Shane Hmiel News

Biffle wins at Milwaukee:

Biffle wins at Milwaukee:

June 30, 2002
#60-Greg Biffle won the GNC Live Well 250 BGN race at Milwaukee. 2nd was #57-Jason Keller, followed by #23-Scott Wimmer, #26-Ron Hornaday and #33-Tony Raines. #47-Shane Hmiel was taking to the infield care center after the race with heat exhaustion. #24-Jack Sprague

#47 to continue on without sponsor:

#47 to continue on without sponsor:

June 6, 2002
Although Thomas Pacconi Classics wont be returning as the primary sponsor of Innovative Motorsports driver Shane Hmiel, team owner George de Bidart says the team will continue racing the full schedule. The Winston-Salem, N.C.-based businessman pulled the former sponsors

Hmiel wins pole at NHIS:

Hmiel wins pole at NHIS:

May 10, 2002
#47-Shane Hmiel won his 2nd 2002 pole, winning the pole for Saturday's Busch 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway with a lap of 129.406mph. #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. will line up second, #92-Todd Bodine third, #57-Jason Keller fourth and #7-Randy LaJoie fifth.

Keller wins wreck fest at Talladega:

Keller wins wreck fest at Talladega:

April 20, 2002
#57-Jason Keller won the Aaron's 312 at Talladega on Saturday, his second BGN wins of the season and 7th of his career, holding off #59-Stacy Compton by .163 seconds in a race that saw just three of 43 cars on the lead lap at the finish. On Lap 14 of 117, rookies #

Assoc sponsor for Hmiel:

Assoc sponsor for Hmiel:

April 17, 2002
Innovative Motorsports announced that Amarr Garage Doors will become an associate sponsor on the #47 Thomas Pacconi Classics Chevy driven by Shane Hmiel. Amarr's logo will adorn Hmiel's #47 at Talladega, California, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Chicagoland and Phoenix. Amarr

Wallace, Innovative and Stacker2 to Cup UPDATE:

Wallace, Innovative and Stacker2 to Cup UPDATE:

April 16, 2002
Wallace, Innovative and Stacker2 to Cup UPDATE: Jeff Hammond reported on FSN's Totally NASCAR that Kenny Wallace and the BGN team he drivers for, Innovative Motorsports, will run four Winston Cup races this year. The tentative schedule is: Daytona in July, Chicagoland

Jeff Green wins pole at Rockingham:

Jeff Green wins pole at Rockingham:

February 22, 2002
#21-Jeff Green won the pole at Rockingham with a speed of 153.587mph. #47-Shane Hmiel was 2nd at 153.374 (but wrecked on his second qualifying lap and will start from the rear of the field in a backup car) and #60-Greg Biffle at 152.971. Missing the race of the 45

Mike’s Hard Lemonade to sponsor? UPDATE 2:

Mike’s Hard Lemonade to sponsor? UPDATE 2:

February 20, 2002
hearing that Mike's Hard Lemonade will be an associated sponsor on the IMI #47 and #48 cars, and be a full sponsor on Christian Fittipaldi's #30 for 6 races in 2002(2-6-2002) UPDATE: Mike's Hard Lemonade will be an associated sponsor on the IMI #47 and #48 cars, and

New Assoc for Innovative:

New Assoc for Innovative:

February 2, 2002
Tiffin Motorhomes has announced that it will be an associate sponsor on the #48 Innovative Motorsports BGN entry driven by Kenny Wallace. The one-year deal could be renewed in the future. "The deal started with me looking for a new motor home and grew from there,"

Ernie to field ARCA team:

Ernie to field ARCA team:

January 31, 2002
Ernie Irvan has converted part of a storage shed on his 160-acre farm near Mooresville, N.C., into a garage bay and is helping Kevin Conway prepare a Chevy that Conway plans to run in an ARCA race on March 9. Irvan, 43, tried to work with Conway, 23, to find sponsorship

Irvan to field ARCA team:

Irvan to field ARCA team:

January 30, 2002
Irvan to field ARCA team: former Cup driver Ernie Irvan has converted part of a storage shed on his 160-acre farm near Mooresville, N.C., into a garage bay and is helping Kevin Conway prepare a Chevy that Conway plans to run in an ARCA race on March 9. Irvan, 43, tried

Friday Testing:

Friday Testing:

January 25, 2002
#1-Joe Ruttman was the fastest Friday in the cool air with a speed of 185.943 mph. 2nd fastest was #26-Lyndon Amick at 185.128 and 3rd was #33-Tony Raines at 184.188. Also hearing most of the late afternoon practice was rained out and not much drafting got done. The

Amick Fastest Thursday:

Amick Fastest Thursday:

January 24, 2002
Fastest on Thursday's testing at Daytona was #26-Lyndon Amick in a Pontiac at 185.319mph with #1-Joe Ruttman at 184.934 and 3rd fastest was #88-Jeff Fuller at 184.237. The speeds for Thursday: #26-Lyndon Amick, Pontiac, 185.319mph #1-Joe Ruttman, Pontiac, 184.934 #

Innovative Motorsports gets another sponsor for 2nd team:

Innovative Motorsports gets another sponsor for 2nd team:

January 17, 2002
Days after announcing Stacker 2 as Kenny Wallace's backer, Thomas Pacconi Classics has come on board to sponsor Shane Hmiel in his run for rookie of the year honors in the #37 Innovative Motorsports Chevy. The company's line runs the gamut, from furnishings, antique

Wallace returns to the #48 in 2002 3 UPDATE Stacker 2?:

Wallace returns to the #48 in 2002 3 UPDATE Stacker 2?:

January 11, 2002
Kenny Wallace will run 20 races in the #48 Busch Series car for owner George deBidart during tandem weekends. Shane Hmiel, son of DEI vice president of motorsports and technical director Steve Hmiel, will drive the #48 in 10 races.(NASCAR.com)(11-17-2001) UPDATE to