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NEMCO Motorsports
Owner(s)Andrea Nemechek
Joe Nemechek
BaseMooresville, North Carolina
SeriesARCA Menards Series
Race drivers29. Ryan Gemmell (part-time)
Sponsors29. Diamond Brite/TC3 Turf
ManufacturerToyota
Opened1989
Career
DebutCup Series:
1993 Slick 50 300 (New Hampshire)
Xfinity Series:
1989 AC Delco 200 (North Carolina)
Craftsman Truck Series:
1995 Ford Credit 125 (MMR)
ARCA Menards Series:
2024 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Latest raceCup Series:
2014 The Profit on CNBC 500 (Phoenix)
Xfinity Series:
2016 Subway Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
Craftsman Series:
2021 BrakeBest Select 159 (Daytona)
ARCA Menards Series:
2024 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 1
Cup Series: 0
Xfinity Series: 1
1992
Craftsman Truck Series: 0
ARCA Menards Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 26
Cup Series: 0
Xfinity Series: 19
Craftsman Truck Series: 7
ARCA Menards Series: 0
Pole positionsTotal: 22
Cup Series: 0
Xfinity Series: 19
Craftsman Truck Series: 3
ARCA Menards Series: 0

NEMCO Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is owned by driver Joe Nemechek and his family. NEMCO Motorsports has had success, winning the 1992 Busch Series Championship. The team previously competed in both Cup and Xfinity Series competition. NEMCO currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series.

NASCAR Cup Series

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Car No. 87 history

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NEMCO made its Winston Cup debut during the 1993 season at the Slick 50 300, where Nemechek started fifteenth and finished 36th in the No. 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 race in the series again until the 1995 season, 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.

Nemechek's 1996 car

NEMCO returned to the Winston Cup Series in 1999, fielding the No. 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. During the 2001 season, Fellows began running Watkins Glen as well the series' other road course at Sears Point International Raceway. He led the most laps, but finished 38th after wrecking at Sears Point, and 42nd at Watkins Glen after suffering axle problems. Fellows' last race for NEMCO came in 2002 at Sears Point, where he started 19th and finished 25th. Fellows left NEMCO after the 2002 series to drive for Dale Earnhardt Incorporated in 2003.

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.

NEMCO returned to race full-time in the 2009 season with Joe Nemechek following his departure from Furniture Row Racing. The car was leased to Scott Speed and the Red Bull Racing Team for two races when Speed did not qualify.

In 2010, Nemechek ran a full season, but only managed to finish one race, due to funding issues. Nemechek secured sponsorship through England Stove Works for the Daytona 500 and succeeded in qualifying, but wrecked during the race. For the fall Talladega race, sponsorship was provided by HostGator.com. They also sponsored the car in the second Texas race, but engine failure took the car out early.

For 2011, the team is back full-time yet again. Nemechek qualified for the Daytona 500, being the fastest Toyota in the field. An early accident took the car out of the 500 early though. Sponsorship was provided by AM FM Energy, and DAB Constructors for Daytona Speedweeks. Despite starting and parking most of the season, Nemechek managed to qualify for all 36 races.

The No. 87 in 2011

For 2012, the team plans to remain full-time. Except for the Daytona 500 and Watkins Glen, the team was a Start and Park ride to fund the No. 87 Nationwide Team. For 2013, NEMCO and Jay Robinson Racing have partnered up for the No. 87. The No. 87 qualified for the 2013 Daytona 500 but were knocked out due to an engine failure. They currently have sponsorship from Maddie's Place Rocks, with no plans to start and park. Royal Teak Collections has stepped up as primary sponsorship. The same plans are in place for 2014. The No. 87 is part of the January test session in Daytona. On January 31, 2014, Michael Waltrip Racing announced a partnership with Robinson and Nat Hardwick to run the No. 66 full-time as Identity Ventures Racing. NEMCO-JRR moved most of their Cup cars to Identity's shop, owned by Robinson, with Nemechek as primary driver for the new team. NEMCO-JRR still entered the No. 87 part-time when Nemechek was not scheduled to drive for Identity.[1]

The No. 87, with Nemechek driving, failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 and the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas,[2] while Morgan Shepherd finished 43rd at Phoenix.[3] The team did not enter again until Talladega, where Nemechek once again failed to qualify. Timmy Hill ran in the No. 87 at New Hampshire. Mike Wallace was initially entered in the No. 87 in the fall race at Talladega,[4] but the number was changed mid-week to the 49,[5] the number Robinson used for many years. The car still used the owner points and attempts from the No. 87 in 2014.[6] Wallace ultimately qualified in 23rd place. NEMCO Motorsports has no affiliation with Identity Ventures Racing or Jay Robinson Racing after Nemechek split from the team and Nat Hardwick, the team's co-owner, was facing embezzlement charges involving his companies Morris-Hardwick-Schneider and Landcastle Title. Should the No. 87 return, the team will probably run Chevrolets like in the Trucks. The No. 87 announced plans to return to the Cup Series in 2015, but withdrew for the Daytona 500 and hasn't run a race since.

