Pit Crew Championship, defeating Jeremy Mayfield's #19 crew in the final round with a mistake-free stop Monday night. in Mooresville, NC. Busch's crew, which helped him win the Nextel Cup championship last season, didn't make

MB2/MBV Motorsports to move? UPDATE:

MB2/MBV Motorsports to move? UPDATE:

May 7, 2005
hearing that the MB2 Motorsports #01 U.S. Army and MBV Motorsports #10 Valvoline teams [and #36 tean of Boris Said] will move the team from their Concord, NC shop to Mooresville, NC in the Eaton building on Rt 115. Per the Mooresville Tribune, the Mooresville Commission

Testing dates set at Lowe’s Motor Speedway UPDATE – Speeds:

Testing dates set at Lowe’s Motor Speedway UPDATE – Speeds:

May 3, 2005
Lowe's Motor Speedway has scheduled 35 hours of open testing for NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series teams in preparation for the track's slate of May races, including the May 21 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge and the May 29 Coca-Cola 600. The testing

Menard wins pole at Talladega:

Menard wins pole at Talladega:

April 28, 2005
#11-Paul Menard won the pole for the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway with a speed of 184.023mph, his second career NASCAR Busch Series pole. He scored his first in the #11 Menards DEI car at Kansas Speedway last fall. Rounding out the top-five are: #87-Joe Nemechek

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Talladega

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Talladega

April 28, 2005
Six of the last seven NASCAR Busch Series races discounting Bristols .533-mile track have been contested at venues where the distance averages nearly 1.4 miles. But average will hardly be the catch word this weekend when series drivers compete on NASCARs largest track

Sad News:

Sad News:

April 12, 2005
Joe Nemechek's maternal grandfather -- Frank Glowacki -- passed away Sunday evening in Lakeland, Fla. He was 91 years-old. The funeral is Wednesday, April 13th. Heath Funeral Chapel, 328 S Ingraham Ave. Lakeland, FL is handling the arrangements.(4-12-2005)

New Busch Team:

New Busch Team:

March 31, 2005
Indiana native Chris Evans has found success in ventures including coal mining, natural gas and real estate. And with his ever-curious business mind at full speed, Evans has shifted gears into another pursuit. Evans has become a team owner on the NASCAR Busch Series

Testing at Texas:

Testing at Texas:

March 31, 2005
Eight NASCAR teams tested Tuesday and Wednesday at Texas Motor Speedway, preparing for the upcoming Samsung/RadioShack 500 race week. The flurry of testing activity marks the second straight week NASCAR teams trekked to Texas in search of speed. Drivers putting their