Some Busch series drivers say they hope that Shane Hmiel follows NASCAR’s orders to return to racing after he was suspended indefinitely for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.
“I’ve always hung out with him in the motorhome a lot and I’ve never seen anything crazy,” Bobby Hamilton Jr. said. “I just couldn’t believe what I heard because he just doesn’t fit the type.”
Said Scott Riggs : “I like Shane. I hope someone gives him a break in the future.”
Brian Vickers, who has known Hmiel for several years, said he hopes to race Hmiel in the Cup series in the future.(Roanoke Times)(9-22-2003)