Car No. 87 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
1993 Joe Nemechek 87 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA
36
POC TAL GLN
21
MCH
37
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL N/A N/A
1995 Joe Nemechek 87 Chevy DAY
42
CAR
29
RCH
32
ATL
16
DAR
33
BRI
DNQ
NWS
20
MAR
14
TAL
DNQ
SON
37
CLT
20
DOV
10
POC
12
MCH
28
DAY
38
NHA
19
POC
9
TAL
23
IND
27
GLN
31
MCH
32
BRI
16
DAR
25
RCH
26
DOV
4
MAR
30
NWS
32
CLT
22
CAR
9
PHO
18
ATL
14
N/A 2742
1996 DAY
39
CAR
9
RCH
34
ATL
17
DAR
31
BRI
31
NWS
36
MAR
26
TAL
13
SON
41
CLT
25
DOV
25
POC
21
MCH
36
DAY
18
NHA
35
POC
34
TAL
15
IND
27
GLN
8
MCH
27
BRI
34
DAR
DNQ
RCH
39
DOV
25
MAR
27
NWS
26
CLT
DNQ
CAR
24
PHO
25
ATL
34
N/A 2391
1999 Ron Fellows 87 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN
2
MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL N/A 175
2000 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN
43
MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL 65th 34
2001 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON
38
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN
42
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA 57th 96
2002 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
25
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM 63rd 88
2005 Chris Cook 87 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
28
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN
DNQ
MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 63rd 79
2009 Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota DAY
DNQ
CAL
43
LVS
41
ATL
39
BRI
41
MAR
41
TEX
DNQ
PHO
41
TAL
14
RCH
40
DAR
QL
CLT
37
DOV
38
POC
41
MCH
42
SON
QL
NHA
39
DAY
41
CHI
41
IND
43
POC
39
GLN
DNQ
MCH
39
BRI
41
ATL
42
RCH
35
NHA
40
DOV
41
KAN
42
CAL
39
CLT
43
MAR
38
TAL
43
TEX
42
PHO
40
HOM
DNQ
39th 1608
Scott Speed DAR
26
SON
37
2010 Joe Nemechek DAY
43
CAL
40
LVS
41
ATL
38
BRI
43
MAR
39
PHO
38
TEX
40
TAL
42
RCH
43
DAR
DNQ
DOV
38
CLT
39
POC
43
MCH
37
SON
40
NHA
39
DAY
41
CHI
43
IND
40
POC
40
GLN
39
MCH
43
BRI
DNQ
ATL
38
RCH
42
NHA
40
DOV
41
KAN
DNQ
CAL
37
CLT
DNQ
MAR
41
TAL
27
TEX
43
PHO
DNQ
HOM
41
41st 1510
2011 DAY
39
PHO
43
LVS
42
BRI
41
CAL
42
MAR
43
TEX
39
TAL
41
RCH
42
DAR
42
DOV
39
CLT
41
KAN
43
POC
40
MCH
40
SON
40
DAY
30
KEN
39
NHA
41
IND
38
POC
41
GLN
40
MCH
41
BRI
40
ATL
40
RCH
41
CHI
40
NHA
36
DOV
39
KAN
41
CLT
43
TAL
41
MAR
41
TEX
42
PHO
41
HOM
40
42nd 134
2012 DAY
28
PHO
40
LVS
41
BRI
40
CAL
DNQ
MAR
39
TEX
DNQ
KAN
41
RCH
41
TAL
41
DAR
40
CLT
41
DOV
39
POC
37
MCH
40
SON
43
KEN
40
DAY
41
NHA
38
IND
DNQ
POC
36
GLN
29
MCH
36
BRI
39
ATL
43
RCH
38
CHI
40
NHA
39
DOV
39
TAL
41
CLT
DNQ
KAN
40
MAR
41
TEX
40
PHO
39
HOM
DNQ
41st 154
2013 DAY
43
PHO
31
LVS
40
BRI
29
CAL
32
MAR
34
TEX
35
KAN
DNQ
RCH
39
TAL
39
DAR
31
CLT
41
DOV
31
POC
42
MCH
36
KEN
37
DAY
27
NHA
25
IND
41
POC
37
MCH
34
BRI
43
ATL
40
RCH
39
CHI
31
NHA
35
DOV
39
KAN
41
CLT
39
TAL
42
MAR
33
TEX
36
PHO
38
HOM
35
40th 265
Tomy Drissi SON
38
GLN
42
2014 Joe Nemechek DAY
DNQ
LVS
DNQ
BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL
DNQ
KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY 50th 10
Morgan Shepherd PHO
43
Timmy Hill NHA
41
IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
2015 Joe Nemechek Chevy DAY
Wth
ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM N/A N/A

Car No. 97 history

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A second car, the No. 97, was entered in the 2010 Daytona 500 as a safety net for Joe Nemechek, and was driven by Jeff Fuller, but did not qualify for the race. Fuller parked the car about 5 laps into his Duel race. However, Fuller qualified for the October event in Talladega. Nemechek stated that if both cars qualified (which they did) the No. 97 would start and park, and with the winnings from that car, and the sponsorship from HostGator.com, the No. 87 would be able to run the entire race.

In 2011, Kevin Conway ran the Bud Shootout in the No. 97 with longtime sponsor ExtenZe, but was wrecked early on. He also attempted the Daytona 500, but failed to qualify. Conway did qualify for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega, but only ran one lap and then retired from the race. Conway again qualified for the Coke Zero 400, but also again ran one lap and then retired from the race. Conway then attempted the Good Sam RV Club 500 in Talladega and made the race. However like in the previous races, Conway pulled the car in after completing one lap.

Bill Elliott has taken over the No. 97 car in 2012 with sponsorship from AM/FM Energy for the 2012 Daytona 500. Neither car is locked in the race and Elliott failed to qualify. Elliott successfully qualified for the Talladega spring race, and was in and out of the garage for most of the race. Timmy Hill qualified the car at the fall Talladega race, starting and parking the machine.

