NASCAR: Mexico Fast Facts

             SHANE HMIEL 
             Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 

            
            Sponsor:              WINFUEL                            Chassis: 
             BR19   
            Owner:                Todd Braun                         
Manufacturer:     Chevrolet
            Crew Chief:         Todd Lohse                                    
       

            Shane Hmiel / Braun Racing Quick Facts:
·                     - BR19 is a brand new road racing car
·                                 - Braun Racing tested Virginia 
International Raceway, February 22 & 23
·                    - Shane attended the Bob Bondurant School of High 
Performance Driving 
                    with Chevrolet at the end of 2004


Shane Hmiel thoughts going into the Mexico City race at Autodromo Hermanos 
Rodriguez: “People are picking all these guys to win the championship and they 
haven’t picked us yet. California was a great run for the WINFUEL Chevrolet 
because it really showed how our team pulls together to compete for the win and 
the Busch Series championship. Our goal is to go down to Mexico, try to keep it 
on the track and finish the race. If we can come out of Mexico with a top-10 
or top-15 we should be in really good shape because some of my strongest 
tracks are coming up, like Vegas, Atlanta, and Bristol.�??

Hmiel’s thoughts on heading to Mexico:
“I am really looking forward to going to Mexico for the race. It’s exciting 
to be a part of history and to be able to drive in NASCAR’s first race outside 
of the United States. I hear that they have die-hard fans in Mexico, so I am 
looking forward to seeing what kind of response we get. The track is supposed 
to be amazing, so I am really looking forward to getting down there this week 
to see what everyone has been talking about.�??

Shane Hmiel on his experience with road racing: 
“I haven’t done any road racing since I used to race go karts. At the end of 
last year, Chevrolet sent me to the Bondurant driving school to try to get me 
some more experience. We took the WINFUEL Chevy up and tested VIR (Virginia 
International Raceway) last week. I got more comfortable in the car and ran 
some pretty fast laps. Unfortunately, I was messing with the brakes and backed in 
at the end of the day. We didn’t mess up the car too bad and the Braun Racing 
guys fixed before loading it on the truck to Mexico.�??