NEMCO Motorsports is a NASCAR team. It is owned by driver Joe Nemechek and his family. Formerly fielding entries in the Winston Cup, Busch, and Craftsman Truck Series, the team has not fielded a car since the 2006 Hershey's Kissables 300. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Joe Nemechek (born September 26, 1963) in Lakeland, Florida is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The 25th season of the NASCAR Busch Series opens February 18, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway and concludes November 18, 2006, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The Hersheys Kissables 300 is the first race of the NASCAR Busch Series season. ...

Winston Cup

NEMCO made its Winston Cup debut in 1993 at the Slick 50 300, where Nemechek started fifteenth and finished 36th in the #87 car. NEMCO ran two more races with Nemechek that year, at Watkins Glen and Michigan, where he finished 21st and 37th, respectively. NEMCO did not run again until 1995, when Nemechek moved the operation up to Cup full-time. With sponsorship from Burger King, Nemechek posted four top-tens and finished 28th in points. The next season, he had just two top-tens and dropped to 34th in points. After he signed with SABCO Racing, Nemechek abandoned the team's Cup program, and sold the equipment to the SABCO team. The 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 7 and ended on November 14. ... Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

NEMCO returned to the Cup series in 1999, fielding the #87 Bully Hill Vineyards Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Ron Fellows at Watkins Glen. Fellows started seventh, led three laps, and finished in second place. Fellows ran at Watkins Glen again the following year, but suffered a blown engine and finished 43rd. In 2001, Fellows began running Watkins Glen as well the series' other road course at Sears Point International Raceway. He finished 38th after wrecking at Sears Point, and 42nd at Watkins Glen after suffering axle problems. Fellow's last race for NEMCO came in 2002 at Sears Point, where he started 19th and finished 25th. The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is an American mid-size car. ... This article might not be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 and ended on November 23. ... Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip in the hills of northern California, near Sonoma, north of San Francisco. ... The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 10 and ended on Sunday November 17. ...

NEMCO did not field a Cup car again until 2005 at Sears Point, when it leased a car to Christine Marie Motorsports to be driven by Chris Cook. He started and finished 28th. The team also attempted Watkins Glen that year, but failed to qualify. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... Chris Cooke is an expert driver/instructor at Infineon who made his NEXTEL Cup debut at that track in 2005. ...

Busch Series

Car #7 history

NEMCO debuted its #7 car in 2001. Driven by Randy LaJoie and sponsored by Kleenex, the car won its first race at Daytona International Speedway. LaJoie won another race that season at Memphis Motorsports Park and finished twelfth in points. LaJoie didn't win in 2002, but won a pole at Gateway International Raceway and posted fourteen top-tens on his way to an eleventh place points finish. Following the 2003 GNC Live Well 250, LaJoie and NEMCO parted ways. Nemechek, Todd Bodine, Hank Parker Jr., and Mike Skinner all took over for one race apiece before Biffle drove the car permanately for the rest of the season, winning twice and garnering three pole positions. The 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 10. ... Randy LaJoie from Norwalk, CT was born August 28, 1961. ... For information about the musical band of the same name, see Kleenex (band). ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in Millington, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles north of downtown Memphis. ... The 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 16 and ended November 16. ... Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1. ... The 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 15. ... Todd Bodine from Chemung, NY was born February 27, 1964. ... Hank Parker Jr. ... Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California. ...

After the 7 car only ran once with Nemechek in 2004, it assumed the 88 car's owner points, which were sold to GIC-Mixon Motorsports for 2005. The 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Season began on February 14 and ended on November 20. ... GIC-Mixon Motorsports is a NASCAR team. ... 2005 in Nascar Busch Series // Hersheys TAKE 5 300 The Hersheys TAKE 5 300 was held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway Top Ten Results Tony Stewart Kevin Harvick Dale Earnhardt Jr. ...

Car #87 history

The original car in the NEMCO stable, the 87 car debuted in 1989 at North Carolina Speedway as the 88 Buick with Nemechek finishing 33rd after an engine faliure. The car switched to the 87 and ran full-time in 1990 with sponsorship from Master Machine & Tool. Nemechek had five top-tens and was named NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year. After jumping to sixth in points the following year, Nemechek and the team won two races and the Busch Series championship in 1992. The North Carolina Speedway, affectionately known as The Rock, was home to NASCAR racing from 1966 to 2004. ... Buick is a brand of automobile built in the United States, Canada, and China by General Motors Corporation. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season. ...

