NASCAR Busts: Shane Hmiel
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- čas přidán 16. 10. 2019
- A fight with demons, drug use, and raw talent that was never fulfilled makes Shane Hmeils story one of the biggest what if's in NASCAR history.
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Imagine a Hmiel vs Kyle Busch rivalry it would have lit up the 00s-10s and made NASCAR so much more interesting.
Veedverks vs M&M's
Kyle is by far better.
@@DWM2309 We wouldn't know where Shane would be, though, had he not done drugs and been more disciplined.
@@nascarfanatic2425 I just don't see Shane being as good as Kyle but I believe that Shane and Joey Lagano would have been better. But also like you said it all depends on had he settled down by this time.
@@DWM2309 Right. Now, I don't like how Shane got into drugs, but seeing as how he was suffering depression, he should've been treated better. As someone who suffers from depression myself, I don't ever wish for anyone to suffer from that.
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.
*buffoon*
omg SAME
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
@@ic3man Black Flags Matter stated, though, that a big reason for Shane Hmiel's drug addiction was from his mental disorders including bipolar depression. Not to get political, but it just goes to show that this country doesn't do enough to help people with mental disorders. Some of them is because their parents abused them, others from bullying, and some had birth defects. Now, that's no excuse for what Shane did, because there's other ways to cope with depression besides drugs, but had this been taken care of sooner, we might not be talking about wasted potential. We might be talking about a champion, and probably one with a better attitude.
WorldWidedog0 weird flex but ok
?? USA has some of the best mental health professionals in the world, dude that rich could get help if he wanted it.
@@ic3man then your a morooooooon!
Iceman just because you become famous and rich doesn’t mean that your all of sudden suppose to have it together especially when you been doing the shit since you were 12 have bipolar disorder and depression no telling how long he was dealing with that also on top of that most people who become rich and famous become an awful version of themselves money and power are two hell of a drugs themselves the bright lights fame and money probably made him way worse than he already was
1:27
I forgot how many contingency sponsors NASCAR used to have...
I miss the days when they had so many Contingency Sponsors, they have basically none of them anymore.
The Goody's Dash was so entertaining; cheap and close. Why did they get rid of it?
Grindcore Rager 67 you just answered your own question.
@RCXJ0K they were also cheap, fun, and very competitive. With drivers struggling to move their way into the larger series, I don't know why one wouldn't take advantage of that.
Because racers were getting killed at the rate of 1 per season, with workers at the rate of 3 per season
Well there hadnt been a dash series driver fatality since 1993 when it ended, but the track worker accident in 2004 really killed off the series for good, not many drivers ended up making it out of the series in the later years either, Robert Huffman a five time champion was only ever able to get 2 seasons in trucks after the series ended, young guns from the series like Cam Strader and the Hobgood brothers never really made it either, although Strader has a NASCAR win as a crew chief in the xfinity series in 2008.
that fatal crash at Daytona was a car with hand controls crashing into a worker under yellow
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.
Gives a whole new meaning to doing the "bump & run"
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
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.
@Southern Farms I’m not entirely sure but it may have been eight?
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.
I still love that Winfuel paint scheme.
Nascar 06 Had Both
I do too
So did I
@@DupontandLowesWarrior Nope. I dont see it
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
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
@ Dave the VTWIN addict. Huge congratulations on your 5 years. Keep it up. You’ve made it this far, you got it now! Don’t let anyone or anything ever bring you down. It takes immense strength to do what you’ve done. Nothing but the best for you.
👍👍
He must have a lot bad memories in nascar. He started very good but he went downhill.
Its called drug addiction
He did get a win at Las Vegas in the Truck Series, so I think he did have some talent. Unfortunate for his drug problems, though.
Thank you for blessing us with this content. I was today years old when I learnt that Hmiel and Casey Mears had a feud.
I’m in my middle 30s and have watched NASCAR on and off my whole life, and didn’t know about that
That intentional wreck at Richmond is straight out of iRacing
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
Please dont touch my ride. -Background music
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.
The video I expected but never hoped for. Loved Shane Hmiel growing up.
He was always a punk ass
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
it's not that complicated: undiagnosed bipolar disorder leads to bad decisions, and trying to self-medicate your adhd when you don't actually have adhd leads to addiction.
And then that Crash he had in a Sprint Car would lead to the end of his chances of Racing professionally again.
Hate to be a stickler but it was a Silver Crown car.
Either one horrible outcome
That crash very well could’ve killed him, it’s more appropriate to call it a near fatal wreck.
I wish Vegas was still a low banked track
YOU KNOW HOW LONG I’VE BEEN WHAT FOR THIS EPISODE TO HAPPEN
18 minutes ago.
Trevor Sports98 idk but Jesse King did this video 1 month ago
Nascar Busts: Kerry Earnhardt.
The Death of Blaise Alexander Caused His Career To Fall Down
Poor Blaise...
@@camedicracing5866 just one of those things like Neil Bonnett, it just happens.
@@camedicracing5866 Kerry's Still Traumatized To This Day
Still, bad that it happened. Least it wasnt intentional.
Were gonna look back on this in 20 years and shake our heads in regards to the weed use suspension....
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.
Hell of a driver.. but loose cannon for sure.
Who's here after Hmeil tried trashing Bubba Wallace on twitter but the tweet came off looking like a drunk text from 2002?
