Joe Nemechek is David Ragan's replacement at Atlanta.
Front Row Motorsports said Wednesday that Nemechek would pilot the No. 34 car on Sunday. The team needed a replacement for Ragan after he became the temporary driver of the No. 18 for Joe Gibbs Racing in place of Kyle Busch, who suffered a broken right leg and broken left foot in a crash at Daytona on Saturday.
If Nemechek makes the race, it'll be start No. 667 in the Cup Series for him. If you're a fan of Blblical numerology, you may think that's a big deal.
Nemechek, 51, is a four-time winner in the Cup Series, most recently with MB2 Motorsports at Kansas in 2004. Since leaving Furniture Row Racing at the conclusion of the 2008 season, he's primarily driven for his own team. Last year was the first time in six years that he made a Sprint Cup Series start for a team other than Nemco Motorsports.
He was originally entered in the Daytona 500 but withdrew and instead attempted the Xfinity Series race and ran the Camping World Truck Series race. He splits time with his son, John Hunter Nemechek, in the family's No. 8 truck.
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