DARLINGTON Fast Facts

SHANE HMIEL
Darlington Raceway
 
 
Sponsor:  WINFUEL                                                          
Owner:   Todd Braun 
Busch Crew Chief:   Todd Lohse                                   Busch 
Chassis:    BR06   
Nextel Cup Crew Chief:   Frank Kerr                              Nextel Cup 
Chassis:   BRNC002
Manufacturer:   Chevrolet                                                
Engine Builder:   Dale Earnhardt Inc. 
                                                                              
  
Shane Hmiel / Braun Racing Quick Facts:
·         - Braun Racing associate sponsor, The Fraternal Order of Eagles, is 
responsible for founding and nationally popularizing Mother’s Day  
(additional information available at www.foe.com)
·         - Both the #32 Busch and #08 Cup cars will be carrying a special 
Mother’s Day wish on the deck lid
·         - BR06 is the same car that Jamie McMurray drove to victory lane at 
Rockingham in 2004
·         - Shane Hmiel drove BR06 to 3rd place finishes at California and 
Nashville earlier this season
·         - BRNC002 is the same car that Shane drove at Atlanta Motor 
Speedway earlier this season
 
2005 NASCAR Busch Series Stats:
Starts:                      10       Wins:                       0           
 Average Finish:           22.2  
Top-5 Finishes           3       Top-10 Finishes:      4            Average 
Start:             12.5
Driver’s Points:  986, 14th    Owner’s Points:   986, 17th    Winnings:      
        $320,882
 
2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Stats (7 race limited schedule):
Atlanta Motor Speedway           Start:    21                     Finish:     
            43
Bristol Motor Speedway            Start:    33                     Finish:    
             40
 
Shane Hmiel about Darlington Raceway:
“I am really looking forward to getting to Darlington this weekend to try and 
get our season back on track. The WINFUEL team has had some really bad luck 
the past few weeks and it’s comforting to know we are going to Darlington 
because it is one of my favorite tracks. We are taking our favorite Busch car BR06, 
so I know that we will be fast and we should compete for the win. I’m also 
running the #08 WINFUEL Chevy in the Nextel Cup race this weekend. When we 
decided that we were going to run seven selected Nextel Cup races this season, 
Darlington was one track that I really wanted on our schedule.�??
 
Shane about Mother’s Day weekend and his mom, Lisa Hmiel:
            “Mother’s Day is this weekend, and I am very luck to have a 
supportive mom who is involved in my career. My mom Lisa travels to almost all of 
the races and keeps everyone straight. If I ever need anything, it’s nice to 
know that mom is there to take care of things. She has always been influential 
in not only my personal life, but also in my racing career.�??