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Joe Nemechek |

Team: NEMCO-JRR-87
Age / DOB:  (49) / 9/26/1963
Ht / Wt:  5'9" / 185

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Joe Nemechek secures the last qualifying slot open to teams outside of the top 36 fastest in qualifying for the Sprint Cup race.
Teams that were not the 36 fastest in qualifying may be eligible for provisional starting positions based on owner points or a past champion’s provisional. He qualified the No. 87 Toyota 44th fastest and will line up 43rd for the event. Apr 5 - 7:29 PM

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Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

NEMCO and Jay Robinson Racing will combine efforts to field the No. 87 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota.

The plan also includes 15 Nationwide Series races. "There is a long history of friendship between the two organizations, so this is going to be a great opportunity for everyone involved ", says Jay Robinson. "Both groups have a lot to bring to the table and I am very excited to partner with Jay Robinson and go racing this year." commented Joe Nemechek. The first outing for the NEMCO-JRR team will be the Daytona Nationwide race followed by the Daytona 500.(Jay Robinson Racing)-jayski.com
Feb 5 - 9:16 AM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek’s qualifying speed was not good enough to make the field for the Sprint Cup Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

He ran a lap of 169.609 mph in the No. 87 Toyota. It was 46th quickest. Since the team is outside the top 35 in owners points and required to qualify on speed, he did not make the cut.
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 08:29:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek secures the last qualifying slot open to teams outside of the top 35 in owners points for the Sprint Cup race.

His lap of 130.067 mph in the No. 87 Toyota was 41st fastest in qualifying for the Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. He will line up in 43rd at the green flag.
Fri, Nov 9, 2012 08:00:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek secures the last qualifying slot open to teams outside of the top 35 in owners points for the Sprint Cup race.

His lap of 185.586 mph in the No. 87 Toyota was 40th fastest in qualifying for the Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. He will line up in 43rd at the green flag.
Fri, Nov 2, 2012 07:45:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Nationwide Series driver Joe Nemechek’s qualifying speed was not good enough to make the field for the Sprint Cup Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

He ran a lap of 188.937 mph in the No. 87 Toyota. It was 40th quickest. Since the team is outside the top 35 in owners points and required to qualify on speed, he did not make the cut.
Thu, Oct 11, 2012 08:57:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek makes the most improvement in the Nationwide Series after this weekend’s race.

His 17th place finish in the OneMain Financial 200 was 10 places better than his last NNS finish. This earned the No. 87 Toyota driver a $2,600 check and the Featherlite "Most Improved Driver" award. Nemechek is currently 10th in the 2012 Nationwide Series point standings.
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 07:49:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

NEMCO Motorsports announced that Joe Nemechek will be making his 1000th race start this weekend in Richmond, VA.

Nemechek is in good company, joining legends Ricky Rudd, Jeff Burton, Richard Petty and a select few who have made major milestones in NASCAR starts. Nemechek will log 1,000 starts including his Sprint, Nationwide and Truck racing starts. (He qualified 34th to start the Sprint Cup Federated Auto Parts 400 on Saturday night.)
Source: NEMCO Motorsports
Sat, Sep 8, 2012 02:32:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Nationwide Series regular Joe Nemechek failed to make the field for the Sprint Cup Crown Royal Curtiss Shaver 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

He ran a 44th fastest lap in the No. 87 Toyota. As one of the ‘go-or-go-homers’ required to qualify on speed this was not good enough to make the 43-car field.
Sat, Jul 28, 2012 04:55:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek secures the last qualifying slot open to teams outside of the top 35 in owners points for the Sprint Cup race.

His lap of 185.784 mph in the No. 87 was 40th fastest in qualifying for the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He will line up in 43rd at the green flag.
Thu, May 24, 2012 08:54:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek will miss the Sprint Cup Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

The No. 87 team is outside the top 35 in owners points and not guaranteed a start in this weekend’s Cup race. His qualifying speed was 43rd fastest, which was not good enough to make the cut for the event.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012 08:23:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek failed to make the field for the Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.

He ran a 44th fastest lap in the No. 87. As one of the ‘go-or-go-homers’ required to qualify on speed this was not good enough to make the 43-car field.
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 09:22:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek will start 34th in the lineup for the Daytona 500.

The No. 87 Toyota driver's spot in the lineup was based on his 17th place finish in the Gatorade Duel 2 qualifier.
Thu, Feb 23, 2012 09:38:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the fourth practice for the Sprint Cup Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

His average of 195.786 mph in the No. 87 was best of the 12 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 10 Danica Patrick, No. 1 Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya and No. 5 Kasey Kahne were the rest of the top 5 on this list.
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 08:28:00 PM
Joe Nemechek - NEMCO-JRR-87

Joe Nemechek makes the most improvement in the Nationwide Series after this weekend’s race.

His 21st place finish in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge was 16 places better than his last NNS finish. This earned the No. 87 driver a $2,400 check and the Featherlite "Most Improved Driver" award. Nemechek is 14th in the 2011 Nationwide Series point standings.
Sat, Nov 5, 2011 04:32:00 PM