Earnhardt loses spotter on eve of finale.
Dale Earnhardt Jr will go into possibly the most important race of his career witohut a familiar v𒀰oice in his ear after NASCAR suspe💃nded his spotter Steve Hmiel.
Hmiel, director of motorsports at Dale Earnhardt Inc was sent home on Saturday morning after allegedly
making disparaging remarks about serieᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚs off🌳icials over the radio during Friday's Truck Series race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Hmi꧋el was spotting for his son, Shane, when he became angry about a ruling against him.
Dale Earnhardt Jr will go into possibly the most important race of his career witohut a familiar voice i♔n his ear after NASCAR suspended his spotter Steve Hmiel.
Hmiel, director of motorsports at Dale Earnhardt Inc was sent home on Saturday morning after allegedly
making disparaging rem🐲arks about series officials over the radio during Friday's Truck Series race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Hmiel was spotting for his son, Shane, when 🐼he became angry about a ruling against him.
꧂NASCA🐻R spokesman Mike Zizzo said that series president Mike Helton had called Hmiel into a meeting on Saturday morning and suspended him.
"It showed com𓄧plete disrespect for NASCAR and its officials, so after a meeting with Mike Helton, he was 🃏sent home for the weekend," said Zizzo.
Hmiel was not available for comment.
to take h༺is first Nextel Cup title in Sunday's finale Earnhardt needs to make up 72 points over ▨current leader Kurt Busch.