Car No. 97 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2010 Jeff Fuller 97 Toyota DAY
DNQ
CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL
43
TEX PHO HOM 56th 56
2011 Kevin Conway DAY
DNQ
PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL
43
RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON DAY
43
KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL
43
MAR TEX PHO HOM 56th 3
2012 Bill Elliott DAY
DNQ
PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL
37
DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV 54th 9
Timmy Hill TAL
42
CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM

Xfinity Series

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Car No. 7 history

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NEMCO debuted its No. 7 car in 2001. Co-owned with Ed Evans and run under the Evans Motorsports name, it was 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 Greg Biffle was hired for the rest of the season, winning twice (Which turned out to be his only wins with Chevy.) and garnering three pole positions.

In 2004, the No. 7 only ran twice, once with Nemechek and once with Todd Szegedy. Szegedy's qualifying run at Chicagoland was famously interrupted by a giant inflatable Tropicana orange, an advertisement at the track. Szegedy was granted a second qualifying run and timed in a surprising 12th.

The No. 7 car ran more races in 2005 although it was still part-time and suffered from a lack of reliable equipment in comparison to the primary No. 87. Jeff Fuller was the primary driver, with Kim Crosby and others filling out the schedule.

Car No. 7 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts
2001 Randy LaJoie 7 Pontiac DAY
1
TAL
27
Chevy CAR
32
LVS
38
ATL
21
DAR
26
BRI
3
TEX
13
NSH
4
CAL
30
RCH
19
NHA
8
NZH
13
CLT
22
DOV
24
KEN
7
MLW
22
GLN
19
CHI
19
GTY
9
PPR
33
IRP
13
MCH
24
BRI
31
DAR
19
RCH
34
DOV
9
KAN
21
CLT
37
MEM
1
PHO
18
CAR
11
HOM
21
2002 DAY
12
CAR
3
LVS
7
DAR
27
BRI
7
TEX
7
NSH
6
TAL
17
CAL
9
RCH
13
NHA
6
NZH
5
CLT
32
DOV
9
NSH
36
KEN
13
MLW
10
DAY
36
CHI
17
GTY
18
PPR
20
IRP
13
MCH
24
BRI
10
DAR
20
RCH
20
DOV
7
KAN
17
CLT
38
MEM
35
ATL
15
CAR
3
PHO
16
HOM
6
2003 Pontiac DAY
15
Chevy CAR
4
LVS
32
DAR
17
BRI
8
TEX
34
TAL
29
NSH
32
CAL
32
RCH
27
GTY
35
NZH
7
CLT
28
DOV
26
NSH
4
KEN
38
MLW
11
Greg Biffle Pontiac DAY
23
Chevy MCH
21
BRI
38
DAR
29
RCH
28
DOV
11
KAN
3
CLT
1
MEM
39
ATL
1*
PHO
10
CAR
11
HOM
13
Todd Bodine CHI
31
Joe Nemechek NHA
31
Hank Parker Jr. PPR
15
Mike Skinner IRP
7
2004 Joe Nemechek DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL
43
GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
Todd Szegedy CHI
39
NHA PPR IRP MCH
DNQ
BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM
2005 Jeff Fuller DAY
43
CAL
43
Chris Cook MXC
26
LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN
24
MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM

Car No. 87 history

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The No. 87 car debuted 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.

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 No. 87 part-time in the Busch Series for several years. 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.

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. Ron Fellows left the team to drive for Dale Earnhardt Incorporated after 2002.

In 2002, David Reutimann drove the No. 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 No. 87 for a few races in 2003, finishing in fifth place twice. Nemechek shared the No. 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 No. 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 No. 87 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where he finished 41st after a wreck.

In 2006, NEMCO ran two races with Nemechek at Daytona and Homestead, where he started finished fortieth and twenty-third, respectively. He ran three of the first four races in 2007 with Brunton Vineyards sponsoring, with a best finish of thirteenth.

The No. 87 came back full-time in 2009. Nemechek drove most of the races with Chad Blount, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss, Kevin Conway and Jeff Fuller filling in throughout the year for various races. Towards the end of the season, funding got tight and Nemechek was forced to Start and Park most of the races.

In 2010, Nemechek returned to the No. 87 for most of the season with Jarit Johnson, Antonio Perez, and Paulie Harraka driving in the races he did not take part in. However, Nemechek did run the No. 97 while Harraka was wheeling the No. 87 in Montreal. The team received sponsorship from various companies through the first 17 events before HostGator became the primary sponsor for the rest of the season.

For the 2011 DRIVE4COPD 300, Nemechek ran the No. 87 car with DAB Constructors as the sponsor. The team has received other sponsorship from Sin City Motorsports, and AM FM Energy in other various races. HostGator made their first appearance on the car at the spring race in Texas. The team is slowly transitioning to Toyota Camrys, although they have run Chevrolet Impalas off and on throughout the year thus far. With both the No. 87 and the No. 97 entered for the annual race in Las Vegas, it was impossible to change the No. 97 back to a No. 87 after Joe crashed the No. 87 in practice. So, Joe took the wheel of the No. 97 while Kevin Conway started and parked the No. 87 as a backup Jay Robinson car. Nemechek took the reins of the No. 97 again a couple of weeks later in California, while Conway drove the No. 87 with sponsorship from Extenze. Kimi Räikkönen drove the No. 87 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May 2011, in alliance with Kyle Busch Motorsports.

