| Shane Hmiel | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Hmiel in 2012 | |||||||
| Born | Shane Riley Hmiel May 15, 1980 Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | First driver to ever win the USAC Triple Crown in the same season (2010) 2010 Hoosier Hundred Winner 2010 Rich Vogler Classic Winner 2010 Pat O’Conner Memorial Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 2009 USAC Most Improved Driver 2009 Chili Bowl Rookie of the Year 2001 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 51st (2004) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Pop Secret 500 (California) | ||||||
| Last race | 2005 Food City 500 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 83 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 15th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 EAS/GNC Live Well 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2005 Carquest Auto Parts 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 29 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2004) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2005 UAW-GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield) | ||||||
| First win | 2004 Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 15, 2019. | |||||||
Shane Riley Hmiel (pronounced: "Meal") (born May 15, 1980) is an American former racecar driver, who competed in all three of NASCAR's national series. Hmiel's controversial stock car career, marred by accidents from his aggressive driving style, ended in 2006 after he failed a third substance abuse test and was banned from competing in NASCAR for life.[1] After rebuilding his career in open wheel racing, primarily in United States Auto Club sanctioned dirt track racing,[2] Hmiel was paralyzed in a near fatal racing accident on October 9, 2010, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Prior to the accident, Hmiel had become the first driver to win the Hoosier Hundred, Rich Vogler Classic, and the Pat O'Connor Memorial, the three premier USAC midget-car races, in the same season.[3]
- ^ "Hmiel banned for life by NASCAR". motorsport.com. February 26, 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Tuttle, Tim (January 1, 2010). "Banned for life by NASCAR, Shane Hmiel is winning races again". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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