RICHMOND NASCAR Fast Facts

Shane Hmiel 
Richmond International Raceway
 
 
Sponsor:  WINFUEL                                                          
Owner:   Todd Braun 
Busch Crew Chief:   Todd Lohse                                   Busch 
Chassis:    BR10   
Manufacturer:   Chevrolet                                                
Engine Builder:   Dale Earnhardt Inc. 
                                                                              
                                                                  
Shane Hmiel / Braun Racing Quick Facts:
Ā·         - BR10 is the same car that Shane Hmiel drove at Darlington at the 
end of 2004
Ā·         - Shane also drove BR10 at Phoenix this year and was running 3rd 
until being involved in a   
        crash on the restart late in the race
Ā·       -   Hmiel finished 8th in the Busch series race at Richmond in May 
2003, and last season 
       he finished 7th in the September NCTS race
 
2005 NASCAR Busch Series Stats:
Starts:                    11     Wins:                              0     
Average Finish:        22.4   
Top-5 Finishes        3      Top-10 Finishes:             4     Average 
Start:          11.8
Driverā€™s Points:   1082, 14th    Ownerā€™s Points: 1082, 17th     Winnings:   
$340,347
 
 
Shane Hmiel about Richmond International Raceway:
            ā€œIā€™m always look forward to going to Richmond because I love 
short track racing at night. It seems like all of your senses are heightened and 
it reminds me of short track racing on the weekends when I was growing up. 
Richmond is a great track that always provides good, hard competitive racing. Iā€™
ve always run well there, but we never seem to finish up to our potential. 
Hopefully we can turn it around this weekend with the WINFUEL Chevrolet and get 
back on track with a top-five finish.ā€???

Hmiel about the #32 WINFUEL teamā€™s preparation for Richmond:
            ā€œWe had a good, productive test at Richmond with the WINFUEL 
Chevrolet last month. We werenā€™t very good when we unloaded, but my guys worked 
hard and we were able to hit on a good set up before we left. If we can unload 
as good as we were at the end of the test, I think that we will definitely be 
in contention for the win. I will be very disappointed if we donā€™t end up 
leaving Richmond with a top-five. This WINFUEL team has had a hard time the past 
couple of weeks, between getting caught up in wrecks that weā€™re unavoidable at 
Phoenix and Talladega, and having tires problems because we missed the set up 
at Darlington. Hopefully, we can turn it all around this weekend and get back 
to finishing up front like we are capable of.ā€???