Mike Bliss - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Nemechek wins at Las Vegas:

#87-Joe Nemechek won the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stopping for fuel only on his final pit stop, Nemechek charged to the front, survived a side-by-side battle with #92-Todd Bodine and finally held off #21-Kevin Harvick by 0.603 seconds to win. Harvick...

Las Vegas Open Testing os over:

The Jan.27-30 Cup/BGN testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is over, the following are the driver who tested and the fastest four for each day, no other speeds were posted: Jan. 27-28 #17-Matt Kenseth (fastest on the 27th with a speed of 162.247) #60-Stanton Barrett (...

Dale Earnhardt Jr fastest in Day 4 testing at Daytona:

#8N-Dale Earnhardt, Jr at 183.520, followed by #48A-Shane Hmiel at 182.146, #7-Randy LaJoie at 182.013, #03-Mike McLaughlin at 181.936 and #57A-Jason Keller at 181.594. Overall top five for all test sessions were: #19-Jimmy Vasser, Dodge, 184.158 #20-Mike Bliss, Pontiac...

Jimmy Vasser fastest in Day 2 testing at Daytona:

#19-Jimmy Vasser was the fastest in BGN testing at Daytona on Day 2 with a fast lap at 184.158 mph, followed by #20-Mike Bliss at 184.030, #38-Kasey Kahne at 183.453, #19-Chad Blount at 183.001 and #21-Kevin Harvick at 182.964.(BGN Racing), no drafting testing was ...

Crawford not happy with Dodge testing dominance:

#14-Rick Crawford said he has made a reservation in the NASCAR hauler and plans to speak his mind. Crawford, who was runner-up to Mike Bliss for the 2002 CTS championship, is thoroughly disgusted with Dodge's dominance in preseason testing. The three-day session at...

Johnson makes it 3 for IROC UPDATE and…all driver named:

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the NASCAR Winston Cup #48 Lowe's Home Improvement Chevrolet, accepted an invitation to participate in the 2003 International Race of Champions (IROC). The IROC Racing Series has featured drivers from NASCAR's Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman...

Little slow

so I though I'd post this, pretty interesting - Ideal Gifts for Craftsman Truck Series Racers -- Sears motorsports marketing manager Tour Claiborne went Christmas shopping for the race drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He pored over the 2002-2003 Craftsman...

Winningest First Team drivers chosen All-America once again (sorry this is kind of long):

Winningest First Team drivers chosen All-America once again (sorry this is kind of long): The two drivers who have won First Team honors on the All-America Auto Racing Team more than anyone else - Steve Kinser and John Force - have been elected to the team yet again...

Special TV Guide Covers:

Special TV Guide Covers: In its December 14 issue (on newsstands Monday, December 9), TV Guide magazine honors four 2002 NASCAR title holders with four collector's covers available on newsstands in selected markets and available nationally online and by phone at the...

2002 Auto Racing All-America team voting:

2002 Auto Racing All-America team voting: Ballots are in the mail to almost 300 members of the motorsports press to select the 12-driver 2002 Auto Racing All-America team. Among those on the 2002 ballot are two former three-time Jerry Titus Award winners, John Force...

Kvapil in the #16 for 2003:

Travis Kvapil, the 2001 Raybestos Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, will drive for the 2002 series Champions - IWX Racing - next season. The seat opened when Mike Bliss announced this week that he would be joining the [#20] BGN team at Joe Gibbs...

Bliss hired to drive for Gibbs:

Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that it has hired Mike Bliss to drive the #20 Rockwell Automation Chevy for the 2003 season. Bliss, who won his first Craftsman Truck Series Title this past weekend, will be a teammate with Coy Gibbs in the #18 MBNA Chevy. "This is ...

Gibbs to drop McLaughlin UPDATE 4 Bliss or Kvapil?

Joe Gibbs Racing is expected to announce today that Mike McLaughlin, driver of the team's #18 MBNA Pontiac in the BGN, won't be returning to the team next year, NASCAR Winston Cup Scene reporter Rick Houston has learned. No replacement driver is expected to be named...

Hornaday wins race, Bliss wins championship:

There was plenty to celebrate for #16-Mike Bliss and his IWX Racing team on Friday. Bliss won his first CTS championship, clinching it with his fifth-place finish in Friday's Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But his team got another surprise, as former series ...

Bliss on the pole at Homestead:

CTS points leader, #16-Mike Bliss, won the pole for the Ford 200 with a speed of 147.111mph, with 3rd in points #1-Ted Musgrave qualifying 2nd at 146.991 and 2nd in points #14-Rick Crawford qualifying 4th at 145.447. #2-Jason Leffler will start 3rd at 146.171 and #...

Hornaday to run Homestead race:

ESPN2's RPM 2 Night reported Tuesday that Ron Hornaday would run the #11 team truck to #16-Mike Bliss, hoping that Hornaday would run well enough to lead some laps and run upfront.(11-13-2002)...

Crawford wins pole at Phoenix:

#14-Rick Crawford won the Bud Pole Award at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 128.329mph, just beating #8-Bill Lester fpr the pole. Lester will start 2nd with a lap of 128.324. Coming into the second-to-last race of the season, Crawford trails points leader...

Musgrave wins at California:

#1-Ted Musgrave came from the back of the field and pulled away to an easy victory Saturday in the American Racing Wheels 200 CTS race at California Speedway. #2-Jason Leffler was 2nd followed by #62-Brendan Gaughan, #60-Travis Kvapil and #14-Rick Crawford. Series ...

Starr on the pole at California:

#75-David Starr narrowly beat #20-Coy Gibbs on Friday to win the pole for Saturday's American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway with a speed of 175.850mph, Gibbs ran 175.824. #8-Bill Lester will start 3rd at 175.627, #16-Mike Bliss grabbed the 4th spot at 175...

Rumblings – Martinsville:

Rumblings - Martinsville: Johnny Benson (2nd) had his best finish since he was 2nd at Dover in September of 2000. This is the 3rd time Benson has been the bridesmaid. Ward Burton (5th) had his best finish since he won at New Hampshire in July. John Andretti (13th) ...