Mike Bliss - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Testing over at Daytona:

The third and final day of CTS testing at Daytona had drivers turning laps in the pack and posting fast speeds in the 187mph range. Turning the top five fastest laps in today's drafting session were Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 187.566, Rick Crawford, Ford, 187.512; Bryan...

Testing at Talladega:

For the second straight day, snow stalled a testing session at Talladega Superspeedway as temperatures continued to hover in the mid-30s in northeast Alabama. Early Thursday morning, a small storm front brought a light coating of snow and ice across central Alabama...

Atlanta Testing UPDATE Day 1:

Some Chevrolet truck drivers will be testing Tuesday and Wednesday [Dec 11th and 12th] at Atlanta Motor Speedway. #60-Travis Kvapil, #46-Dennis Setzer, #75-David Starr, #?-Mike Bliss, #20-Coy Gibbs and #90-Lance Norick are all expected to take part in the two-day test...

Leffler to the CTS?

Reports have Jason Leffler (current driver of the #01 Cingular Dodge and rumored to be out of that ride for Jimmy Spencer) taking over the #2 Dodge Truck in the CTS next year. The #2 CTS team is owned by Jim Smith [who also owns the #7 Ford -- to be Dodge in 2002] ...

Mike Bliss News:

Mike Bliss News: former Cup driver, Mike Bliss, will replace Brian Tyler in the Kroger/Folgers/Pringles/Sunny Delight Gaerte/Beast for this Saturday night's "USAC 200" Sprint car race at South Boston Speedway in Virginia. Team owner Dick Hoffman selected Bliss after...

Bliss out of the #27? UPDATE 4 Mast in, rest of the year – Bickle in the #50?:

Bliss out of the #27? UPDATE 4 Mast in, rest of the year - Bickle in the #50?: hearing driver Mike Bliss and the Eel River Racing team have parted ways. The team has failed to make the last six Cup races(7-21-2001) UPDATE: Mike Bliss is the second driver to bite the...

Jeff Gordon wins the pole at NHIS

Jeff Gordon wins the pole at NHIS for the New England 300. #24-Jeff Gordon wins the pole at New Hampshire with a speed of 131.770mph, his fifth pole of 2002. Outside pole goes to #6-Mark Martin with a speed of 131.724. Only one driver missed the race, #27-Mike Bliss...

Triple Duty Crewman:

Triple Duty Crewman: Cole Chitty, a mechanic in Hendrick Motorsports R&D department will pull triple duty this weekend.. Saturday he will change tires for Jack Sprague during the CTS race, then hop on owner Rick Hendrick's jet and fly to Daytona where he will change...

Kenny out, Bliss in? UPDATE 5 Bliss Named:

Kenny out, Bliss in? UPDATE 5 Bliss Named: Kenny Wallace has told the #27 Eel River Racing team that he didn't want to quit the team, but if after four races he was unable to qualify the car he would step away and allow ERR to hire another driver for the rest of the...

Testing at Kentucky:

Testing at Kentucky: Testing at Kentucky today were Mike Bliss in thr #27 Eel River Pontiac, #43-John Andretti, #19-Casey Atwood and Jimmy Johnson in one of Jeff Gordon's Chevy's as he preps to make his cup debut(in the #48) at Lowes Motor Speedway in Oct(Garage Pass...

Bliss to Stand by for Harvick:

Bliss to Stand by for Harvick: Mike Bliss will serve as Kevin Harvick's stand-in in the seven weekends this season in which Harvick has conflicts with Winston Cup events. Bliss is Richard Childress Racing's driver of choice to spell Harvick in the seven conflicting...

Where is Mike Bliss?

Where is Mike Bliss? Mike Bliss was at Martinsville Speedway April 6, but he had neither a driver's suit nor a helmet in hand. Bliss began last year with A.J. Foyt Racing, then moved to Eel River Racing. His rookie year in Winston Cup left something to be desired and...

#19 News:

hearing the #19 Emerald Performance Group Chevy will run at Daytona with driver Mike Bliss sponsored by Motorsports Safety Technology, a specialty paint company(2-13-2001)...

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

For the second consecutive day, #50-Greg Biffle paced a field of BGN drivers who were preparing for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3rd. Biffle turned a lap of 166.359mph, which was faster than #74-Chad Little's 165.299mph. There were 11 NASCAR Busch Series teams who participated...

#60 Audition UPDATE 5 Driver Announcement:

hearing that current Cup driver, Mike Bliss, has turned down the #60 ride to concentrate on getting a Cup or BGN ride. Also hearing that the #60 CAT Rental team will audition four drivers within the next week or so, one being Marty Houston who drives the #75 truck ...

Bliss looking BGN or Cup:

Mike Bliss, driver of the #27 Eel River Racing Pontiac, is looking for a Winston Cup ride for 2001. He's being replaced by Kenny Wallace at Eel River Racing and hasn't found a job for next year. Bliss came to Winston Cup from the Craftsman Truck Series(CTS) and could...

Bliss turns down truck ride:

#27 Cup Crew Chief/Part Owner Barry Dodson said he still is seeking a sponsor for his #27 Eel River Racing team next season. Dodson has signed driver Kenny Wallace and is considering starting a Busch Grand National or second Winston Cup team with Mike Bliss, the team...

Eel River Racing:

Crew Chief/Part Owner Barry Dodson said he still is seeking a sponsor for his #27 Eel River Racing team next season. Dodson has signed driver Kenny Wallace and is considering starting a Busch Grand National or second Winston Cup team with Mike Bliss, the team's current...

Bliss has Career Day:

Mike Bliss recorded his best finish of his Winston Cup career with a 9th at Talladega, plus Bliss led a lap in Winston Cup competition for the first time in his career. Bliss was the highest finishing ROTY candidate(10-15-2000)...

Bliss Back to the Trucks?

Rookie Mike Bliss knows that his Winston Cup career could end after this season, and he's not too upset. Bliss does not have a Cup ride for next season. Bliss is hunting for a job because his team, Eel River Racing, announced last month it had hired Kenny Wallace for...