After Nemechek failed to win the championship again in 1993, he left for Larry Hedrick Motorsports at the Winston Cup level. He continued to drive the 87 part-time in the Busch Series for several year. After winning the Hardee's 250 in 1994, Nemechek did not win until 1997, when he won the Carquest Auto Parts 300 and the Jiffy Lube Miami 300 in the BellSouth sponsored car. Larry Hedrick Motorsports is a former NASCAR team. ... The 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 9. ... BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) is a U.S. telecommunications company based in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

Beginning in 1998, Nemechek began sharing the car with Ron Fellows. Fellows picked up his first win that year at the Lysol 200, then finished second the next year to Dale Earnhardt, Jr., before winning at Watkins Glen the next two years. In 2000, the team got new sponsorship from Cellular One, and Nemechek went on to win three races in 2003. The 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Season began on Saturday February 14 and ended on Sunday November 15. ... Dale Earnhardt, Jr. ... The 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 19 and ended on November 11. ... Cellular One is the trade name of the cellular service offered by Western Wireless. ... The 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 15. ...

In 2002, David Reutimann drove the 87 for four races, his best finish a twelfth at Memphis. The next year, Hendrick Motorsports development driver Kyle Busch climbed on board for a number of races with ditech sponsorship, posting two runner-up finishes. Reutimann also drove the 87 for a few races in 2003, finishing in fifth place twice. Nemechek shared the 87 with Reutimann again in the early parts of 2004, before Reutimann left. Midseason, Hendrick development drivers Blake Feese and Boston Reid drove for a handful of races in the 87. Feese's best finish was a 33rd at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and Reid's a 26th at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Nemechek picked up a win that season at Kansas Speedway. His lone highlight of 2005 was winning the pole at the season-opening race at Daytona. Ron Fellows returned to the 87 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where he finished 41st after a wreck. David Reutimann from Zephyrhills, FL was born March 2, 1970. ... Hendrick Motorsports is a group of NASCAR racing teams started by Rick Hendrick in 1984 under the name All Star Racing. ... A Driver development program is a program used by NASCAR in order to develop younger drivers. ... Kyle Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... Founded in 1995, Ditech. ... Blake Feese is a NASCAR Busch Series driver. ... Boston Reid (born in Logansport, Indiana), races the #5 Lowes Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track motor racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... 2005 in Nascar Busch Series // Hersheys TAKE 5 300 The Hersheys TAKE 5 300 was held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway Top Ten Results Tony Stewart Kevin Harvick Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is a 4. ...

Thus far in 2006, NEMCO has run one race with Nemechek at Daytona, where he started seventh and finished fourtieth. It is unclear if the team will return.

Car #88 history

The 88 car debuted in 2002 at Daytona, with Jeff Fuller as the driver. Fuller started fifth, but finished 42nd after being involved in a wreck early in the race. He ran again that year at Talladega, but crashed again and finished 40th. Fuller and Nemechek ran three races apiece in the 88 the following year, finishing last in each one, while Reutimann had a sixth-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway. Jeff Mullet Fuller is a former NASCAR driver. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in Justin, Texas, which is within Denton County, Texas. ...

In 2004, Fuller moved to the 88 virtually full-time. Despite the full-time schedule, Fuller did not finish a race all year long, his best finish being a 35th at Nazareth Speedway. Nemechek and Wally Dallenbach Jr. drove one race apiece in the car during that season. Nazareth Speedway Track was a motor racing circuit in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. ... Wally Dallenbach, Jr. ...

In 2005, the team's owners points were transferred to the 7 car's, which were sold to GIC-Mixon Motorsports.

Craftsman Truck Series

Truck #8 history

The #8 truck was driven by Nemechek's brother John. He debuted the truck in 1996 at the Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, where he finished seventh. He ran full-time that year and finished 13th in points. Three races into 1997, John was involved in a single-truck accident at Miami-Dade and suffered massive head injuries, which claimed his life five days later. The 8 truck has not raced since. John Nemechek (March 12, 1970—March 21, 1997, born in Lakeland, Florida), is a former race car driver. ... The 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began on January 19 and ended on November 19. ...

Truck #87 history

NEMCO began running the 87 truck in 1995 with John Nemecheck driving with sponsorship from Burger King and Delco Remy America. John had two top-tens and finished 16th in points despite not competing in four races. Joe took over the 87 the following year on a part-time basis. He finished second at Watkins Glen after Steve Park qualified on the pole in the truck, then finished eighth at Phoenix International Raceway. After finishing 27th at Walt Disney World Speedway in 1997, Nemechek didn't return to the trucks until the following year, where he finished sixth at WDWS. Fellows began racing the truck in 1999, finishing third in his debut at Portland International Raceway before winning the following week at Watkins Glen. The 87 truck hasn't run since. Steve Park from East Northport, New York was born August 23, 1967. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... Walt Disney World Speedway is a racing facility located in Orlando, Florida and is part of the Walt Disney World resort. ... Portland International Raceway is located in Portlands Delta Park complex, just south of the Columbia River and less than a mile west of Interstate 5. ...

External links

• Joe Nemechek Winston Cup Owner Statistics
• Joe Nemechek - NASCAR owner