Shane Hmiel News

Waltrip wins at Bristol:

Waltrip wins at Bristol:

August 22, 2003
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,

Blount in the #26; Dr. Pepper to the #48; where is Grubb? UPDATE 2:

Blount in the #26; Dr. Pepper to the #48; where is Grubb? UPDATE 2:

August 16, 2003
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

Kahne on the pole at MIS:

Kahne on the pole at MIS:

August 15, 2003
#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

Vickers wins at IRP:

Vickers wins at IRP:

August 2, 2003
#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

Goody’s Dash Series News:

Goody’s Dash Series News:

July 26, 2003
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

Park on the pole at Daytona:

Park on the pole at Daytona:

July 3, 2003
#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

Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Daytona:

Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Daytona:

July 3, 2003
#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

#48 gets a sponsor for Daytona:

#48 gets a sponsor for Daytona:

July 1, 2003
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

Hmiel in the #43 at Daytona:

Hmiel in the #43 at Daytona:

June 24, 2003
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

Park and Green short timers only?

Park and Green short timers only?

May 12, 2003
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

Waltrip wins pole at Richmond:

Waltrip wins pole at Richmond:

May 2, 2003
#99-Michael Waltrip won the pole at Richmond got Friday night's Hardee's 250 with a speed of 125.523mph (7:30pm/et, FX). It is Waltrip's fifth pole at Richmond and first of the 2003 season. #57-Jason Keller will start second, followed by #59-Stacy Compton, #48-Shane

Congrats:

Congrats:

April 22, 2003
Gere Kennon (Crew Chief for Shane Hmiel #48) and his wife Gina welcomed a baby girl on Thursday, April 17th -- Maggie Grace, 7lbs 5oz.(BGN Racing)(4-22-2003)

Park Rumors Denied UPDATE:

Park Rumors Denied UPDATE:

April 11, 2003
Rumors about Steve Park's job security in DEI's #1 Pennzoil Chevy were circulating even before the Cup race at Texas. But Ty Norris, vice president of motorsports at DEI isn't ready for talk of change, saying the team needs to do better and that DEI is going to keep

Earnhardt Jr wins at Talladega:

Earnhardt Jr wins at Talladega:

April 5, 2003
#87-Joe Nemechek ran out of time. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas. But a timely caution with two of 117 laps remaining in Saturday's Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, allowed Earnhardt Jr. to claim the victory as two of the top-three cars ran out of gas

Park Rumors Denied:

Park Rumors Denied:

April 4, 2003
Rumors about Steve Park's job security in DEI's #1 Pennzoil Chevy were circulating even before the Cup race at Texas. But Ty Norris, vice president of motorsports at DEI isn't ready for talk of change, saying the team needs to do better and that DEI is going to keep