In 2012 and 2013, Nemechek drove the No. 87 car himself for the full season.

In 2014, with NEMCO focusing on the Truck series, the team only fielded the No. 87 part-time. Nemechek himself drove the car in a few races, as did Carlos Contreras. In the races when NEMCO did not field the car, Rick Ware Racing, RAB Racing, and JD Motorsports used the owner's points to field an additional car for their own teams. The No. 87 car made one attempt in 2015, missing the race at Daytona in February. The No. 87 car returned for 2016 as a Toyota. They would only make the two Daytona races, and after a crash at the second race, they have not made a race since.

Car No. 87 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts
1990 Joe Nemechek 87 Buick DAY
8
RCH
18
CAR MAR
15
HCY
23
DAR
19
BRI
9
LAN
20
SBO
20
NZH
34
HCY
20
CLT
38
DOV
27
ROU
25
VOL
6
MYB
5
OXF
DNQ
NHA
19
SBO
21
DUB
5
IRP
23
ROU
18
BRI
14
DAR
20
RCH
16
DOV
15
MAR
22
CLT
27
NHA
19
CAR
DNQ
MAR
16
N/A 3022
1991 Chevy DAY
21
RCH
9
CAR
14
MAR
16
VOL
19
HCY
3
DAR
7
BRI
12
LAN
18
SBO
2
NZH
18
CLT
24
DOV
10
ROU
24
HCY
10
MYB
5
GLN
2
OXF
10
NHA
6
SBO
17
DUB
8
IRP
6
ROU
6
BRI
16
DAR
37
RCH
8
DOV
6
CLT
16
NHA
28
CAR
4
MAR
31
N/A 3902
1992 DAY
31
CAR
12
RCH
5
ATL
21
MAR
2
DAR
13
BRI
10
HCY
4
LAN
5
DUB
6
NZH
11
CLT
22
DOV
5
ROU
2
MYB
19
GLN
4
VOL
4
NHA
9
TAL
13
IRP
1
ROU
2
MCH
10
NHA
1
BRI
15
DAR
26
RCH
5
DOV
15
CLT
11
MAR
5
CAR
16
HCY
6
1st 4275
1993 DAY
9
CAR
11
RCH
2
DAR
22
BRI
4
HCY
3
ROU
20
MAR
11
NZH
19
CLT
40
DOV
26
MYB
3
GLN
4
MLW
9
TAL
28
IRP
11
MCH
22
NHA
2*
BRI
2
DAR
4
RCH
11
DOV
24*
ROU
14
CLT
27
MAR
14*
CAR
36
HCY
22
ATL
6
N/A 3443
1994 DAY
34
CAR RCH
1*
ATL
43
MAR DAR HCY BRI ROU NHA
32
NZH CLT
31
DOV
9
MYB GLN
34
MLW SBO TAL
12
HCY IRP MCH BRI DAR
11
RCH
17
DOV CLT
26
MAR CAR N/A N/A
1995 DAY
12
CAR RCH ATL
38
NSV DAR
7
BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL
4
SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR
5
RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM
7
N/A N/A
1996 DAY
37
CAR RCH
2
ATL
10
NSV
6
DAR
DNQ
BRI HCY NZH CLT
8
DOV SBO MYB GLN
32
MLW NHA
35
TAL
2*
IRP MCH BRI DAR
13
RCH DOV CLT
36
CAR HOM
4
N/A N/A
1997 DAY
4
CAR RCH ATL
5
LVS
33
DAR HCY TEX BRI TAL
41
NHA NZH CLT
1*
DOV SBO GLN
3*
MLW MYB GTY
29*
IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
8
CAL CAR HOM
1*
N/A N/A
Chad Chaffin NSV
19
1998 Joe Nemechek DAY
1*
CAR LVS
3*
NSV
6
DAR BRI TEX
3*
HCY TAL
1
NHA NZH CLT
2
DOV RCH PPR CLT
36
GTY CAR ATL
7
HOM
28
N/A N/A
Ron Fellows GLN
1*
MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
1999 Joe Nemechek DAY
36
CAR LVS
2
ATL
27
DAR TEX
38
NSV
4
BRI TAL
2
CAL
31
NHA RCH NZH CLT
32
DOV SBO GTY
3
IRP MCH BRI DAR
5
RCH DOV CLT
8
CAR MEM PHO
DNQ
HOM
1
N/A N/A
Ron Fellows GLN
2*
MLW MYB PPR
2000 Joe Nemechek DAY
2
CAR LVS
3
ATL
33
DAR BRI TEX
36
NSV TAL
1*
CAL
37
RCH NHA CLT
6
DOV
5
SBO MYB GTY
7
IRP MCH
13
BRI DAR RCH DOV
5
CLT
5*
CAR MEM PHO
42
HOM
35
N/A N/A
Ron Fellows GLN
1*
MLW NZH PPR
2001 Joe Nemechek Pontiac DAY
32
CAR TAL
39
N/A N/A
Chevy LVS
7
ATL
1*
DAR BRI TEX
4
NSH CAL
9
RCH NHA NZH CHI
4
GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
17
DOV
37
KAN
35
CLT
26
MEM PHO
12
CAR HOM
1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. CLT
29
DOV
Jeff Fuller KEN
Wth
MLW
Ron Fellows GLN
1*
2002 Joe Nemechek Pontiac DAY
43
CAR TAL
34
DAY
1*
N/A N/A
Chevy LVS
14
DAR BRI TEX
3
NSH CAL
41
DOV
13
NSH KEN
25
MLW CHI
4
GTY PPR IRP MCH
11
BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN
3
CLT
3
ATL
6
HOM
3
David Reutimann RCH
16
