Joseph Frank Nemechek III (born September 26, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
He currently competes part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driving the No.
27 for Premium Motorsports, NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the 13 Toyota Supra for MBM Motorsports, as well as the No.
17 Chevrolet Camaro for Rick Ware Racing in conjunction with Mike Harmon Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No.
87 Chevrolet Silverado for NEMCO Motorsports.
He won the 1992 NASCAR Busch Series championship.
Nemechek has made more national series starts in NASCAR than any other driver.
He was born in Lakeland, Florida, the older brother of John Nemechek, and is nicknamed "Front Row Joe", a nickname given him by former teammate Wally Dallenbach for his tendency in the late 1990s to be a regular contender for a front row starting position.