Joseph Frank Nemechek III is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 24 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. Nemechek has made the second most national series starts in NASCAR history. He claimed the record in 2019 after he passed seven-time Cup Series champion Richard Petty, but was surpassed by Kevin Harvick in 2021. Nemechek won the 1992 NASCAR Busch Series championship.
Nemechek in 2019
Nemechek's 1996 car
Nemechek in the No. 25 for Hendrick Motorsports in 2003 at Las Vegas
Nemechek in the No. 01 at Texas Motor Speedway in 2005
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a Cup Series event scheduled for that weekend.
The Busch Series field following the pace car at Texas in April 2007
Justin Allgaier and Michael Annett in 2019
2009 Nationwide Series car of Cup Series regular Kyle Busch, who won the Nationwide Series championship that year. Busch has won a total of 102 Xfinity series races in his career, the most of any driver who has competed in the series.
NASCAR officials use a template to inspect Casey Atwood's 2004 Busch Series Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
