Josh Nelms #0
Name: Josh Nelms
Age:32
Home Track: Illiana
Division: Late Model
Hometown: Lockport, Il
Car Number: 0
How Did You Decide Your Number: I actually habe been 00 for 5 years and then when we made the jump to late model it was already taken so we literally cut a number off.
Favorite Thing About Home Track: I like the wide open racing, side by side battles, and the potential of the facility
Least Favorite Thing About Home Track: I hate the gravel in the pits
Year You Started Racing: My first race was back in 1989 when I was 13
Division Started In: Spectator class at Sycamore Speedway
What Was Your First Car: 1976 Ford LTD
How Long Before You Won A Race: Won 1st race in 1992 in a 1976 Monte Carlo
Favorite Car You Raced: Carl Kolbe's Mid Am car in 2 seasons we won 14 features and back to back championship's
Favorite Track You Raced: Slinger hands down.
Favorite Victory That Stands Out: The night I won 2 features when we were making up a feature race from the week before in 2004.
Had Any Victories That "Got Away" From You: My first trip to Grundy I was leading with 5 to go when a caution flew. I shifted to 3rd gear and was scuffing the tires and we got the one to go and I never put it back in 4th. I blew turn one shifting it shuffled back to 4th and fought my way back to 2nd.
Worst Crash You Have Been In: My head on collision at Kalamazoo. Throttle stuck wide open down the frontstretch and going into the turn I would have bounced the right side off the wall, but a car was on the outside of me and clipped the right rear as I was shooting up the track and turned the car.
Ever Been Injured In A Race: Oh yeah to many to count. Concussion at rockford, bruised ribs, banged up knees, etc.
Toughest Competitors: Jeff Cannon, Mike White, John Nutley
Hardest To Pass: Bobby Gash
Don't Want To See In Mirror With 1 To Go: Eddie Hoffman
Favorite Local Drivers Growing Up: Eddie Hoffman watched him win his first enduro in 1985 driving a 1976 Caprice
Favorite Local Drivers Now: Ricky Bilderback
Favorite NASCAR Driver: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Who Helped The Most In Your Career: My dad, he ued to race with Ben Hur
Any Funny Stories From The Track: Not at the track but I'm probably the first guy to break his hand throwing candy out the window of a racecar during a parade. I also have been known to pull into the wrong pit and get out of the car.
