Imagine a Hmiel vs Kyle Busch rivalry it would have lit up the 00s-10s and made NASCAR so much more interesting.

Beginning of this video: What was so bad about him Middle of this video: WHAT A BAFOON!!!!!!! End of this video: I feel so bad for him.

Shane Hmiel is one of the most tragic stories in racing. Nothing will ever speak to the phrase "life isnt fair" more than his story.

I live 5 min away from his home, he’s the only famous person from my town

1:27 I forgot how many contingency sponsors NASCAR used to have...

The Goody's Dash was so entertaining; cheap and close. Why did they get rid of it?

I remember watching most of his NASCAR races as a kid, and being a fan just because he drove like no other driver. Like him or not, he sure as hell was entertaining while in NASCAR.

I think this is very admirable I just got 5 years clean this past September it is hard dealing with those demons on a daily basis and he overcame them and still was able to race he'll the guy even still raced being paralyzed

Gives a whole new meaning to doing the "bump & run"

The mistakes he made when he was younger unfortunately destroyed his future. And any chance he might have had at a potential comeback if NASCAR lifted his ban were robbed from him when he got paralyzed. Very sad.

About a month back I was in a street stock race at Five Flags on Iracing with Shane. Needless to say.......he kicked our butt’s.

Bro, that 08 Win car from NASCAR 06 Total Team Control was my favorite car in the game. It is a shame what happened to him and his career

He must have a lot bad memories in nascar. He started very good but he went downhill.

I still love that Winfuel paint scheme.

I think the history is very admirable I just got 5 years clean this past September it is hard dealing with those demons on a daily basis and he overcame them and still was able to race he'll the guy even still raced being paralyzed

I most remember Shane Hmiel being one of the causes of the 2002 Aaron's 312 Big One and wrecking in the 2005 Atlanta race.

Who's here after Darian dropped the mic on this clown after he tried to roast Bubba and ended up looking stupid in the process

That intentional wreck at Richmond is straight out of iRacing

I will never understand why people with so much talent will throw it all away when thousands of people would love to be able to do what they do. I am glad however that he did turn his life around and make something out of it

Thank you for blessing us with this content. I was today years old when I learnt that Hmiel and Casey Mears had a feud.

And then that Crash he had in a Sprint Car would lead to the end of his chances of Racing professionally again.

The video I expected but never hoped for. Loved Shane Hmiel growing up.

Please dont touch my ride. -Background music

I wish Vegas was still a low banked track

Thanks for posting this. He is kind of the ones we don’t talk about. But his story is incredible. It’s easy to throw stones and walk away, but he’s helping more people now than ever before.

Nascar Busts: Kerry Earnhardt.

YOU KNOW HOW LONG I’VE BEEN WHAT FOR THIS EPISODE TO HAPPEN

Shane flipping DJ off as Jarrett turns and walks away... Shane knows Dale would have snatched his ass up and old man whooped him.

Who's here after Hmeil tried trashing Bubba Wallace on twitter but the tweet came off looking like a drunk text from 2002?

Were gonna look back on this in 20 years and shake our heads in regards to the weed use suspension....

Hell of a driver.. but loose cannon for sure.

NASCAR Busts Team Tabasco/Tyler Jet Motorsports Let’s just say in from 1997- 2000 the team performed amazing bad when they did qualify, went through many different drivers, was sold mid season in 1998, switched manufacturers without telling their sponsor, was forced to switch back and lost Tabasco after the season. Things were looking up towards the end however. They finished off the 99 season on a high note with David Green and improved drastically with Johnny Benson in 2000, scoring 1 top five, 2 top tens, 10 top fifteens, and the occasional burst of speed. They made 17 of the first 18 races that season before being sold once more to MB2 Motorsports mid season, as tradition dictated.

I like the RAF instrumental in the background

big props for using the raf instrumental in the background 👏

5:02 Ouch, I had never seen that hit before. It's interesting that Phoenix used to have a divided wall and tire barriers in that area too.

One could say the same thing about Tim Richmond, who I was a huge fan of in the 1980s... I remember my friend Larry telling me "I don't know, all the drivers are trying to get an intervention going with Tim...." and well, that obviously never happened - but that does not change what I still think about Tim, and he'll always be my favorite NASCAR driver. Now, Shane.... I never heard of this cat before - as I've been out of NASCAR since Tim Richmonds death - until about a month ago, when out of the blue I decided to buy a 2002 Monte Carlo SS project car, with the checkered flags on the sides..... I'm going to have to research Shane some, as it seems like Tim, Shane could have been one hell of a force to be reckoned with as far as NASCAR goes. Thanks for posting this video, otherwise I would have never heard about Shane. I can only hope he's alright and can still contribute some how to the sport of auto racing.

Shane had so much potential. He seems pretty happy and well adjusted today despite his injury, so I am glad for him.

Good reporting, keep it going!

I just started the video, and I'm already sad watching it. I think Shane was a talented guy, I hate to see what happened to him all around

I watched a video were he has turned into a good guy trying to get rid of the demons

Great video. Only thing I would add is that he started the biggest wreck in Busch series history😂 while he was in the #47

You stay with the lit background music!

Such a shame what happened with him and his career. Glad he got better though before that crash.

10:07. The unmitigated gall of Hmiel to wreck Jarrett and then flip him off.

I feel kinda bad for the guy, he was a good driver by watching some of his races, he had raw/unmolded talent and he didn't get to use it because he had some drug issues. My prediction is, if he didn't have problems with drugs and most of all, didn't have that accident at Terre Haute Action Track, he would been a major star in my eyes. He could have won a Xfinity then called Busch Series title, he could have a lot of Cup success. In my words, he is the one that got away in NASCAR.

