Shane Hmiel - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Braun Racing to Cup with Hmiel:

Winfuel, is proud to announce its multi-year primary sponsorship of Braun Racings #32 Chevrolet in the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series and the #08 Chevrolet NASCAR Nextel Cup Series car for seven races. Shane Hmiel will be the driver in both NASCAR series. Braun Racing announced...

Busch Series testing at Daytona International Speedway – Sunday, Jan 23rd.

Sunday's morning speeds (non drafting - 39 cars took laps) 1. #38-Tyler Walker, Dodge, 180.712 2. #2-Clint Bowyer, Chevy, 180.632 3. #33-Tony Raines, Chevy, 180.462 4. #5-Boston Reid, Chevy, 180.429 5. #44-Justin Labonte, Chevy, 180.339 6. #64-Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge...

California Testing – Fans Invited:

As part of NASCAR's Preseason Thunder, several NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series teams will participate in a test session at California Speedway from January 31 - February 3, 2005. As of early January, nine NASCAR Busch Series drivers have confirmed for the first two days...

California Testing – Fans Invited:

As part of NASCAR's Preseason Thunder, several NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series teams will participate in a test session at California Speedway from January 31 - February 3, 2005. As of early January, nine NASCAR Busch Series drivers have confirmed for the first two days...

35 Cup drivers to test at Las Vegas:

Just how important is Preseason Thunder Las Vegas? All 10 drivers in last year's Chase for the Nextel Cup have indicated they will visit LVMS Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 to prepare for the March 13 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. In 2004, eight of the 10 drivers who made the Chase...

DEI Sends Young Drivers for road testing:

Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) is trying to stay a step ahead of the competition. With the 2005 racing season rapidly approaching and a new road race in Mexico City slated for the NASCAR Busch Series schedule, DEI recently enrolled members of its driver development program...

Kerry Earnhardt to the Trucks? UPDATE 2:

during the Truck Series race at California Speedway, it was mentioned that there is a chance that Kerry Earnhardt will race the #15 Bill Ballew truck in 2005. Shane Hmiel is driving the truck this year, has won a race and there is a good chance Hmiel will move up to...

Reutimann wins Rookie of the Year:

David Reutimann won 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in the Craftsman Truck Series. He clinched the honors in fine style at the season ending Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, winning the pole position and scoring a fourth-place finish. The pole was the...

Hmiel in a Chevy at Homestead:

In the final race of the 2004 season, Shane Hmiel will drive the X32 TRIMSPA Chevrolet in this Saturday's Ford 300 NASCAR Busch Series race. This will be the debut race for the TRIMSPA X32 Chevrolet as Braun Racing has switched manufacturers for Homestead [were in...

Homestead News and Notes:

New series record for wins a possibility When Kasey Kahne (No. 2 Team ASE/Carquest Dodge) captured the Nov. 13 Darlington 200, the list of 2004 winners reached 13. The single season record is 14, in 1998. Kahne is the sixth driver to post his first series victory in...

Flat Stanley rides with Hmiel:

Flat Stanley has traveled to Darlington Raceway with Shane Hmiel to take a ride in #15 TRIMSPA Chevrolet. The Flat Stanley Project is a nationwide elementary school program based on the book Flat Stanley written by Jeff Brown about Stanley Lambchop who gets flattened...

Edwards wins pole at Darlington:

#99-Carl Edwards held off #15-Shane Hmiel to capture the pole for Friday night's Darlington 200 at Darlington Raceway. Edwards' lap at 167.487 mph set a new track record, but Hmiel came closest to knocking Edwards from the top, with a lap at 166.947mph. #59-Bobby Hamilton...

Smith & Wesson Joins Forces With SKI Motorsports for 2005 Busch team:

Smith & Wesson, the legendary 152-year old firearms manufacturer, announced a new, multi-year partnership with SKI Motorsports to campaign a NASCAR racing entry beginning in 2005. The Smith & Wesson/SKI Motorsports Chevrolet will make its competitive debut at the NASCAR...

McMurray wins at Phoenix:

#41-Jamie McMurray claimed the win on Saturday in the Bashas' Supermarket 200 at the Phoenix International Raceway after battling throughout the 200-mile event with #5-Kyle Busch. McMurray had to fend off Busch after the series' third straight green-white-checkered...

Starr wins at Phoenix:

#75-David Starr spent the last 27 laps of Friday's Chevy Silverado 150 holding off pole winner #16-Jack Sprague through two cautions and beat Sprague to the checkers by .297 seconds at Phoenix International Raceway for his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory...

So who would go in the #32? Hmiel? UPDATE 2:

hearing it could be Shane Hmiel, driver of the #15 Truck and part time in the #23 Dodge in Cup. Braun Racing will supposedly switch from Dodge to Chevy and have DEI engines.(10-2-2004...

Stremme released? Hmiel in starting at Atlanta? UPDATE Stremme to the #14..NOW:

hearing in light of David Stremme's announcement that he will rtake over the #14 Navy ride in 2005, that Bruan Racing has released Stremme and will have Shane Hmiel in the #32 TrimSpa car starting at Atlanta.(10-24-2004...

Skinner wins the pole at Texas:

#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.174mph. #15-Shane Hmiel qualified on the outside pole, the rest of the top-5 are #22-Bill Lester, #21-Hank Parker Jr. and #75-David Starr. Points leader, #4-Bobby Hamilton...

Kvapil wins pole at California:

#24-Travis Kvapil won the pole for the American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway with a track record of 178.669mph, beating out former teammate, #5-Mike Skinner by almost a mile-per-hour. #5-Skinner ran a lap of 177.708 and will start 2nd, followed by #17-David...

California News and Notes:

Hmiel, Ballew are winners in Las Vegas ... Two winless streaks one short, the other long were snapped when Shane Hmiel (No. 15 Whitaker Farms Chevrolet) won the Las Vegas 350 on Sept. 25. Hmiel won in his 19th appearance to become the seasons 10th different winner. ...