NHA CAR
15
PHO
Dodge MEM
15
Tim Fedewa Chevy NZH
39
CLT
2003 Jeff Green Pontiac DAY
36
N/A N/A
Joe Nemechek DAY
INQ
TAL
2
DAY
18
Chevy CAR LVS
1
DAR
34
BRI TEX
1
RCH
36
GTY NZH DOV
1
MCH
13
KAN
9
CLT
36
PHO
4
HOM
19
David Reutimann NSH
5
CAL
11
NSH
QL
KEN
37
MLW
5
CHI
32
NHA
Kyle Busch CLT
2
IRP
33
DAR
2
RCH DOV
15
MEM
16
ATL
43
CAR
7
Jeff Fuller NSH
43
PPR
38
BRI
15
2004 Joe Nemechek DAY
40
LVS
9
DAR
28
BRI
11
TEX
7
TAL
10
RCH
36
NZH CLT
21
DOV
36
NSH CHI
31
NHA
16
PPR MCH
36
BRI CAL
8
KAN
1
PHO
26
DAR HOM
8
David Reutimann CAR
21
NSH
25
CAL
15
GTY
30
Blake Feese KEN
41
IRP
33
DOV
34
Todd Szegedy MLW
21
DAY MEM
15
Boston Reid RCH
37
CLT
42
ATL
26
2005 Joe Nemechek DAY
14
CAL
12
LVS
4
ATL NSH BRI
41
TEX
12
PHO
6
TAL
29
DAR RCH CLT
19
DOV
10
NSH KEN MLW DAY
7
CHI
13
NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN
7
MCH
25
BRI CAL
17
RCH DOV KAN
11
CLT MEM TEX
23
PHO HOM
10
N/A N/A
Ron Fellows MXC
41
2006 Joe Nemechek DAY
40
CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM
23
N/A 137
2007 DAY
34
CAL
13
MXC LVS
16
ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM N/A 300
2008 DAY
DNQ
CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM N/A 0
2009 DAY
13
CAL
35
LVS
20
BRI
18
TEX
39
NSH
34
PHO
25
TAL
11
RCH
18
DAR
32
CLT
36
NHA
27
DAY
24
CHI
24
GLN
26
RCH
36
DOV
35
KAN
35
CAL
37
TEX
36
PHO
36
HOM
36
N/A N/A
Kevin Conway Toyota DOV
24
NSH
23
KEN
15
GTY
28
IRP
20
Chad Blount Chevy MLW
38
Jeff Fuller IOW
36
MEM
35
Mike Bliss MCH
27
BRI
15
CGV
34
ATL
34
Dave Blaney Toyota CLT
3
2010 Joe Nemechek Chevy DAY
31
CAL
23
LVS
18
BRI
16
NSH
28
PHO
26
TEX
19
TAL
36
RCH
35
DAR
23
DOV
26
CLT
24
KEN
25
NHA
23
DAY
16
CHI
15
GTY
27
IRP
24
IOW
19
GLN
23
MCH
21
BRI
32
ATL
29
RCH
19
DOV
25
KAN
17
CAL
14
CLT
41
GTY
28
TEX
20
PHO
28
HOM
35
N/A N/A
Jarit Johnson NSH
31
Antonio Pérez ROA
38
Paulie Harraka CGV
29
2011 Joe Nemechek Toyota DAY
15
TEX
24
TAL
3
DAR
12
DOV
19
IOW
16
CHI
21
MCH
21
KEN
12
NHA
11
IRP
7
IOW
16
GLN
11
CGV
21
ATL
18
RCH
10
DOV
30
KAN
21
TEX
21
PHO
12
19th 829
Chevy PHO
15
BRI
21
RCH
19
Kevin Conway LVS
43
Toyota CAL
22
NSH
24
ROA
24
DAY
25
CGV
QL
BRI
29
CHI
24
CLT
36
HOM
26
Kimi Räikkönen CLT
27
Scott Wimmer NSH
13
2012 Joe Nemechek DAY
23
PHO
24
LVS
20
BRI
30
CAL
19
TEX
17
RCH
13
TAL
19
DAR
11
IOW
19
CLT
29
DOV
19
MCH
15
KEN
18
DAY
22
NHA
19
CHI
13
IND
18
IOW
16
BRI
11
ATL
14
RCH
8
CHI
16
KEN
27
DOV
17
CLT
17
KAN
12
TEX
20
PHO
16
HOM
18
16th 841
Alex Kennedy ROA
33
GLN
29
CGV
15
2013 Joe Nemechek DAY
18
PHO
36
LVS
27
BRI
24
CAL
14
TEX
19
RCH
23
TAL
37
DAR
24
CLT
32
DOV
33
IOW
QL
MCH
29
KEN
33
DAY
19
NHA
22
CHI
23
IND
23
BRI
18
ATL
24
RCH
29
CHI
30
KEN
23
DOV
23
KAN
25
CLT
23
TEX
33
PHO
30
HOM
26
25th 602
Kevin Lepage IOW
19
Kyle Kelley Chevy ROA
31
GLN
19
MOH
32
Travis Sauter Toyota IOW
30
2014 Joe Nemechek DAY
12
BRI
19
TAL
6
DOV
17
32nd 452
Daryl Harr Chevy PHO
36
LVS
30
CAL
27
Kevin Lepage TEX
25
DAR
19
RCH
39
Tim Schendel IOW
34
MCH
40
Chris Cockrum CLT
35
Ford ATL
29
Stanton Barrett ROA
32
GLN
18
MOH
33
Rubén García Jr. Chevy KEN
33
Carlos Contreras DAY
34
TEX
38
Josh Reaume NHA
34
CHI
33
IND
33
IOW
33
CHI
37
KEN
37
DOV
QL
Ford RCH
33
Timmy Hill Chevy BRI
34
CLT
34
Mike Harmon Dodge DOV
39
Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevy KAN
24
Carl Long Ford PHO
39
Milka Duno Toyota HOM
34
2015 Joe Nemechek Chevy DAY
DNQ
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 57th 0
2016 Toyota DAY
19
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY
36
KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 52nd 28

