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NASCAR WCUP: Joe Nemechek doing all he can to win at the Brickyard

2 August 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

Team News: The team will be running a brand new Oakwood Homes Chevrolet at Indianapolis. "It drives good," said Joe Nemechek. "You get out there and you know right away what it's going to do. I think if we work on it some more it'll be really good. Both of our new cars are driving good. One is the car we raced at Pocono, and this one is a brand-new car just like it."

Joe Nemechek's Thoughts Going into the Brickyard 400:

"We're doing all we can to win this race. If you can get the car to drive good and the motor to run good, you're going to run well. Then you've got to have a little bit of luck so you're running at the end.

"We've always qualified well at Indy. Normally we're a contender. If the motor shop keeps working hard and can give us a little extra power and we get our cars tuned up, I think we're going to have a shot at 'em.

"You've got to have awesome power because these straightaways are long. You're in the gas for a long time. The more power you have, the quicker you're going to go down that straightaway. The problem is, you're going to be going faster at the end and you've still got to get around the corner. If you can put it all together, you're going to be fast."

Text provided by Tiffany Ricardo

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