Shane Hmiel News

Indy 500 Champ, Buddy Lazier, to test #15 Truck at Lowe’s:

Indy 500 Champ, Buddy Lazier, to test #15 Truck at Lowe’s:

April 25, 2005
Former Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League champion Buddy Lazier will try the NASCAR waters this week as he prepares to test the #15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in Tuesday evening's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series open test at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Hmeil/Braun Racing Drop Appeal:

Hmeil/Braun Racing Drop Appeal:

April 20, 2005
Todd Braun, owner of Braun Racing, and Shane Hmiel, driver of the #32 WINFUEL Chevrolet, have decided not to appeal the penalties assessed by NASCAR for the incident that occurred during the Sharpie 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Monday, April 4. Although we do not

Kahne wins at Texas:

Kahne wins at Texas:

April 16, 2005
#38-Kasey Kahne won the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Kahne started 25th and scored his 2nd career Busch Series win. The rest of the top-5 were #66-Greg Biffle, #41-Reed Sorenson, #60-Carl Edwards and #90-Elliott Sadler. Biffle finished just three-tenths of

Hmiel wins the pole at Texas:

Hmiel wins the pole at Texas:

April 14, 2005
#32-Shane Hmiel won the pole for the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 189.840mph. The rest of the top-10 are: #8-Martin Truex Jr., #60-Carl Edwards, #44-Justin Labonte, #9-Mark Martin, #33-Tony Stewart, #47-Jon Wood, #66-Greg Biffle, #20-Denny Hamlin

Burton talks about TV Responsibility:

Burton talks about TV Responsibility:

April 14, 2005
Jeff Burton told "Sirius Speedway" (MRN/Sirius Satelite Radio) Wednesday that while TV networks bear some share of responsibility for televising incidents like the one that caused NASCAR to fine driver Shane Hmiel last week, the ultimate responsibility still lies with

Hmiel to appeal fine/penalty Statement:

Hmiel to appeal fine/penalty Statement:

April 9, 2005
NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel, who runs all three of NASCAR's top series, will appeal the $10,000 fine and the 25 points the sanctioning body took away for his nationally televised one-finger salute of Dale Jarrett during Monday's Busch Series race at Bristol. Now that

Testing at Richmond:

Testing at Richmond:

April 9, 2005
Several NASCAR Busch Series drivers turned the first laps of the 2005 season at Richmond International Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6, including #22-Kenny Wallace, #32-Shane Hmiel,#44- Justin Labonte, and #10-Michel Jourdain. Kenny Wallace, who currently sits

Hamilton wins pole at Martinsville:

Hamilton wins pole at Martinsville:

April 8, 2005
#04-Bobby Hamilton won the pole for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway with a lap of 95.098mph, a new track record, beating out #66-Todd Bodine who will start 2nd. The rest of the top-10 are: #16-Jack Sprague, #99-Ricky Craven, #47-Bobby Labonte, followed by #

More on Drugs and NASCAR:

More on Drugs and NASCAR:

April 7, 2005
NASCAR confirmed Wednesday that it has issued 40 to 45 drug tests during the past two years, a figure that includes multiple tests for some individuals. NASCAR only drug tests individuals based on reasonable suspicion that they are abusing a drug. Jim Hunter, NASCAR

Hmiel and others penalized for actions at Bristol:

Hmiel and others penalized for actions at Bristol:

April 6, 2005
NASCAR announced Wednesday that Shane Hmiel, driver of the #32 WinFuel Chevrolet, has been penalized and fined after a rule violation Monday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Additionally, five other NASCAR Busch Series teams were penalized following rule infractions at Bristol

Motorsports Day and testing at Richmond:

Motorsports Day and testing at Richmond:

April 6, 2005
Join Richmond International Raceway at the Capitol to celebrate Motorsports Day at the Capitol. Governor Mark R. Warner and Richmond International Raceway president, Doug Fritz, will speak on behalf of Virginians Racing for The Hall of Fame. Then folks can go out to

Harvick sweeps Bristol:

Harvick sweeps Bristol:

April 4, 2005
#29-Kevin Harvick won the Sharpie Professional 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway in a crash filled, 3-time red flag, green-white-checker wild race, the day after winning the Food City Cup race on Sunday. His teammate #21-Jeff Burton ended up 2nd, followed by #41-Reed Sorenson

Drug Testing to be Expanded? UPDATE:

Drug Testing to be Expanded? UPDATE:

April 3, 2005
Drug testing for NASCAR drivers could be radically expanded if NASCAR executives follow the strict new Olympics-type anti-doping rules adopted by the FIA, the world governing body of auto racing this week. NASCAR racing has so far been immune to the steroids controversy

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP – Qualifying Notes – Bristol:

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP – Qualifying Notes – Bristol:

April 1, 2005
* Elliott Sadler won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Food City 500, lapping Bristol Motor Speedway in 15.022 seconds at 127.733 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 14.908 seconds, 128.709 mph, set March 21, 2003. * This is the 42nd Bud

Sorenson wins at Nashville:

Sorenson wins at Nashville:

March 26, 2005
#41-Reed Sorenson dominated the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, leading 196 of 225 laps to win from trom the pole, the first driver to do so at Nashville. #22-Kenny Wallace finished 2nd, one of 8 cars on the lead lap when the race ended. The rest of the top five