Car No. 88 history

[edit]

The No. 88 car debuted in 1989 at North Carolina Speedway as the No. 88 Buick with Nemechek finishing 33rd after an engine failure.

The No. 88 car returned in 2001 at California Speedway with Jeff Fuller as the driver. He started 40th and finished 42nd after an early vibration problem. The car returned at Daytona in 2002 with Fuller as the driver. He 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 No. 88 the following year, finishing last in each one, while Reutimann had a sixth-place finish at Michigan Speedway.

In 2004, Fuller moved to the No. 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.

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

The No. 88 team is now currently used by JR Motorsports, since 2005.

Car No. 88 results

[edit]
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Owners Pts
1989 Joe Nemechek 88 Buick DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR
33
MAR N/A 64
2001 Jeff Fuller 88 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL
42
RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM N/A N/A
2002 DAY
42
CAR LVS
DNQ
DAR BRI TEX NSH N/A N/A
Pontiac TAL
40
CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
David Reutimann Chevy ATL
DNQ
CAR PHO HOM
43
2003 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX
24
MCH
6
BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM N/A N/A
Jeff Fuller Pontiac TAL
43
NSH DAY
43
Chevy CLT
43
DOV NSH KEN MLW
Joe Nemechek CAL
43
RCH GTY NZH CHI
43
NHA PPR IRP
2004 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Pontiac DAY
42
N/A N/A
Jeff Fuller Chevy CAR
43
LVS
43
DAR
43
BRI
37
TEX
39
NSH
37
TAL
42
CAL
40
GTY
37
RCH
38
NZH
35
CLT
37
DOV
43
NSH
43
KEN
42
MLW
41
CHI
DNQ
NHA
43
PPR
42
IRP
39
MCH
41
BRI
41
CAL
42
RCH
42
DOV
43
KAN
43
MEM
43
ATL
40
PHO
43
DAR
38
HOM
DNQ
Pontiac DAY
43
Joe Nemechek Chevy CLT
43

Car No. 97 history

[edit]

In 2010, NEMCO began fielding a second the No. 97 car part-time with Jeff Fuller as the driver. In 2011 and 2012, the No. 97 was mainly used when there was another driver in the No. 87 and was fielded for Nemechek in that situation.

The No. 97 ran as the No. 70 in 2013 when ML Motorsports was not entered, including Jeff Green, Brad Teague, Tomy Drissi, Derrike Cope and Tony Raines. The No. 97 returned with Nemechek driving at the summer Daytona race in 2014.

The No. 97 team was most recently used by the team Obaika Racing, when it debuted in 2015. Currently, no team uses the 97.

Car No. 97 results

[edit]
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts
2010 Jeff Fuller 97 Chevy DAY
Wth
CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI
Joe Nemechek CGV
28
ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM
2011 DAY PHO LVS
23
BRI CAL
39
TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW
Toyota CLT
29
CHI MCH ROA DAY
26
KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW BRI
21
ATL RCH CLT
37
DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
16
Kyle Kelley Chevy GLN
26
CGV
14
2012 Johnny Sauter Toyota DAY
42
PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW
Joe Nemechek GLN
27
CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2014 Joe Nemechek 97 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY
27
NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

[edit]

Truck No. 8 history

[edit]

The No. 8 truck was originally owned and driven by Joe 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. The team was known as CHEK Racing Inc. 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 No. 8 truck was retired in John's memory after this, and it was intended that the number would not be used again by the Nemecheks.

John Nemechek's 1996 truck

However, in 2014, the number returned with Joe Nemechek's son John Hunter Nemechek (named after Joe's brother) ran the No. 8 Toyota Tundra in 10 races, with Joe driving the other 12. SWM sponsored the truck, with SWM owner Sid Maudlin also owning a share of the truck team. The events on the younger Nemechek's NCWTS calendar include Martinsville in March and October, Dover in May, Gateway Motorsports Park in June, Iowa in July, Eldora Speedway in July, Bristol in August, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in August, New Hampshire in September and Phoenix in November.[7] NEMCO experienced a renewed success, with a best finish of 3rd at Texas by the elder Nemechek. The team recorded eleven top-10s and only finished outside the top-15 on two occasions. The No. 8 finished 7th in owner points, the highest finish for a NEMCO team in any series in nearly 20 years.

In 2015, the season began with the truck again being split between Joe Nemechek and John Hunter Nemechek. Ryan Newman also ran a race for the team at Kansas. Beginning at the eighth race of the season at Gateway, John Hunter took over the truck full-time. At Chicagoland in September, John Hunter Nemechek won his first Truck Series race, passing Kyle Larson with two laps to go after Larson ran out of fuel. It was the first win for NEMCO in any series since a Busch Series race at Kansas in October 2004. Team co-owner Sid Maudlin died in December 2015 at the age of 61.

