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[[File:John Hunter Nemechek 2 2005 photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|left|A young Nemechek in the pits at [[Infineon Raceway]] in 2005]]
[[File:John Hunter Nemechek 2 2005 photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|left|A young Nemechek in the pits at [[Infineon Raceway]] in 2005]]
Born June 11, 1997, Nemechek is a native of [[Mooresville, North Carolina]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/16/davidson-day-school-honor-roll-2nd-trimester/|title=Davidson Day School honor roll – 2nd Trimester|date=April 16, 2012|work=Davidson News|accessdate=2012-09-05|location=Davidson, NC|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513000707/http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/16/davidson-day-school-honor-roll-2nd-trimester/|archivedate=May 13, 2012|df=}}</ref> he was named after his uncle, [[John Nemechek]], who had been killed in a racing accident earlier that year in a NASCAR [[Craftsman Truck Series]] event at [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D8D9607F65ED&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Nemecheks face their pain, find pure joy|date=November 10, 1997|work=[[The Miami Herald]]|page=9D|accessdate=2012-09-05|location=Miami, FL}}</ref> He is a student at the [[Davidson Day School]] in [[Davidson, North Carolina]].<ref name="CO2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/06/22/2386568/14-year-old-racer-looks-to-follow.html|title=14-year-old racer looks to follow in dad's steps|last=Terrell|first=Katherine|date=June 22, 2011|work=Lake Norman News|publisher=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|accessdate=2012-09-05|location=Charlotte, NC}}</ref> Nemechek was born the oldest of three full siblings. Nemechek also has one older half-brother.
Born June 11, 1997, Nemechek is a native of [[Mooresville, North Carolina]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/16/davidson-day-school-honor-roll-2nd-trimester/|title=Davidson Day School honor roll – 2nd Trimester|date=April 16, 2012|work=Davidson News|accessdate=2012-09-05|location=Davidson, NC|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513000707/http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/16/davidson-day-school-honor-roll-2nd-trimester/|archivedate=May 13, 2012|df=}}</ref> he was named after his uncle, [[John Nemechek]], who had been killed in a racing accident earlier that year in a NASCAR [[Craftsman Truck Series]] event at [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D8D9607F65ED&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Nemecheks face their pain, find pure joy|date=November 10, 1997|work=[[The Miami Herald]]|page=9D|accessdate=2012-09-05|location=Miami, FL}}</ref> He was a student at the [[Davidson Day School]] in [[Davidson, North Carolina]].<ref name="CO2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/06/22/2386568/14-year-old-racer-looks-to-follow.html|title=14-year-old racer looks to follow in dad's steps|last=Terrell|first=Katherine|date=June 22, 2011|work=Lake Norman News|publisher=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|accessdate=2012-09-05|location=Charlotte, NC}}</ref> Nemechek was born the oldest of three full siblings. Nemechek also has one older half-brother.


Nemechek was the subject of a children's book on racing, ''Racin' Buddies'', written by his father in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4f4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xd0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6088,315654&dq=john-hunter-nemechek&hl=en|title=Rusty Wallace is looking forwards to racing at Richmond International|last=Kurz|first=Hank, Jr.|date=May 4, 2001|work=[[The Gadsden Times]]|page=B3|accessdate=2012-09-05|location=Gadsden, AL}}</ref>
Nemechek was the subject of a children's book on racing, ''Racin' Buddies'', written by his father in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4f4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xd0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6088,315654&dq=john-hunter-nemechek&hl=en|title=Rusty Wallace is looking forwards to racing at Richmond International|last=Kurz|first=Hank, Jr.|date=May 4, 2001|work=[[The Gadsden Times]]|page=B3|accessdate=2012-09-05|location=Gadsden, AL}}</ref>

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For his namesake, the brother of Joe Nemechek, see John Nemechek.
John Hunter Nemechek
Nemechek in 2015
Born (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 (age 27)
Mooresville, North Carolina
Achievements2012 Allison Legacy Series Champion
2014 All American 400 winner
2014 Snowball Derby winner
Awards2015 Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 1 year
Car no., teamNo. 42 (Chip Ganassi Racing)
First race2018 Rinnai 250 (Atlanta)
Last race2018 OneMain Financial 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
80 races run over 6 years
Truck no., teamNo. 8 (NEMCO Motorsports)
2017 position8th
Best finish8th (2016, 2017)
First race2013 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2018 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
First win2015 American Ethanol E15 225 (Joliet)
Last win2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
6 41 1
Statistics current as of May 18, 2018.

John Hunter Nemechek (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. Son of NASCAR competitor Joe Nemechek, he was the 2012 champion in the Allison Legacy Series. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for Chip Ganassi Racing, he also competes part time for his father's NEMCO Motorsports in the No. 8 Chevy Silverado.

Personal life

A young Nemechek in the pits at Infineon Raceway in 2005

Born June 11, 1997, Nemechek is a native of Mooresville, North Carolina;[1] he was named after his uncle, John Nemechek, who had been killed in a racing accident earlier that year in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway.[2] He was a student at the Davidson Day School in Davidson, North Carolina.[3] Nemechek was born the oldest of three full siblings. Nemechek also has one older half-brother.

