NCWTS: SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Race Preview: Texas Motor Speedway

SWM-NEMCO Motorsports’ NASCAR Camping World Truck Series History at Texas Motor Speedway … This weekend will mark SWM-NEMCO Motorsports’ fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start at the 1.5-mile track. Joe Nemechek posted a team best finish of third place at the Fort Worth facility on June 06, 2014.

SWM-NEMCO Motorsports’ NASCAR Camping World Truck Series History … Since entering the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 1995, the Mooresville, N.C.-based organization has logged 53 starts from five drivers, driving strong results including one victory and six top-five finishes, as well as 24 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 15.6 and an average finishing position of 13.9.

Follow NEMCO Motorsports on Social Media … To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and exclusive content, visit NEMCO Motorsports’ Twitter page – @NEMCOMotorsport. Also, follow the NEMCO Motorsports drivers on their personal Twitter pages – @FrontRowJoe87, and @JHNemechek. You can also “like” Joe Nemechek on his official Facebook page at /NASCARJoe, and John Hunter Nemechek on his official Facebook page at /JohnHunterNemechek.

Local Flavor … SWM International, Inc., co-owned by Sid and Dawna Mauldin, is located in Pampa, Texas. Sid Mauldin is a partner in SWM-NEMCO Motorsports.

Meet Joe Nemechek … Joe Nemechek is scheduled to participate in an autograph session with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. (CT) on Friday, June 05. Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing display located in the Texas Motor Speedway fan midway area for a question and answer session with Nemechek on Friday at 2:45 p.m. (CT).

Catch the Action … The WinStar World Casino 400 will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1 on Friday, June 05, starting with the pre-race show at 8:30 p.m. (ET). It will also broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Qualifying for the seventh event on the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule will air on Friday at 6:00 p.m. (ET) on FOX Sports 1.

Joe Nemechek
No. 8 SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado

This Week’s SWM-NEMCO Motorsports’ Chevrolet Silverado at Texas Motor Speedway … Joe Nemechek will pilot Chassis No. 039 in the WinStar World Casino 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway. The Gere Kennon-led team unloaded this chassis earlier this season at the Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway. On February 28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the NEMCO Motorsports-prepared chassis qualified seventh and finished in the tenth-position. During the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, this chassis had starts at both Texas Motor Speedway and at the Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

Nemechek in the “Lone Star State” … This weekend marks Nemechek’s third Texas Motor Speedway appearance with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The Lakeland, Fla., driver has earned an average starting position of 10.0 and an average finishing position of 5.5 at the 1.5-mile track. In addition, the 1992 NASCAR XFINITY Series champion has one win (2003), four top-five and five top-10 finishes in the NASCAR XFINITY Series across 19 starts at the Texas Motor Speedway. Nemechek also has 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts which includes a fourth-place finish in 1998.

Speedway Stats: In 15 combined NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts on speedways (tracks 1 to 2 miles in length), Joe Nemechek has recorded one top-five finish and 9 top-10 finishes. He has led for a total of 41 laps on NASCAR’s speedway tracks.

NEMCO Motorsports Special Guest from “America’s Team” … Former Dallas Cowboys running back Tashard J. Choice will be a guest of NEMCO Motorsports at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Texas Motor Speedway. Choice, currently a free agent, played for the Dallas Cowboys (2008–2011), the Washington Redskins (2011), the Buffalo Bills (2011–2013), and the Indianapolis Colts (2013).

Swap Seats … Joe Nemechek will compete in a total of four events in the No. 8 Chevrolet Silverado as he shared driving duties with his son, John Hunter Nemechek, until his 18th birthday, when John Hunter Nemechek will finish out the remainder of the truck series schedule beginning at the Gateway Motorsports Park.

In the Rearview Mirror: Dover International Speedway … Known as the “Monster Mile,” Dover International Speedway has the reputation of being a monster that can grab a hold of a driver in a matter of seconds on the fast concrete one-mile track. John Hunter Nemechek was one of those drivers hoping to escape the wrath of the monster, but on Lap 47 in Turn 4 while in ninth-place, Nemechek fell victim to “Miles.” Nemechek, after a qualifying effort of sixth place, crossed the finish line in 22nd-place on May 29 in the Lucas Oil 200 at the Dover International Speedway.

JOE NEMECHEK QUOTE (ON TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY.):
“Texas Motor Speedway is a fun race track. In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, you are trying to do the best you can and try to run your truck wide-open around the 1.5-mile track for as many laps as you can. The struggle is to find the balance to make it do that. That is a very difficult task to accomplish. In the past, everything else we have run here (Texas Motor Speedway) you are out of the gas in the middle-part of the corner. There are more things to work on to find speed. I have been fortunate in the past to have some very good driving trucks – and cars in order to have those finishes.”