Sports
Joe Nemechek got through a wild race at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, N.C., and emerged with the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series championship in the closest finish in series history.
Nov. 9, 1992
Teammates Joe Nemechek and Randy LaJoie started one-two in the NAPA Auto Parts 300 Busch Grand National race Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, and after a long rain delay, almost finished that way in a pair of Nemechek-owned Pontiacs.
Feb. 18, 2001
Joe Nemechek doesn’t know whom he’ll be driving for next season.
Sept. 20, 1999
Just as team owner Felix Sabates and Joe Nemechek prepare to part ways, the driver is starting to turn things around.
Sept. 26, 1999
For much of the afternoon, Joe Nemechek had the car to beat.
Feb. 28, 2005
Joe Nemechek won the pole for the NASCAR Busch Series race during SpeedWeeks at Daytona Beach, Fla., last month, but he missed the race because of flu.
March 2, 2003
Motor racing: That’s the good news for owner Sabates. The bad news is Robby Gordon’s crash.
June 21, 1997
It took Joe Nemechek two years and 70 races to prove he can still win in the Winston Cup Series and he did it Sunday with a dominating performance in the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at Rockingham, N.C.
Nov. 5, 2001
Driver changes in NASCAR’s Winston Cup series continue to occur at an unusually high rate.
Dec. 5, 1993
The California Speedway track record, set Friday by California 500 pole qualifier Joe Nemechek, didn’t hold up long Saturday, when second-day qualifying was held earlier in the day and the track was more receptive to speed.
June 22, 1997