Nemechek was the subject of a children's book on racing, Racin' Buddies, written by his father in 2001.[4]

Racing career

Nemechek's 2013 K&N Pro Series car

Nemechek began his racing career at the age of 5, competing in go-karts, quarter midget cars and in dirt bike competition.[3] He moved up to stock car competition in 2010, competing in the Allison Legacy Series with sponsorship from England Stove Works.[3][5]

In 2012, Nemechek moved up to late model and super late model competition,[6] competing in the Champion Racing Association Super Series and American Speed Association Midwest Tour; he also competed in the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway during Speedweeks.[7] Nemechek won praise from Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch following a CRA Super Series race in which both drivers competed.[7]

In June 2012, Nemechek won the pole for the Howie Lettow Memorial 150, an ASA Midwest Tour event, at the Milwaukee Mile; he was scheduled to take a driver's education course the following week as he had just passed his fifteenth birthday.[8] He finished 23rd in the event.[9]

After competing in the 2012 Snowball Derby,[10] starting second and finishing tenth, Nemechek won the 2012 Allison Legacy Series championship, winning 15 of the season's 18 races.[11][12]

In 2013, Nemechek moved to competing in the Southern Super Series as well as in selected races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East,[12] starting with the UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway in February.[13] In late 2013, he made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 22 Toyota for SWM-NEMCO Racing.[14] He competed in two events, with a best finish of 16th.[15]

In January 2014, Nemechek announced he would be competing in ten Camping World Truck Series events during the 2014 season.[15] After the season ended, he won the 300-lap Snowball Derby.[16]

On September 19, 2015, 16 years to the day Joe Nemechek won his first Cup race, John Hunter Nemechek won his first Truck Series race at Chicagoland. On November 29, Nemechek was voted the Most Popular Driver for the 2015 season in the Truck Series.

Nemechek's car in 2015

In 2016, Nemechek won at Atlanta. At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 250, Nemechek and Cole Custer were battling for the lead when Nemechek bumped Custer which led to Nemechek losing control and intentionally sending both Custer and himself off-road, pinning Custer to the wall. Before the winner was declared, Nemechek was tackled by Custer; Nemechek would be named the winner.[17]

In 2017, Nemechek won back to back races at Gateway and Iowa. Nemechek missed the Championship Four after finishing 2nd at Phoenix.

For the 2018 season, Nemechek joined Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 42 NASCAR Xfinity Series car on a part-time basis.[18] Nemechek finished an impressive 4th place finish debut at Atlanta, though he was involved in an early race wreck involving Elliott Sadler and Cole Custer resulting in Custer's car wrecking. Nemechek followed up the 4th place run with a 29th place finish at Auto Club after a tire failure ruined his chances of a good run.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team 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 NXSC Pts
2018 Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Chevy DAY ATL
4 		LVS PHO CAL
29 		TEX BRI
13 		RCH
13 		TAL
7 		DOV
14 		CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM -* -*

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team 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 NCWTC Pts
2013 SWM-NEMCO Motorsports 22 Toyota DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR
19 		TEX PHO
22 		HOM 46th 48
2014 8 DAY MAR
12 		KAN CLT DOV
6 		TEX GTW
15 		KEN IOW
10 		ELD
6 		POC MCH BRI
27 		MSP
25 		CHI NHA
5 		LVS TAL MAR
13 		TEX PHO
7 		HOM 23rd 337
2015 Chevy DAY ATL MAR
29 		KAN CLT DOV
22 		TEX 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 		12th 630
2016 NEMCO Motorsports 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 		8th 2206
2018 DAY
25 		ATL LVS
21 		MAR
1 		DOV KAN
4 		CLT
9 		TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM -* 01*

References

  1. ^ "Davidson Day School honor roll – 2nd Trimester". Davidson News. Davidson, NC. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Nemecheks face their pain, find pure joy". The Miami Herald. Miami, FL. November 10, 1997. p. 9D. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  3. ^ a b c Terrell, Katherine (June 22, 2011). "14-year-old racer looks to follow in dad's steps". Lake Norman News. Charlotte, NC: The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  4. ^ Kurz, Hank, Jr. (May 4, 2001). "Rusty Wallace is looking forwards to racing at Richmond International". The Gadsden Times. Gadsden, AL. p. B3. Retrieved 2012-09-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Mills, Jeremy (March 22, 2001). "Amherst Co. Charity Hoping to Fetch $25,000 for 'NASCAR Guitar'". WSET-TV. Lynchburg, VA. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved 2012-09-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Joe Nemechek". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2012-09-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b Rodman, Dave (February 3, 2012). "Another Nemechek on the horizon". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  8. ^ Lada, Jen (June 15, 2012). "14-year-old turning heads at the Milwaukee Mile". WITI. Milwaukee, WI. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  9. ^ Madsen, Tamira (June 12, 2012). "John Hunter Nemechek, 15, gets an early start on family business". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  10. ^ Vilona, Bill (December 1, 2012). "Racing's next generation on display at Five Flags Speedway". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, FL. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  11. ^ "JOHN HUNTER NEMECHECK-The Allison Legacy Race Series 2012 Champion". Allison Legacy Series. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-12-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b Cunningham, Jason (February 4, 2013). "Nemechek to Make Debut at Daytona". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  13. ^ Albert, Zack (February 28, 2013). "John Hunter Nemechek, 15, carries family tradition". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  14. ^ "Young Nemechek To Try Hand In Trucks". National Speed Sport News. October 18, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  15. ^ a b Adamczyk, Jay (January 13, 2014). "John Hunter Nemechek to run 10 Truck Series races in 2014". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  16. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry. "John Hunter Nemechek rallies to win 47th Snowball Derby". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  17. ^ "JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK BATTLES CUSTER TILL END FOR WIN AT CANADA". NASCAR. September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  18. ^ Ruffin, Jessica (December 12, 2017). "John Hunter Nemechek to drive No. 42 Xfinity Chevrolet part-time in 2018". NASCAR. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
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