Shane Hmiel News

Flat Stanley rides with Hmiel:

Flat Stanley rides with Hmiel:

November 12, 2004
Flat Stanley has traveled to Darlington Raceway with Shane Hmiel to take a ride in #15 TRIMSPA Chevrolet. The Flat Stanley Project is a nationwide elementary school program based on the book Flat Stanley written by Jeff Brown about Stanley Lambchop who gets flattened

Edwards wins pole at Darlington:

Edwards wins pole at Darlington:

November 11, 2004
#99-Carl Edwards held off #15-Shane Hmiel to capture the pole for Friday night's Darlington 200 at Darlington Raceway. Edwards' lap at 167.487 mph set a new track record, but Hmiel came closest to knocking Edwards from the top, with a lap at 166.947mph. #59-Bobby Hamilton

Smith & Wesson Joins Forces With SKI Motorsports for 2005 Busch team:

Smith & Wesson Joins Forces With SKI Motorsports for 2005 Busch team:

November 6, 2004
Smith & Wesson, the legendary 152-year old firearms manufacturer, announced a new, multi-year partnership with SKI Motorsports to campaign a NASCAR racing entry beginning in 2005. The Smith & Wesson/SKI Motorsports Chevrolet will make its competitive debut at the NASCAR

McMurray wins at Phoenix:

McMurray wins at Phoenix:

November 6, 2004
#41-Jamie McMurray claimed the win on Saturday in the Bashas' Supermarket 200 at the Phoenix International Raceway after battling throughout the 200-mile event with #5-Kyle Busch. McMurray had to fend off Busch after the series' third straight green-white-checkered

Starr wins at Phoenix:

Starr wins at Phoenix:

November 5, 2004
#75-David Starr spent the last 27 laps of Friday's Chevy Silverado 150 holding off pole winner #16-Jack Sprague through two cautions and beat Sprague to the checkers by .297 seconds at Phoenix International Raceway for his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory

So who would go in the #32? Hmiel? UPDATE 2:

So who would go in the #32? Hmiel? UPDATE 2:

October 28, 2004
hearing it could be Shane Hmiel, driver of the #15 Truck and part time in the #23 Dodge in Cup. Braun Racing will supposedly switch from Dodge to Chevy and have DEI engines.(10-2-2004

Stremme released? Hmiel in starting at Atlanta? UPDATE Stremme to the #14..NOW:

Stremme released? Hmiel in starting at Atlanta? UPDATE Stremme to the #14..NOW:

October 25, 2004
hearing in light of David Stremme's announcement that he will rtake over the #14 Navy ride in 2005, that Bruan Racing has released Stremme and will have Shane Hmiel in the #32 TrimSpa car starting at Atlanta.(10-24-2004

Skinner wins the pole at Texas:

Skinner wins the pole at Texas:

October 15, 2004
#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.174mph. #15-Shane Hmiel qualified on the outside pole, the rest of the top-5 are #22-Bill Lester, #21-Hank Parker Jr. and #75-David Starr. Points leader, #4-Bobby Hamilton

Kvapil wins pole at California:

Kvapil wins pole at California:

October 1, 2004
#24-Travis Kvapil won the pole for the American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway with a track record of 178.669mph, beating out former teammate, #5-Mike Skinner by almost a mile-per-hour. #5-Skinner ran a lap of 177.708 and will start 2nd, followed by #17-David

California News and Notes:

California News and Notes:

October 1, 2004
Hmiel, Ballew are winners in Las Vegas ... Two winless streaks one short, the other long were snapped when Shane Hmiel (No. 15 Whitaker Farms Chevrolet) won the Las Vegas 350 on Sept. 25. Hmiel won in his 19th appearance to become the seasons 10th different winner.

Hmiel wins at Las Vegas:

Hmiel wins at Las Vegas:

September 26, 2004
#15-Shane Hmiel caught up to #30-Todd Bodine and took the lead with just over a lap remaining, doing a bump and run, to win Saturday night's Las Vegas 350 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. Bodine finished second and #62-Steve Park was third. #23-Johnny Benson finished

NEWS & NOTES LAS VEGAS:

NEWS & NOTES LAS VEGAS:

September 22, 2004
Title race tightens for fall finish You might say Bobby Hamilton (No. 4 Square D Dodge) has been waiting for his rivals to catch up, and thats exactly what theyve done over the past two races. Hamilton, who enjoyed a 96-point lead after last months race at Bristol

Musgrave wins at Richmond:

Musgrave wins at Richmond:

September 9, 2004
Cautions ended any hope for #2-Jamie McMurray's first NASCAR Truck Series victory. A caution on Lap 198 of the scheduled 200 at Richmond International Raceway cut short McMurray's late-race run on leader #1-Ted Musgrave. Then during the two-lap "overtime" period, #

Richmond News and Notes:

Richmond News and Notes:

September 5, 2004
Etc. Following a 12th-place finish at Bristol, Hamilton leads Dennis Setzer (No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet) by 99 points. Nine races remain on the 2004 schedule Ken Schrader (No. 52 Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet) won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Edwards wins at Bristol:

Edwards wins at Bristol:

August 25, 2004
#99-Carl Edwards, who finished 10th in his Nextel Cup Series debut Sunday at Michigan, returned to his regular ride in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for a come-from-behind win Wednesday night in the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Edwards had to battle