John Hunter Nemechek returned to the team for 2016, running the full schedule. Nemechek held off Cameron Hayley to win at Atlanta, his second career win. John Hunter Nemechek also won at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in a controversial finish beating Cole Custer by 0.034 seconds [8]

It was announced in 2017, NEMCO Motorsports would be fielding a 2nd truck driven by Joe Nemechek in the No. 87 Fleetwing Chevrolet, the first time a father and son competed in a truck series race since Dave Blaney and Ryan Blaney at Eldora in 2013.[9] After finishing 29th, 28th, 22nd, and 21st at the beginning of the season, John Hunter Nemechek got his 1st win of the season at Gateway, he followed that up with a win at Iowa the very next race.[10] Joe and John Hunter will split the 8 now that the younger Nemechek has moved to a partial schedule driving for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Xfinity Series. Financial problems hit the team in 2019, forcing the 8 to start and park several races when John Hunter was not entered, or Joe was unable to find sufficient sponsorship. 2020 saw the 8s schedule greatly reduced as both teams, the 8 and 87, missed the show at Daytona with John Hunter and Joe. The #8 attempted five more races, one with Mike Skeen, one with Joe Nemechek and the other three with JH Nemechek. He scored a top-10 finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway, climbing all the way from 38th to 6th by the end of the event. Skeen finished 23rd at the Daytona Road Course, while Joe Nemechek finished 37th at Talladega after an early crash eliminated him. Rumors circulated that NEMCO had no plans of attempting any races in 2021. These were later debunked by Joe Nemechek, who shared on his Instagram that he would attempt the season opening race at Daytona. Despite not making the race, NEMCO would run the second race of the season with Camden Murphy, finishing 13th. Following the Daytona Road Course Race, NEMCO sold its owner points to the no. 11 Spencer Davis Motorsports team. On March 20, 2023, it was revealed on the entry list for the XPEL 225 that NEMCO will return to the Truck Series for the first time since 2021, with Samuel LeComte as the driver. LeComte previously attempted the COTA races for CMI Motorsports in 2021, and G2G Racing in 2022, but failed to qualify for both.

Truck No. 8 results

[edit]
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Owners Pts
1996 John Nemechek 8 Chevy HOM
7
PHO
14
POR
12
EVG
20
TUS
17
CNS
12
HPT
21
BRI
20
NZH
20
MLW
29
LVL
10
I70
16
IRP
26
FLM
14
GLN
16
NSV
21
RCH
27
NHA
20
MAR
14
NWS
19
SON
16
MMR
19
PHO
17
LVS
27
N/A 2615
1997 WDW
36
TUS
20
HOM
21
PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS N/A 258
2014 Joe Nemechek 8 Toyota DAY
8
KAN
9
CLT
11
TEX
3
KEN
14
POC
10
MCH
10
CHI
9
LVS
17
TAL
10
TEX
8
HOM
8
7th 750
John Hunter Nemechek MAR
12
DOV
6
GTW
15
IOW
10
ELD
6
BRI
27
MSP
25
NHA
5
MAR
13
PHO
7
2015 Joe Nemechek Chevy DAY
20
ATL
10
CLT
11
TEX
6
6th 802
John Hunter Nemechek MAR
29
DOV
22
GTW
4
IOW
23
KEN
11
ELD
7
POC
13
MCH
12
BRI
3
MSP
9
CHI
1
NHA
5
LVS
4
TAL
11
MAR
2
TEX
11
PHO
2
HOM
2
Ryan Newman KAN
2
2016 John Hunter Nemechek DAY
17
ATL
1
MAR
2
KAN
28
DOV
15
CLT
12
TEX
7
IOW
12
GTW
6
KEN
2
ELD
24
POC
9
BRI
8
MCH
26
MSP
1
CHI
14
NHA
9
LVS
16
TAL
32
MAR
3
TEX
18
PHO
6
HOM
11
8th 2133
2017 DAY
4
ATL
29
MAR
28
KAN
3
CLT
22
DOV
22
TEX
21
GTW
1
IOW
1
KEN
18
ELD
5
POC
4
MCH
29
BRI
3
MSP
20
CHI
7
NHA
20
LVS
8
TAL
6
MAR
30
TEX
19
PHO
2
HOM
15
7th 2206
2018 DAY
25
LVS
21
MAR
1
KAN
4
CLT
9
IOW
27
GTW
25
CHI
7*
KEN
5
ELD
7
MCH
3
BRI
3*
MSP
2
LVS
22
TAL
27
MAR
30
PHO
29
HOM
7
8th 2191
Joe Nemechek ATL
12
DOV
7
TEX
15
POC
10
TEX
18
2019 Angela Ruch DAY
8
LVS
16
23rd 328
Joe Nemechek ATL
32
TEX
25
DOV
26
KAN
24
MCH
20
HOM
14
Austin Dillon MAR
13
Camden Murphy CLT
30
GTW
28
CHI
23
KEN
28
Tony Mrakovich TEX
26
POC
12
Trey Hutchens IOW
29
Colt Gilliam ELD
27
John Hunter Nemechek BRI
29
LVS
32
TAL
30
MAR
7
PHO
29
Josh Reaume Toyota MSP
26
2020 John Hunter Nemechek Ford DAY
DNQ
LVS CLT
6
ATL
24
HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH
25
40th 104
Mike Skeen Chevy DAY
23
DOV GTW DAR RCH
Camden Murphy BRI
19
LVS
Joe Nemechek Ford TAL
37
KAN TEX MAR PHO
2021 DAY
DNQ
N/A 24
Camden Murphy Chevy DAY
13
LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO
2023 Samuel LeComte 8 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA
DNQ
TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CHA GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 53rd 0

Truck No. 22 history

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It was announced in the fall 2013, that John Hunter Nemechek would make his NASCAR debut in the October Martinsville truck race in the No. 22 Toyota Tundra, co-owned by Joe Nemechek and Sid Maudlin under the name SWM-NEMCO Motorsports.

