Mike Bliss News

Showalter reaches milestone – 300th race:

Showalter reaches milestone – 300th race:

May 31, 2007
When Chris Showalter [#47-Truck Chief] first entered the Craftsman Truck Series in 1995, he never would have guessed that by 2007, he would be the only individual to have attended all 300 events in one of NASCAR's toughest divisions. Showalter, or "Showie" as he is

Bliss to pilot #4-Dodge for eleven races starting at Dover:

Bliss to pilot #4-Dodge for eleven races starting at Dover:

May 30, 2007
Bobby Hamilton Racing along with Dodge Motorsports announces 2002 Craftsman Truck Series Champion Mike Bliss will pilot the #4 Open Joist Dodge in 11 of the remaining 18 NCTS events, all of which are in conjunction with the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Bliss will make

Xpress Motorsports & Bliss reunite at Lowes:

Xpress Motorsports & Bliss reunite at Lowes:

May 17, 2007
Xpress Motorsports reunites with Cup driver Mike Bliss for the Friday night shootout at Lowes Motor Speedway May 18th . Having made the transfer of manufacturers this season Dave Fuge, Owner/Crew Chief of the #16 IWX Motor Freight Ford F-150, looks for Bliss to bring

Ramblings – Richmond Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Richmond Qualifying Notes:

May 4, 2007
Jeff Gordon took the Bud Pole tonight for tomorrow night's Crown Royal presents the Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway...and he made it a three-peat. His time of 21.386 (126.251 mph) was good enough for his 5th top-spot of the season and 61st of his

Wolfe Penalized by NASCAR:

Wolfe Penalized by NASCAR:

May 2, 2007
Paul Wolfe, crew chief of the #22 Dodge driven by Mike Bliss in the Busch Series, has been fined due to rule violations this past weekend at Talladega. Wolfe was fined $1,000 for violating Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing), 12-4-Q (car, car

Stock Car Fans:

Stock Car Fans:

April 28, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon took the Bud Pole today at Talladega Superspeedway. Gordon and David Gilliland ran identical times.....to the thousandth of a second (49.857.....192.069 MPH), but since Gordon is waaaaay ahead of Gilliland in Owner Points, he gets the spot. This was

Westerman Companies & Key Motorsports partner for four races:

Westerman Companies & Key Motorsports partner for four races:

April 16, 2007
Westerman Companies, Inc. and Key Motorsports have agreed to partner in four Craftsman Truck Series races in 2007, beginning with the July 14th event at the Kentucky Speedway. Westerman Companies will also serve as the primary sponsor of the #40 Key Motorsports Chevy

News & Notes Part I – April 16, 2007

News & Notes Part I – April 16, 2007

April 16, 2007
Joe Ruttman (#18 Fastenal Dodge) feels the shoe is on the other foot when it comes to proving his ability to compete. "That's for the other guys to do," said Ruttman, 62, who'll rejoin the series April 28 at Kansas Speedway after an absence of nearly five years. "I

Qualifying Rained Out

Qualifying Rained Out

April 13, 2007
for the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and the field was set by the rules book, so the top-35 in 2007 Owners Pts fill the top 35 spots, then #83-Brian Vickers as a past race winner in 2006-2007 (2006 race winner at Talladega in the #25), #44-Dale Jarrett (past

Clay Rogers to run two races for Key Motorsports:

Clay Rogers to run two races for Key Motorsports:

April 11, 2007
Key Motorsports has named 2006 Hooters Pro Cup Series champion Clay Rogers to drive its primary #40 Chevy in the upcoming Craftsman Truck Series races at the Kansas and Mansfield (OH) Motorsports Speedways. After an initial 4-race deal with veteran Mike Bliss, team

News & Notes Part I – April 9, 2007

News & Notes Part I – April 9, 2007

April 9, 2007
Bodine, Skinner to rub shoulders with TV, Film, Sports stars: Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) enjoyed last year's trip to the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix's Pro /Celebrity Race so much he asked for a return engagement. And he's taking Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota

COT and Haulers Fact:

COT and Haulers Fact:

March 27, 2007
One of the big controversies about the Car of Tomorrow concerned the race haulers, the 53-foot tractor-trailers teams use to haul cars to and from the track. Last year, when team owners were fighting the CoT concept tooth and nail, one of their prime objections was

Rumblings – Bristol Race Notes:

Rumblings – Bristol Race Notes:

March 26, 2007
Kyle Busch won the first-ever COT event today at Bristol Motor Speedway as he took the Food City 504 by about a half-length over Jeff Burton, barely surviving a G/W/C in the process. It was the 4th Nextel Cup win of Kyle's young career (he's tied for 69th on the all

NOS Energy Drink Joins SKI Motorsports as Associate Sponsor:

NOS Energy Drink Joins SKI Motorsports as Associate Sponsor:

March 21, 2007
The #30 Smith & Wesson/SKI Motorsports team, featuring driver Mike Bliss, announced that NOS Energy Drink, one of the fastest growing players in the energy drink market, has joined the organization as a major associate sponsor for 2007.(SKI Motorsports PR)(3-21-2007

Bliss to Drive 2 Races for Fitz:

Bliss to Drive 2 Races for Fitz:

March 21, 2007
Fitz Motorsports will team up with driver Mike Bliss behind the wheel of the #22 Family Dollar/Supercuts Dodge for back-to-back races. Bliss will take the wheel starting this weekend at Bristol before heading off to Nashville in a few weeks.(Fitz Motorsports PR)(3-