Joe Nemechek News

Bonus Points:

Bonus Points:

March 28, 2005
#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:

Ryan’s Racecar for kids:

March 26, 2005
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:

Goodyear Tire Testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway UPDATE:

March 22, 2005
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:

Atlanta Post Race Notes:

March 20, 2005
• 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:

StockCarFans – Rumblings – Atlanta:

March 20, 2005
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:

Series News & Notes – Atlanta:

March 16, 2005
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 as primary sponsor of the #01:

March 15, 2005
CENTRIX Financial will have a total of four primary sponsorships on MB2/MBV’s #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:

Down to ONE:

March 12, 2005
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:

Martin wins at Vegas:

March 12, 2005
#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:

Testing at Martinsville:

March 12, 2005
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:

Down to ONE:

March 12, 2005
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:

Drivers Race Horses in Commercial:

March 10, 2005
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:

Las Vegas Busch Series News and Notes:

March 9, 2005
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:

New Associate sponsor for the #01:

March 2, 2005
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:

Biffle wins at California:

February 27, 2005
#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