Joe Nemechek
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| Born | September 26, 1963 |
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| Hometown | Lakeland, Florida |
| Awards | 1992 Busch Series Champion 1990 NBS Rookie of the Year |
| [[{{{Previous_Year}}} NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|{{{Previous_Year}}}]] Sprint Cup position | 19th |
| Best cup position | 15th - 2000 (Winston Cup) |
| Statistics current as of 1 Sept 2006. | |
Joseph Frank Nemechek III (born September 26, 1963) in Lakeland, Florida is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of the #87 Chevrolet. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is unsigned to explore his options. Nickname is "Front Row Joe" for his ability to qualify his car strongly.
Strange fact 1: All 4 of Joe Nemechek's wins have come with different numbered cars. He was won races driving car #01, #25, #33 and #42. he is also the last driver to win a race carrying those numbers on the car.
Strange fact 2: Obtained his last two rides by replacing Jerry Nadeau. He replaced Nadeau at Hendrick Motorsports following Nadeau leaving, and then replaced Nadeau again at MB2 Motorsports after Nadeau was nearly killed in practice at Richmond.
| Year(s) | Car # | Sponsor | Make | Team/Owner |
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| 2009-present | 87 | unsponsored | Toyota | himself |
| 2008 | 78 | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing |
| 2007 | 13 | CertainTeed | Chevrolet | Ginn Racing |
| 2004 | 01 | U.S. Army | Chevrolet | MB2 Motorsports |
| 2002-2003 | 25 | UAW-Delphi | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2000-2001 | 33 | Oakwood Homes | Chevrolet | Andy Petree |
| 1997-1999 | 42 | BellSouth | Chevrolet | Felix Sabates |
| 1995-1996 | 87 | Burger King | Chevrolet | himself |
| 1994 | 41 | Meineke | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
[edit] External links
| Nemechek Family |
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| Joe Nemechek | John Nemechek |