Thanks for making me spit out my energy drink! That was legitimately hilarious
Shane flipping DJ off as Jarrett turns and walks away... Shane knows Dale would have snatched his ass up and old man whooped him.
DWMiness2018 you never do that to a guy like Dale Jarrett
Yup, that was the kill shot for his career. Such a waste.
I like the RAF instrumental in the background
Shane had so much potential. He seems pretty happy and well adjusted today despite his injury, so I am glad for him.
Shane Hmeil, the Scott Steiner of NASCAR
I watched a video were he has turned into a good guy trying to get rid of the demons
10:07. The unmitigated gall of Hmiel to wreck Jarrett and then flip him off.
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.
big props for using the raf instrumental in the background 👏
Who's here after his recent "tweet" 😂
I still can't believe he lived after that crash
Nascar busts: Reed Sorenson
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
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.
I have a new idea...
Nascar Busts: Teresa Earnhardt
Huh? I don't get it.
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.
69Charger01 Also Tim Beverley, the owner, sentenced in 2004 to 6 years for money laundering, then gets out and immediately goes to work stealing money from his employer. He is now serving a 90 month sentence for “filing fraudulent tax returns, wire fraud, and filing false monthly reports with the U.S. Probation Office” according to Wikipedia. I’m from Tyler, Texas and we are all very proud.
Such a shame what happened with him and his career. Glad he got better though before that crash.
Pun?
Hell yeah he's on blow, his eyes are dilated.
Because just about every drug that you catch a buzz with dilates your pupils....
Saw that too.
I never heard of him until now. I was stationed Middle East and ran across this. Sorry to see.
What a depressing story, man.
Great video. Only thing I would add is that he started the biggest wreck in Busch series history😂 while he was in the #47
The good thing about Shane Hmiel is that he came from a racing family, with his father Steve Hmiel being a legendary crew chief.
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.
Shane just made a lot of bad choices. Dude had crazy talent
Fully agreed
Good reporting, keep it going!
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
6:41 "race high" well, that's what literally happened lol
You stay with the lit background music!
Idk why people freak out over weed tho, it's not a big deal at all
You know he's a bust when there is no vowel in between the H and m in his name
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
He would have been a story and a ratings grab... I bet someone would have given him a chance.
Shane Hmiel needs to know his place.
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.
Old Bristol was horrible and is only remembered for controversial bump-nruns and dump-n-runs, change my mind.
@@FallingPicturesProductions you are right about that, personally i miss the progressive banking with 3 groves.
I wasn't a big fan of old *concrete* Bristol. Old asphalt Bristol from 1969-1990 was good though.
5:02 good lord that was a hit
Shane Hmiel is one of those guys that people will be saying should have a movie made about him in another 20 years time
raced him @ Dover in ARCA iRacing today, he lead 11 laps but wrecked right in front of me. I was heavily lapped traffic lol.
Damn, no mention of the "enormous one" he caused at dega in 2002?
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.
I see him from time to time on the CARS Tour and some Nascar late model races.
More like *_Shame_* Hmiel amiright
I'll leave now
Lol
why lmao
More like Shane Paralyzed. Am I right?
@@REEEEEEEEEEEE0 thats just wrong
riot 25 I mean.....you’re right but damn....🤣
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
Great video but what is the music playing in the background? I love it 😁
Hear his name for the first time: "Shay Meel"
Watch how his name spells: "Shane Hmiel"
Charles Leclerc is pronounced Shaw LeClaw.
Damn my boi was heavy off the gas
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
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.
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?
A rule is a rule whether you agree with it or not. They make a rule, you know about it and then choose to break it. That's certainly a waste in my opinion.
Shane Hmiel was truly a tragic story
I remember him he was super talented
I just joined iRacing.
He's there, still wrecking...
I only.knew Shane Hmiel from that massiva aarons 312 crash at talladega.
13:23 *Griffdawg and One More Spark wants to know your location.*
You make me want to watch cup cars again
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. :(
5:25 looks like a move I would make in a Nascar game😂
Shane Hmiel wasn't a wasted talent, just wasted in general
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.
Shane is such a nice person.
Hmiel had crazy talent. Probably as much natural talent as Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch. Sad how his story went down
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.
The red flag with 3 to go is classic NASCAR
Wah wah bro...
I need to Hmiel, I mean Heal.
I didn't even notice this morning I raced him in iracing
there are things you NEVER do in NASCAR, and wrecking and flipping off Dale Jarret is one of them
Only Dale Jarrett would say something like this. Did I just find his burner account?! 😁
NASCAR Busts: Dario Franchitti
NASCAR Busts: Loy Allen Jr
NASCAR Busts: Kevin Conway
NASCAR Busts: Brian Scott
I have only heard of this guy from Nascar 2005 Chase for the cup
Some Nascar Busts ideas:
Cale conley, Kimi Raikkonen, Jon Wes Townley, Reed Sorenson, Brian Keselowski, David Starr and Mario Gosselin
I wouldn't consider Kimi a NASCAR Bust. He only ran two races lol.
The only bust there is JWT
@@jesseking9968 , i think you are right
In what year was Townley 's debut?
Is Brian and Brad Keselowski related?
Remember the car but the driver I never heard of him
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
He deserved so much better than what he got.