“I like Darlington because of all the racing tradition,” Hmiel said. “There is so much history and so many famous drivers who have won there. I would love to add my name to the list. It will definitely be different racing under the lights at Darlington. The trucks will be making history there by being the only NASCAR Series to run at night. Darlington is already a narrow track to handle, even before they put in the safer barriers that make it even narrower. I can only imagine how much fun it will be racing there at night. You have to be on your game to make your way around this track. Darlington beats up on your tires so you have to try to use patience and not use them up at the beginning of the run. I can only imagine how exciting it will be this weekend.”

Hmiel plans on some good old fashioned racing to keep sparks flying while trying to slide his way into the top ten with only two races remaining. Hmiel is currently in the 12th position in points and only 81 points out of 10th place. He is planning on gaining those points by the end of the last race in Homestead and claiming a seat at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Banquet.

“I think if we have two good runs finishing up near the top three, we can get in to the top-10 in points in the TRIMSPA Chevrolet,” Hmiel said. “If we do make it up, I think we’ll actually end up around 8th or 9th in overall points for the year. The Billy Ballew Motorsports team has worked so hard this season and I’d like to bring a top-10 trophy home for them. I think we have a good chance to bring home a victory.”

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Darlington 200 can be seen live on Speed Channel® at 8:00 p.m. ET, and will be carried live on radio stations affiliated with MRN® and on XM Satellite Radio Channel 144. Hmiel who is keeping up the double duty will be in the No. 32 Team TRIMSPA NASCAR Busch® car on Saturday. That race will be broadcast live at 1 p.m. ET on TNT, MRN and XM Satellite Radio as well.