Joe Nemechek booked himself and his #78 Furniture Row Racing team an express ticket to next year's Bud Shootout at Daytona after taking pole position for Sunday's Aaron's 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway.
Ryan Newman kept up his strong qualifying form with his fourth NASCAR pole position in a row, smashing the record at the one-mile Phoenix International Raceway with a 135.499mph lap in qualifying for Sunday's Checker Auto Parts 500.
When U.S. Army driver Joe Nemechek navigates his way through the maze of cars on the high-banked, half-mile oval at Bristol Motor Speedway, he will largely depend on Roman Pemberton, the team's spotter, who will be perched on top of the stadium-like facility for Sunday's Food City 500.
As Jerry Nadeau continues to recover from a head injury he suffered in a May 2 accident at Richmond International Raceway, MB2 Motorsports have announced that Joe Nemechek will drive the No. 01 U.S.
Brian Vickers will bring his NASCAR Busch Series sponsors GMAC to the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series with Rick Hendrick's #25 Chevrolet Monte Carlo team.