Joe Nemechek
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"Joseph Frank" ""Joe"" "Nemechek III" is a United States/American stock car racing/stock car racing driver, who competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. He won the 1992 Busch Series, now Nationwide Series, championship. He was born in Lakeland, Florida, the older brother of John Nemechek, and is nicknamed "Front Row Joe", a nickname given him by former teammate Wally Dallenbach Jr./Wally Dallenbach for his tendency in the late 1990s to be a regular contender for a front row starting position. He is the father of John Hunter Nemechek.

Nemechek is one of the few owner-drivers competing in a NASCAR national tour, driving his own #87 car. He also competed in the #29 RAB Racing and #77 Randy Humphrey Racing for a one-off in 2014.

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Once we get the primary engine in the backup (car), we should be fast. I am not really sure why the (primary) car did what it did. I was down low and the car was sticking, and then all of a sudden it was headed to the wall.

We need to put it together and get on a streak. But whatever happens you can be assured that we will follow the soldiers' creed of never giving up.

Not bad at all considering everything we went through. I had what I had and had to make the best of it. We're trying a lot of new stuff and we didn't get much time in the backup car in practice. The Army car wasn't comfortable enough and we didn't have any time to work on it.

I am part of a very talented team and that's why I go into every race feeling that this could be the weekend that we will pull out a win. Trouble seems to find us. But if we can have a clean race in Texas, I am confident the Army Chevy will be part of the lead pack of cars.

I am comfortable at the Texas track -- I've had good runs there in the past.

We took our licks, but nobody knocked us out. We fought like our soldiers right to the end.

Except for only a few races this year, we've had good cars at every Nextel Cup event. We've had our share of bad breaks, but we continue with the fight. Like our soldiers, we never give up. Never!

It's not the ideal situation when you can't use the best stuff you bring to the track. We just never found a comfort zone with the backup Army Chevrolet.

Trouble seems to find us.