If you haven't, can you please do this. Championship Seasons: Jeff Gordon 1998 and Bad Seasons: Kevin Harvick 2009 and Good Seasons: Jamie McMurray 2010

I highly doubt that he was on his way to an IndyCar ride lol, it wasn’t 1999 or something the IRL didn’t exist anymore so there’s no way IndyCar teams were gonna pick up USAC short track drivers

I still can't believe he lived after that crash

I see him from time to time on the CARS Tour and some Nascar late model races.

I have a new idea... Nascar Busts: Teresa Earnhardt

Damn, no mention of the "enormous one" he caused at dega in 2002?

I don’t mean to bash anyone but it’s rare if someone smokes and does other drugs. Weed is beautiful and isn’t as bad as this makes it seem. I have been a weed user for years and have taken many breaks and haven’t gone on to do anything

Hell yeah he's on blow, his eyes are dilated.

I never heard of him until now. I was stationed Middle East and ran across this. Sorry to see.

Shane Hmeil, the Scott Steiner of NASCAR

Idk why people freak out over weed tho, it's not a big deal at all

Someones gonna have to explain to me how he wasted anything? He seems like he was good, got some good results, then got screwed by a rule about smoking weed. Sounds more like nascar's 1950's uptight sensibilities did the wasting?

Great video but what is the music playing in the background? I love it 😁

The good thing about Shane Hmiel is that he came from a racing family, with his father Steve Hmiel being a legendary crew chief.

Shane just made a lot of bad choices. Dude had crazy talent

Nascar busts: Reed Sorenson

Wah wah bro...

Watching Hmiel drive looked like a real life version of me playing EA Sports NASCAR Thunder 2003, especially at 5:12 when he dumped Jason Keller.

Who's here after his recent "tweet" 😂

Shane Hmiel is one of those guys that people will be saying should have a movie made about him in another 20 years time

What a depressing story, man.

You make me want to watch cup cars again

Yes

Very unfair if you ask me. Dale was really aggressive as well, especially when he was younger. There's a reason why he was called the "Intimidator". If you didn't get out of his way, he would make sure you would. And yet, he's a NASCAR God. This isn't a case of "wasted" talent. It's a case of banned talent. Apparently NASCAR didn't want another Dale around.

I remember him he was super talented

I hated him when I was a kid just cuz he didn't seem to really care. When I heard he went to rehab I hoped that would bring him back and he would be better after it. He was a bad ass dirt racer tho and its a shame he never got an opportunity to at least race the Indy 500 cuz of the crash.

You know he's a bust when there is no vowel in between the H and m in his name

Hear his name for the first time: "Shay Meel" Watch how his name spells: "Shane Hmiel"

Busts: Reed Sorenson Sad as I am to admit, because I was actually a fan of his when he first made it into the Cup series; when I was younger I was subscribed to _Sports Illustrated for Kids_ magazine, and in ~98-99 they'd done a small little piece on him as a teen when he raced legends cars, and then they followed up on that years later when he made it to the Busch series & finished 4th in the points in 2005. It was cool to see someone I'd sort-of followed make it that far, and I was hoping he'd be a superstar in the Cup; but even though he's still active, suffice to say that hasn't happened. :(

Shane is such a nice person.

raced him @ Dover in ARCA iRacing today, he lead 11 laps but wrecked right in front of me. I was heavily lapped traffic lol.

11:55 - it may explain using downers (eg cannabis) but not cocaine. Using substances to bring you up and others to bring you down will more than likely only compound the problems bipolar can present. Its a dayumn shame that he blew it so bad in nascar. His recovery after his crash is massively inspiring tho. Great video. Hope everyone's good.

This guy had serious talent and looked like he was gonna be a dirt track legend before that terrible accident, Shane is currently running a go fund me page aiming to raise money to be able to buy equipment to start iRacing.

its funny everyone says they miss the old bristol, meanwhile Shane Hmiel's 3 bump and runs and then wrecking Dale Jarrett hurt a lot of peoples feelings. i don't think 2019 or social media could handle the old bristol.

Tragic end.feel bad for Shane bud proud of him....

6:41 "race high" well, that's what literally happened lol

Hmiel had crazy talent. Probably as much natural talent as Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch. Sad how his story went down

More like *_Shame_* Hmiel amiright I'll leave now

Damn my boi was heavy off the gas

5:02 good lord that was a hit

13:23 *Griffdawg and One More Spark wants to know your location.*

Shane Hmiel needs to know his place.

Some Nascar Busts ideas: Cale conley, Kimi Raikkonen, Jon Wes Townley, Reed Sorenson, Brian Keselowski, David Starr and Mario Gosselin

I have only heard of this guy from Nascar 2005 Chase for the cup

I just joined iRacing. He's there, still wrecking...

NASCAR Busts: Dario Franchitti NASCAR Busts: Loy Allen Jr NASCAR Busts: Kevin Conway NASCAR Busts: Brian Scott

Man I used to love watching SH run smh what a shame. I think he redeemed himself today by doing the things hes doing now

Shane Hmiel was truly a tragic story

Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.

Remember the car but the driver I never heard of him

there are things you NEVER do in NASCAR, and wrecking and flipping off Dale Jarret is one of them

The red flag with 3 to go is classic NASCAR

Good seasons: Kasey Kahne 2004 Bad seasons: Jimmie Johnson 2019 Championship seasons: Rusty Wallace 1989

It was the number font that did him in.

5:25 looks like a move I would make in a Nascar game😂