Truck No. 22 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Owners Pts
2013 John Hunter Nemechek 22 Toyota DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR
19
TEX PHO
21
HOM N/A 51

Truck No. 87 history

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NEMCO began running the No. 87 truck in 1995 with John Nemechek 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 No. 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. Nemechek did make an announcement in early June that later in the season, a second truck would be run with Joe driving. The truck was rumored to be numbered as the 87. Ultimately, this truck never ran a race. In January 2017, NEMCO announced that Joe Nemechek and the No. 87 truck would return part-time for the 2017 season, beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona, and will be sponsored by Fleetwing. The 87 returned with Joe Nemechek at Gateway, Iowa, and Kentucky. Nemechek failed to qualify at Kentucky and skipped Eldora. The 87 returned at Pocono. The 87 has recently run as a start and park to fund the primary 8 for John Hunter Nemechek. On October 21, 2017 it was announced that Ty Dillon would run in the 87 at Martinsville Speedway without start and parking. The 87 returned at Daytona with Joe Nemechek behind the wheel, before he moved to the 8 truck. It was announced that Tyler Ankrum would run select races in the 87 truck to maintain his playoff eligibility for 2019. He ran 2 races at Iowa and Gateway, finishing 31st and 30th. 2020 saw the 87 only attempt one race, the season opener at Daytona, which resulted in a DNQ with Joe Nemechek at the wheel.

Truck No. 87 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Owners Pts
1995 John Nemechek 87 Chevy PHO
13
TUS SGS MMR
26
POR
14
EVG
27
I70
23
LVL
22
BRI
29
MLW
17
CNS
15
HPT IRP
8
FLM
20
RCH
19
MAR
9
NWS
22
SON MMR
30
PHO
19
N/A N/A
1996 Joe Nemechek HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN
2
NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO
8
LVS N/A 312
Steve Park GLN
QL
1997 Joe Nemechek WDW
27
TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS N/A 82
1998 WDW
6
HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS N/A 150
1999 Ron Fellows HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR
3
GLN
1
MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT
15
RCH LVS LVL TEX
21
CAL N/A 578
2000 DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN
DNQ
MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL N/A N/A
2017 Joe Nemechek 87 Chevy DAY
5
ATL
24
MAR
18
KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW
28
IOW
31
KEN
DNQ
ELD POC
29
MCH
30
BRI
32
MSP
31
CHI
31
NHA
26
LVS
26
TAL
30
TEX
31
PHO
29
HOM
29
34th 120
Ty Dillon MAR
15
2018 Joe Nemechek DAY
3
ATL LVS
31
MAR
Wth
DOV KAN
30
CLT
Wth
TEX IOW
31
GTW
32
CHI
28
KEN
DNQ
ELD MCH
30
BRI MSP
32
LVS
31
TAL
30
MAR PHO
32
HOM
31
34th 118
Timmy Hill POC
28
TEX
31
2019 Joe Nemechek DAY
16
ATL LVS MAR
Wth
CLT
32
TEX
28
CHI
28
KEN
32
POC
28
ELD PHO
32
34th 119
Timmy Hill TEX
26
DOV KAN
28
Tyler Ankrum IOW
31
GTW
30
Camden Murphy MCH
31
BRI MSP HOM
DNQ
Tony Mrakovich LVS
13
Timothy Peters TAL
23
MAR
2020 Joe Nemechek Ford DAY
DNQ
LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 46th 0

ARCA Menards Series

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Car No. 29 history

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In 2024, NEMCO fielded the No. 29 Toyota Camry in the ARCA Menards Series for vintage racer Ryan Gemmell at Watkins Glen.[11]

Car No. 29 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2024 Ryan Gemmell 29 Toyota DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN
8
BRI KAN TOL -* -*

References

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  1. ^ Eddinger, Mark (January 31, 2014). "Michael Waltrip Racing and Jay Robinson Racing Partner to Run the No. 66 for Full Season. Because this is only a part time role for Nemechek, when he is not in the No. 66, he will be running the No. 87 for his own team". Sports Media 101. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. ^ "Driver Joe Nemechek 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Driver Morgan Shepherd 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ "GEICO 500 entry list". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ^ "GEICO 500". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - Talladega Entry List". www.Jayski.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. ^ "John Hunter Nemechek To run 10 truck races in 2014. When John Hunter is not in the truck, Joe Nemechek will be driving the remaining 12 races". John Hunter Nemechek. January 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  8. ^ Baile, Lee. "Nemechek edges Custer for win at Canada". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Joe Nemechek and John Hunter Nemechek Head-to-head Battle" (Press release). NEMCO Motorsports. January 20, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "John Hunter Nemechek – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "NOTEBOOK: Driving for Joe Nemechek, vintage racer Ryan Gemmell making ARCA debut at Watkins Glen". ARCARacing.com. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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