Joe Nemechek News

News rules for the Winston UPDATE:

News rules for the Winston UPDATE:

March 26, 2001
News rules for the Winston UPDATE: Drivers this year will make a four-tire change instead of a two-tire change on their pit stop at the start of qualifying for The Winston all-star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 19. Teams were allowed to pit anytime during a

Wind Tunnel:

Wind Tunnel:

March 12, 2001
NASCAR is sending cars to the wind tunnel in Marietta, GA, for testing following this weekend's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The cars of#87-Joe Nemechek, Chevy; #10-Jeff Green, Ford; and #18-Jeff Purvis, Pontiac will be tested Monday(That's Racin')(3-12-2001)

Atlanta BGN Results at

Atlanta BGN Results at

March 10, 2001
That's Racin''. The Aaron's Rent 312 was won by #87-Joe Nemechek(3-10-2001)

Haas Carter Motorsports to shutdown?

Haas Carter Motorsports to shutdown?

March 9, 2001
Haas Carter Motorsports to shutdown? #26/66 team owner Travis Carter could close shop Monday, putting another driver, Joe Nemechek, into the Winston Cup unemployment pool. Todd Bodine, Mike Wallace, Kevin Lepage and Derrike Cope already are among the drivers seeking

Oakwood Homes Gone:

Oakwood Homes Gone:

March 7, 2001
Oakwood Homes Gone: Advertising and marketing have become cost-cutting targets, and NASCAR is feeling the pinch. Team Owner Andy Petree said hard economic times for Oakwood Homes are the reason the mobile home manufacturer is not renewing its sponsorship of his #33

Nemechek Wins the Pole…in a Pontiac?

Nemechek Wins the Pole…in a Pontiac?

February 14, 2001
#87-Joe Nemechek won the pole for the BGN Daytona race with a speed of 186.966mph (quite a bit faster then the Cup pole for the Daytona 500), Nemechek is listed in a Pontiac as is his teammate #7-Randy Lajoie, who qualified 2nd, a full mph behind Nemechek. See the

No Bull 5 News:

No Bull 5 News:

February 14, 2001
No Bull 5 News: The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco folks have added a yet another perk to their annual Winston No Bull 5 promotion and that’s already made Rodney Mims of Clanton, AL a winner. Mims’ name was one of the five drawn for the first 2001 No Bull 5 event, the UAW-Daimler

The Winston Stays the Same:

The Winston Stays the Same:

February 10, 2001
The Winston Stays the Same: No changes are planned for this season's running of The Winston all-star race, May 19 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The race will continue to be run in three segments, of 30 laps, 30 laps and 10 laps. As was done last season, the winner of both

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

February 10, 2001
Bad Parts: NASCAR inspectors collected several unapproved parts from Winston Cup teams before the day's first practice on Friday. Four teams, those of #24-Jeff Gordon, #1-Steve Park, #80-Morgan Shepherd and #66-Todd Bodine, had unapproved check valves in their fuel

Leitzinger to run at Watkins Glen:

Leitzinger to run at Watkins Glen:

February 8, 2001
Leitzinger to run at Watkins Glen: Cicci-Welliver Racing will return to this year's Global Crossing@the Glen Winston Cup race in August with accomplished road racer Butch Leitzinger. The team's first choice would have been road race specialist Ron Fellows, who won

Atlanta Testing:

Atlanta Testing:

February 8, 2001
Atlanta Testing: Cup and BGN testing will occur at Atlanta Motor Speedway Feb 20-21st. Fifteen drivers from the NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series are expected for two intensive days of testing in preparation for the March 9-11 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500

#33 – Charlie Daniel’s Scheme back:

#33 – Charlie Daniel’s Scheme back:

January 31, 2001
#33 - Charlie Daniel's Scheme back: Joe Nemechek will run the #33 Oakwood Homes/Charlie Daniel's scheme that he ran at Talladega in Oct 2000 in the Budweiser Shootout on Feb 11th. The team it was fitting that they run the same scheme that they won the pole with at

Testing at Atlanta:

Testing at Atlanta:

January 18, 2001
Testing at Atlanta: #9-Bill Elliott, #33-Joe Nemechek, #88-Dale Jarrett, #28-Ricky Rudd and #19-Casey Atwood are scheduled to test at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Feb 20-21st. On Feb. 27-28, #45-Kyle Petty, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #96-Andy Houston and #32-Ricky Craven

#33 Crew Chief Change? UPDATE:

#33 Crew Chief Change? UPDATE:

January 16, 2001
#33 Crew Chief Change? UPDATE: hearing that #33 crew chief Danny Gill and APR have parted ways, hearing that Chris Carrier could be the new crew chief for Joe Nemechek and the #33 UPDATE: With the 2001 racing season only weeks away, Andy Petree Racing has put the pieces

Fellows back with Nemechek:

Fellows back with Nemechek:

January 7, 2001
Fellows back with Nemechek: Road Course ace Ron Fellows hopes to run the Watkins Glen and Sears Point Winston Cup Road Course races in a Joe Nemechek-owned Chevrolet as he has done the past few seasons(along with others in the BGN and CTS). "I really want to win a