Shane Hmiel News

Latest on Shane Hmiel:

Latest on Shane Hmiel:

November 5, 2010
From posts on the Shane Hmiel - Road to Recovery Page: Shane Hmiel was transported from Methodist Hospital to a rehabilitation center in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, part of his long road to recovery. He has had a half-dozen surgeries on his neck, back and an artery

Latest on Shane Hmiel:

Latest on Shane Hmiel:

November 3, 2010
From posts on the Shane Hmiel - Road to Recovery Page: Shane was moved out of icu Wednesday onto pulmonary floor as he is much better ,he will have more resp therapy on that floor and can work with his trach coming on and off at periods more frequent. Shane will be

Latest on Shane Hmiel:

Latest on Shane Hmiel:

October 30, 2010
From posts on the Shane Hmiel - Road to Recovery Page: Shane is mouthing words. He can't talk yet due to the trach, but not for much longer. He had another angio Saturday to check on the vein they put coils in and there is a small leak -- so there will be another surgery

Latest on Shane Hmiel’s condition:

Latest on Shane Hmiel’s condition:

October 23, 2010
Steve Hmiel was at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, the first day he's been away from his son Shane since Shane broke his back and neck in a severe crash during a USAC Silver Crown event two weeks ago and gave an update on his son. Shane Hmiel remains in Methodist

Shane Hmiel critically injured UPDATEs:

Shane Hmiel critically injured UPDATEs:

October 16, 2010
Shane Hmiel, banned for life from NASCAR in 2006 after failing three drug tests, was critically injured Saturday night during qualifying for the U.S. Auto Racing Club's Silver Crown race at Terre Haute Action Track. USAC said the 30-year-old Hmiel, from Pleasant Garden

Shane Hmiel critically injured UPDATEs:

Shane Hmiel critically injured UPDATEs:

October 12, 2010
Shane Hmiel, banned for life from NASCAR in 2006 after failing three drug tests, was critically injured Saturday night during qualifying for the U.S. Auto Racing Club's Silver Crown race at Terre Haute Action Track. USAC said the 30-year-old Hmiel, from Pleasant Garden

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2010 Pepsi Max 400:

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2010 Pepsi Max 400:

October 12, 2010
For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, or wonder how often your driver was focused on, here is the breakdown for Sunday's race. Recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 3:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered

New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

June 23, 2010
Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Bucyrus 200 at Road America. Braun posted an 11th-place finish and grabbed top rookie for the fourth time in 2010. Brian Scott leads Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 34 points (158-123) in the overall Raybestos Rookie standings

Nashville Rookie Notes:

Nashville Rookie Notes:

June 2, 2010
Brian Scott was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the TECH-NET Auto Service 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Scott was credited with a 33rd-place finish and claimed top rookie honors for the sixth time this season. Scott leads Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 14 points (127

Shane Hmiel back racing; Rose back in NASCAR

Shane Hmiel back racing; Rose back in NASCAR

April 3, 2010
Former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel won a USAC Midget race last week at Hickory Motor Speedway. He returned to race again the next night, turning the fastest speed in qualifying and hoping for another $3,000 winner's payday, only to see rain wash away those hopes. A handful

Shane Hmiel would like to return to NASCAR, but doesn’t expect to:

Shane Hmiel would like to return to NASCAR, but doesn’t expect to:

April 2, 2010
When Shane Hmiel first failed a NASCAR drug test in 2003 for using marijuana, NASCAR had a simple response. Hmiel was required to go to a series of one-hour classes about the dangers of drug use while suspended for the final eight Busch Series races of 2003. After

Nashville Rookie Notes:

Nashville Rookie Notes:

March 30, 2010
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol. Stenhouse Jr. was a 25th-place finish and grabbed top rookie honors for the first time this season. A different driver has claimed top Raybestos Rookie honors in each

Daytona Rookie Notes:

Daytona Rookie Notes:

February 10, 2010
Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2009 DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, scoring a 14th-place finish. Four Raybestos Rookies have scored top-five finishes in the DRIVE4COPD 300: 2000: Jay Sauter, fourth; 2000: Kevin Harvick

Media selects top drivers, races of decade in NASCAR’s three national series

Media selects top drivers, races of decade in NASCAR’s three national series

December 21, 2009
With the recently completed 2009 season closing out another decade of NASCAR racing, media members have selected the top drivers and top races of the decade for all three national series as voted upon in a poll on NASCARMedia.com. The listing of drivers and races for

Kansas Rookie Notes:

Kansas Rookie Notes:

September 30, 2009
Michael Annett was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway. Annett scored a 13th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season and for the second time in the last three races. John Wes Townley earned