Nemechek Outspoken About Departure from Ginn

This weekend in Indianapolis, ousted Ginn Racing driver Joe Nemechek is wearing his emotions on his sleeve:

"It's just a deal where you're a little disappointed only because of the promises that were made to you at the beginning of the year ... We accomplished a lot.

"Being locked in is a big, big deal. That's tough. And all of a sudden to see all the points just disappear is pretty tough. That is something I worked hard at. I had a lot of pride in it and all of a sudden it's gone. In this business, we're finding out you never know what's going to happen."

Nemechek agrees with most that the team's failures were sponsorship-related:

"I own my own Busch team. I've owned a Cup team. I know what makes these teams go ... The one area they failed was locking down enough sponsorship dollars to do it. If any one person has to keep forking out millions of dollars, it gets old pretty quick."

I'll bet it does.

Nemechek is driving the # 08 car in a one-race deal with E&M Motorsports in their first Nextel Cup outing of the season.

"I was coming no matter what, but I didn't know I was going to drive until Tuesday. ... It's better than sitting at home on the couch."

E&M plans to run several more races through the end of the season, but the team has already committed to driver John Andretti, who was unavailable this weekend. If I were E&M owner John Carter I might be rethinking that decision now that Nemechek is available--if he's interested in points, that is. Andretti has six DNQs this season to Nemechek's one. I'm not saying that I'm enouraging E&M to bail on their commitment to Andretti like Ginn bailed on their drivers ... I'm just saying.

Previously on Fanhouse
DEI Acquires Ginn Racing, Smith Out Cold?
Rubbin' is Racin': Fans v. Ginn Racing
DEI Ginn Merger 2007 and Beyond
Ginn Racing Downsizing to One Cup Team?