A Legacy of Success
Headed by Joe Garone, former Director of NASCAR's Research and Development facilities and Head of Officiating.
Unique in the Racing Industry
The only NASCAR Sprint Cup team west of the Mississippi, located in the heart of beautiful Denver, CO.
More Under the Hood
Engines Supplied by Premier Engine Builder Hendrick Motorsports
Not Your Daddy's Garage
- 35,000 sq. foot facility
- State of the art Seven-Post Testing Machine
| Joe Nemechek | ||
| Birthdate: | Sept. 26, 1963 - Naples, Fla. | |
| Hometown: | Lakeland, Fla. | |
| Resides: | Mooresville, North Carolina | |
| Height: | 5' 8" Weight: 185 lbs. | |
| Spouse: | Andrea | |
| Children: | Son: John Hunter. Daughters: Blair McKenzie, Kennedy Grace |
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| Hobbies: | Fishing, motocross & snow skiing |
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Joe Nemechek began his racing career in motocross at age 13 taking home more than 300 trophies in six years. Making the transition to stockcars in 1986, he has posted victories in every series in which he has raced along the way.
Early achievements include All-Pro Late Model Rookie of the Year and All-Pro Champion in 1989 and NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year in 1990. He led his family-owned team to the NASCAR Busch Series Championship in 1992 and was named Most Popular Driver in 1992 and 1993.
Nemechek made the jump to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series in 1994. Since 1997, he has collected nine pole awards and numerous front row starting spots lending credence to his claim upon the nickname "Front Row Joe."
His victory in the 1999 Jiffy Lube 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, however, stood out as the first major milestone of a promising career. Win number two came in the late stages of the 2001 season when Nemechek dominated the Pop Secret 400 at North Carolina Motor Speedway.
In 2003, Nemechek took over the wheel of the No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevy driving for Hendrick Motorsports. Only 11 races into the season, he claimed victory in the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Later that year, Nemechek was named as driver of the MB2 Motorsports/U.S. Army entry for the 2004 season.
In October of 2004, Kansas Speedway set the stage for Nemechek's most successful career weekend. Front Row Joe reconfirmed his name as he picked up the Bud Pole award for the NEXTEL Cup race, but he didn't stop there. He went on to sweep the weekend with wins in the Busch Series race as well as the NEXTEL Cup Series race putting him in the records books as the first driver to pick up the triple crown.
Though Joe Nemechek has enjoyed both popularity and success on stock car racing's grandest stage, he can never recall being content.
"It's a pretty safe bet that I will never say that I am content," says Nemechek. "I always strive to improve. Once you think you're satisfied then the game is over. I love what I do and I want to keep on racing for a long time."
Joe Garone
A native of Denver, Colorado, Joe Garone turned his first wrench in his father's garage when he was only three-years old.
Garone grew up in a racing family where both his parents raced around the local Colorado circuits. His dad raced for years in the Modified Series, and his mom took home several Powder Puff Championships over the years. He, too, raced around the local Colorado circuits for several years while running his father's garage, before going full-time into professional motorsports in 1989.
In 1989, Garone took over as the crew chief for driver Rick Carelli in NASCAR's Southwest and Winston West Tours and the Craftsman Truck Series. After six years with Carelli and hundreds of victories, Garone joined Bill Elliott Racing in 1995 as a suspension specialist and moved up to crew chief for the 1998 season. During his four years with Elliott, the team had 35 top 10 finishes; in 1997, it won the Union 76 World Pit Crew Competition with a time of 20.870 seconds, beating out Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing.
In 1999, he helped form a new team with PPI Motorsports, where he worked as a program manager and crew chief for the team's two-car Winston Cup effort, which included the No. 32 Tide Ford and the No. 96 McDonald's Ford.
From 2001 through 2003, Garone worked directly for NASCAR. He initially was responsible for building, staffing and running NASCAR's Research and Development Center in Hickory, North Carolina and then moved on to become NASCAR's director of officiating.
After spending a year as the director of competition for Michael Waltrip in 2004, Garone moved to Denver, Colorado where he accepted the position as crew chief for Furniture Row Racing. For two years Garone has been juggling the dual role as both crew chief and manager. In 2007, he was promoted to general manager for Furniture Row Racing and will focus his efforts on overseeing team operations in the various departments, acting as the liaison between Furniture Row Racing and its partners, and continue to support the growth and development of the entire program.
He currently resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife and their three children.
Jay Guy
Moving from Kannapolis, NC, Jay Guy joined the team last year as the newly appointed crew chief.
Guy elaborates on what inspired him to make the move to Denver. "This team intrigues me. It's not a start up, however we're still clawing our way into the Cup series. Although the team is not in the top 35 in points currently, I feel the program has a lot of assets, and all of the tools required for success. Now we need to implement them. In addition, I love to snow ski and now I'm an hour from some of the best skiing in the world. There is something to be said about the quality of life here."
Guy's prior stint was with the #47 Clorox/American Red Cross Ford Fusion Busch team in 2006 after starting the year with his '05 driver Jon Wood in the NASCAR Busch Series.
Guy spent the '04 season with Fitz-Bradshaw Racing as the crew chief for drivers Casey Atwood, Dave Blaney and David Stremme. He also had a short stint with Xpress Motorsports and No. 19 team with driver Regan Smith. Guy joined ST Motorsports in January '05.
Late in the '03 season, Guy stepped up with his No. 10 Winston Cup team to serve as crew chief for driver Johnny Benson.
Guy has also worked with Jamie McMurray, David Green, Hermie Sadler and Ted Musgrave in the Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Guy's inspiration and racing role model is owner and driver Dave Marcis. He is currently 34 and single. Guy enjoys skiing, golf, and football in his down time.
