Shane Hmiel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shane Hmiel
Occupation	Racing Driver
Date Of Birth	May 15, 1980(1980-05-15)
Age	44
Birthplace	Pleasant Garden
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Taurus

Shane Hmiel Biography

Shane Hmiel is one of the most popular and richest Racing Driver who was born on May 15, 1980 in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, United States. In the Sharpie 250 at Bristol in April, Hmiel was involved a extremely heated battle and Cup Series veteran Dale Jarrett following Hmiel turned him off on the track with just three laps left. They were competing for the 12th and 13th places and Hmiel was able to bump and run the previous three drivers before reaching Jarrett’s car. As the angry Jarrett looked into the window of Hmiel to inquire about what had happened and why Hmiel was able to spin him out, Hmiel appeared to have no regrets for his actions and then pointed his middle finger in the direction of Jarrett while the driver was walking away. The incident was broadcast during the live broadcast during Fox Sports’ national television broadcast (especially the finger gesture directed towards Jarrett) via Hmiel’s car camera. Hmiel was penalized by a fine of $10,000 and dropped 25 points from the standings of the incident.

In the year 2002 Hmiel was a part of the Busch Series in the No. 47 Chevrolet for Innovative, as an assistant to Wallace. Initially , the plan was to have a half-time schedule and receive sponsors from Thomas Pacconi Classics, Goulds Pumps as well as Mike’s Hard Lemonade Co. extended his schedule to the entire season. Hmiel began his debut season by finishing fifth at Daytona. He scored 2 poles (at Nashville and Loudon) as well as two top 5s as well as eight Top 10s to place 16th in points , and 3rd in the Rookie of the year standings, which was ahead of Scott Riggs and Johnny Sauter.

During his four-year NASCAR career, Hmiel appeared in seven Nextel Cup races, 83 Busch races, and 29 Truck Series races. He had one win: in the Truck Series’ Las Vegas 350 in 2004.

Hmiel was reinstated in 2004 after completing NASCAR’s Road to Recovery program, and was picked up for the full Craftsman Truck Series season by Billy Ballew Motorsports, with crew chief Ritchie Wauters. Hmiel scored his first and only NASCAR victory at the Las Vegas 350 in September, racing hard with Todd Bodine through lapped traffic, eventually bumping Bodine out of the way coming to the white flag.

The year 2001 was the first time Hmiel participated for 2001’s NASCAR Goody’s Dash Series, winning the Rookie of the Award for 2001 with the winning of two races and another 13 best finish, and finishing sixth in terms of points. Hmiel also raced in one ARCA Re/Max Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, finishing second. Hmiel also qualified for the No. 48 Chevrolet for Innovative Motorsports in Busch Series which is the second-tier national series of NASCAR in Memphis Motorsports Park, filling the gap left by Kenny Wallace who raced the car.

Shane Hmiel Net Worth

Shane Hmiel is one of the richest Racing Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shane Hmiel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hmiel was back in Busch Series competition at the 9th race of the season in Fontana for GIC-Mixon Motorsports which he started and finished 32nd. After racing three times with GIC He drove two races with Akins Motorsports’ No. 38 Dodge and scored fourth place in Milwaukee. In the month of October Hmiel had been signed by Braun Racing, replacing David Stremme in the TrimSpa X32 Dodge for the remaining portion of the season, beginning with Atlanta Motor Speedway. He finished with a top finish of 22nd over four races for Braun. Hmiel was also able to make the Nextel Cup Series debut in September at Fontana in the 23-car race for Bill Davis Racing. He competed in 5 races for BDR and had a top place of 24th at Kansas as well as Atlanta.

Shane Hmiel (born May 15 in 1988) was an American former racecar driver who was a participant in the three NASCAR national series. Hmiel’s controversial racing career was marred by accidents resulting from his reckless driving style was ended in 2006 when his third drug abuse test and was barred from participating in NASCAR for the rest of his life. After regaining his place in race cars with wheels, particularly on United States Auto Club sanctioned dirt track racing Hmiel was left paralyzed after an almost fatal race accident on the 9th of October in 2010, in Terre Haute in Indiana. In the prior year, Hmiel had become the first driver to take home his share of the Hoosier Hundred, Rich Vogler Classic along with the Pat O’Connor Memorial, the three most prestigious USAC midget-car races in the same year.

In 2003, Hmiel moved into Innovative’s No. 48 car. After the first 26 races of the season, he already improved on his rookie season statistics, earning four top 5s and 10 top 10s, and sat 8th in points. Hmiel’s best NASCAR effort came at Indianapolis Raceway Park in August 2003, where he won the pole, led the most laps and staged a very competitive battle with eventual series champion Brian Vickers. Vickers took his first career victory, while Hmiel finished fourth. In December 2009, the race was selected by media members as the greatest Nationwide Series race of the decade. Hmiel also attempted to qualify for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in July in the Winston Cup Series for Petty Enterprises’ famed 43 car, with normal driver Christian Fittipaldi driving Petty’s 44 car. He did not, however make the race.

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In 2009, Hmiel earned his first USAC-sanctioned win in the Sprint Car division at Iowa Speedway and scored a then-career-best dirt track finish of second in the Four Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway. Hmiel earned post-season honors as USAC’s “Most Improved Driver.” He was also named the Rookie of the Year in the 2009 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Shane Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shane Hmiel celebrates birthday on May 15 of every year.

While qualifying for a USAC Silver Crown race, Hmiel’s car crashed at the Terre Haute Action Track on October 9, 2010. The roll cage collapsed after hitting the retaining wall. He was airlifted to Methodist Hospital with head, back, and neck injuries. Shortly after arriving, he was in critical but stable condition after having been put into a medically induced coma to minimize brain swelling. Hmiel was paralyzed as a result of his injuries; Hmiel has since regained limited use of his limbs, but continues to require the use of a wheelchair.

What happened Shane Hmiel?

After rebuilding his career in open wheel racing, primarily in United States Auto Club sanctioned dirt track racing, Hmiel was paralyzed in a near fatal racing accident on October 9, 2010, in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Can Shane Hmiel walk?

He was paralyzed with severe head and spinal injuries, and doctors initially told Hmiel and his family that he had a 10 percent chance to live and that he would never walk or breathe on his own again.