Joe Nemechek News

Nemechek in the Winston, with DEI?

Nemechek in the Winston, with DEI?

April 22, 2002
Nemechek in the Winston, with DEI? Word has it that Joe Nemechek will drive a car from the DEI stable in The Winston at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May. Nemechek is eligible for The Winston because of his win at Rockingham last fall [in the #33 Andy Petree ride - which

Nemechek back in the #26 at California:

Nemechek back in the #26 at California:

April 22, 2002
Nemechek back in the #26 at California: Fox Sports Net's Totally NASCAR reports that Joe Nemechek will drive the #26 Haas Carter Motorsports Ford at California Speedway thos coming weekend with Checker Auto Parts as the sponsor. Frnak Kimmel, who has been driving the

Sauter wins pole at Talladega:

Sauter wins pole at Talladega:

April 19, 2002
#2-Johnny Sauter won the pole for the Aarons 312 at Talladega with a speed of 188.764mph, more then a mph faster the the outside pole sitter, #59-Stacy Compton at 187.511. #87-Joe Nemechek was third, #21-Jay Sauter was 4th and #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr.was 5th. For Lineup

Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE 2 No Grissom in Jones Out:

Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE 2 No Grissom in Jones Out:

April 17, 2002
Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE 2 No Grissom in Jones Out: rumors are afloat that place Joe Nemechek (recently released by Haas-Cart Motorsports) in the #44 Georgia Pacific Petty Racing Dodge at Martinsville this weekend. Buckshot Jones is the current driver.(4-9-2002)

Kimmel Wins at Nashville:

Kimmel Wins at Nashville:

April 13, 2002
Kimmel Wins at Nashville: Frank Kimmel, who is running the Cup race at Martinsville for Travis Carter in the #26 Advance Auto Parts/Pork the other white meat Ford, won the ARCA race at Nashville, after starting from the pole the. Kimmel will start last in the Cup race

#26 at Martinsville? UPDATE 4 yep with Kimmel – Nemechek to qualify the car:

#26 at Martinsville? UPDATE 4 yep with Kimmel – Nemechek to qualify the car:

April 12, 2002
#26 at Martinsville? UPDATE 4 yep with Kimmel - Nemechek to qualify the car: FSN's Totally NASCAR reports that a decision is near on if the #26 Haas Carter Motorsports team will go to Martinsville or not. If they go, Frank Kimmel will be the driver.(4-9-2002) UPDATE

Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE:

Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE:

April 9, 2002
Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE: rumors are afloat that place Joe Nemechek (recently released by Haas-Cart Motorsports) in the #44 Georgia Pacific Petty Racing Dodge at Martinsville this weekend. Buckshot Jones is the current driver.(4-9-2002) UPDATE: checked with a few

Nemechek back to Petree?

Nemechek back to Petree?

April 8, 2002
Nemechek back to Petree? Joe Nemechek may return to Andy Petree's #33 team later this year as teammate with Bobby Hamilton. Nemechek left Petree at the end of last season when Petree's sponsorship ran out. Mike Wallace will run Petree's second car at Talladega.(Winston

Purvis wins at Texas in a rain shortened event:

Purvis wins at Texas in a rain shortened event:

April 6, 2002
The timing was perfect for #37-Jeff Purvis. Purvis was running well in Saturday's O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway but not quite up front. When all the race leaders pit on Lap 108, Purvis's team elected to take just two tires when most of the others took four.

Jeff Green wins Texas pole with a new Track Record:

Jeff Green wins Texas pole with a new Track Record:

April 4, 2002
#21-Jeff Green took the pole at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 193.493mph, which is faster than the Cup pole record. #87-Joe Nemechek(192.994), #2-Johnny Sauter(192.218), #1-Jimmy Spencer(192.088) and #17-Matt Kenseth(191.843) round out the top 5. Matt Kenseth

Texas Field down to 43 or 44?:

Texas Field down to 43 or 44?:

March 28, 2002
Texas Field down to 43 or 44?: The car count for NASCAR's Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway next weekend has fallen from 45 cars to the full-field minimum of 43. Joe Nemechek's #26 entry was pulled after Haas-Carter Motorsports announced it was suspending

43 cars or No Pay? UPDATE 2:

43 cars or No Pay? UPDATE 2:

March 28, 2002
43 cars or No Pay? UPDATE 2: this is interesting, didn't know this: NASCAR almost had a short field (fewer than 43 cars) last weekend at Darlington. If so, it would have been the first time since 42 cars ran at Talladega in October 1997. #49-Shawna Robinson and #71

#26 Team to close this week? UPDATE:

#26 Team to close this week? UPDATE:

March 27, 2002
#26 Team to close this week? UPDATE: hearing the one remaining team for Haas Carter Motorsports, the #26 Joe Nemechek Ford, will close down at the end of this week and not run Texas unless a sponsor jumps aboard.(3-27-2002) UPDATE: Haas Carter Motorsports announced

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

March 26, 2002
Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE: The first of three hectic days of testing by Cup and BGN teams preparing for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 kicked off Monday at Texas Motor Speedway amid cool temperatures. Three Cup teams took to the 1.5-mile superspeedway

Last Race for #26?

Last Race for #26?

March 25, 2002
Last Race for #26? #26-Joe Nemechek finished last for Haas Carter Motorsports in what published reports have stated could be the team's final race since it has not found a sponsor after Kmart pulled out of its contract when it field for bankruptcy.(News and Record)(