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Both Hmiels to Petty Enterprises? or Green? or Benson?

A combination deal might land Steve Hmiel, technical director for Dale Earnhardt Inc., and his son Shane Hmiel, a Busch Series driver, at Petty Enterprises in 2004. Steve worked for the Pettys early in his Winston Cup career. Shane was supposed to drive the #43 Dodge...
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Looks like Riggs to Cup in 2004; either Evernham or DEI?

Scott Riggs [driver of the #10 ppc Ford in Busch] has been debating between Winston Cup offers from Ray Evernham and DEI, according to sources. If Riggs takes the DEI ride, as expected, Jeremy Mayfield could remain with Evernham. Doug Randolph could become Riggs' crew...
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Hmiel back by Daytona?

both Shane Hmiel's father Steve and his Busch team owner George deBidart are very optimistic that Shane will make a return eventually to NASCAR Busch Series. And he can follow NASCAR's road plan that they've laid out for him. If everything goes well, then they expect...
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Rooting for Hmiel:

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...
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Hmiel Suspended by NASCAR Indefinitely:

Officials of NASCAR have suspended driver Shane Hmiel indefinitely pursuant to sections 12-4-A: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; and 12-4-E: Violation of the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy as set forth in the 2003 NASCAR rule book. ........... The indefinite...
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Hmiel Released? UPDATE 3 Yes:

there are some rumors floating around that Shane Hmiel has been released from his ride with the #48 Innovative Motorsports team, but have not been able to confirm that with sources or the team. He is still listed on NASCAR.com's Entry List for the Stacker 2 200 race...
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Penalties Announced from RIR incident UPDATE:

Drivers Shane Hmiel and Jason Keller, along with their crew chiefs, received varying penalties for their involvement in a garage area altercation following last Friday night's NASCAR Busch Series race at Richmond International Raceway, NASCAR officials announced Monday...
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Testing at Dover UPDATE:

hearing some teams are testing at Dover this week, Cup and Busch: #24-Jeff Gordon, #43-Christian Fittipaldi in Cup and #57-Jason Keller, #46-Ashton Lewis, #59-Stacy Compton, and the #87 NEMCO Chevy among others.(9-9-2003) UPDATE: The drivers testing were: Jimmie Johnson...
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Testing at Dover UPDATE:

hearing some teams are testing at Dover this week, Cup and Busch: #24-Jeff Gordon, #43-Christian Fittipaldi in Cup and #57-Jason Keller, #46-Ashton Lewis, #59-Stacy Compton, and the #87 NEMCO Chevy among others.(9-9-2003) UPDATE: The drivers testing were: Jimmie Johnson...
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Johnny Sauter wins at Richmond in wild ending:

Following a restart with three of 250 laps remaining in Friday night's Funai 250 at Richmond International Raceway, #17-Matt Kenseth passed #43-Johnny Sauter for the lead in Turn 2. Sauter stayed close and on the final turn of the final lap, Sauter nudged Kenseth out...
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Waltrip wins at Bristol:

Michael Waltrip pulled away after the last caution to win the Food City 250 at Bristol. The rest of the top five were: #2-Ron Hornaday, #6-Ted Musgrave, #48-Shane Hmiel, and #21-Kevin Harvick. Waltrip survived a wreck-marred Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, ...
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Blount in the #26; Dr. Pepper to the #48; where is Grubb? UPDATE 2:

Chad Blount will be in the #26 Miller High Life Dodge this weekend for Carroll Racing. Dr. Pepper has jumped over to the #48 and Shane Hmiel for supposedly the next 5 races. No idea what's going on with Kevin Grubb.(BGNRacing.com)(8-13-2003) UPDATE: Dr Pepper and Carroll...
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Kahne on the pole at MIS:

#38-Kasey Kahne won the pole for Saturday's Cabela's 250 at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 186.490mph, his first career Busch Series pole. On the outside pole is another Busch driver [in his last 2003 Busch race to perserve his rookie status for 2004...
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Vickers wins at IRP:

#5-Brian Vickers earned his first NASCAR Busch Series victory Saturday night following a wild side-by-side battle with #48-Shane Hmiel - a confrontation featuring two young drivers searching for their first series win. Vickers, 19, made his final pass of Hmiel on Lap...
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Goody’s Dash Series News:

BRDAYTONA, a Florida-based motorsports promotion company, will take over the sanctioning and operation of the Goody's Dash Series at the conclusion of the 2003 racing season. BRDAYTONA, led by investors Randy Claypoole and Buck Parker, will assume all operations of...
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Park on the pole at Daytona:

#30-Steve Park won the pole for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona with a speed of 184.752mph, his 2nd Bud Pole of 2003 [1 with the #1 car, and 1 with the #30]. On the outside pole is Park's teammate, #29-Kevin Harvick. Petty Racing had a tough night qualifying, #45-Kyle Petty...
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Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Daytona:

#30-Steve Park grabbed his second Bud Pole of the season tonight at Daytona Internations Speedway, and it was in the same car that Jeff Green put on the pole for the 500 in February. It's the 4th pole of Park's career (he was the fastest qualifier at Fontana when he...
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#48 gets a sponsor for Daytona:

Thermos Grill2Go Fire & Ice announced this week that it will be the primary sponsor for the #48 Busch Series racecar [thos week a Pontiac] driven by Shane Hmiel. The one-race sponsorship deal was coordinated by Player Management International and will take place at...
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Hmiel in the #43 at Daytona:

Shane Hmiel, the 23-year-old hard-charger whose #48 Innovative Motorsports team has been a major player in the Busch Series, will drive the Daytona race for Petty Enterprises in the #43 Berry Burst Cheerios Dodge in the July 5 400-mile Winston Cup race at Daytona International...
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Park and Green short timers only?

Silly Season doesn't get any better than this: Steve Park and Jeff Green, released last week, were hired almost immediately by each other's former car owner. Now Park is in the #30 AOL Chevy, owned by Richard Childress, and Green is in the #1 Pennzoil Chevy, owned ...