Mike Bliss News

Montgomery ineligible for ROTY award UPDATE NASCAR changes mind:

Montgomery ineligible for ROTY award UPDATE NASCAR changes mind:

February 11, 2004
Chase Montgomery is 20, could pass for 16, and yet has been declared ''too experienced'' by NASCAR to compete for rookie of the year in the Craftsman Truck Series. Montgomery will run in the #8 Dodge truck for Bobby Hamilton Racing in 2004. Montgomery competed in only

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES NEWS AND NOTES DAYTONA

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES NEWS AND NOTES DAYTONA

February 9, 2004
10-year anniversary for series begins at Daytona The 2004 season figures to be the most competitive yet with an unprecedented three former champions #42-Mike Skinner, #16-Jack Sprague and #24-Travis Kvapil competing fulltime. Sprague will be in pursuit of his fourth

Spectrum Controls to Become Associate Sponsor on the #20:

Spectrum Controls to Become Associate Sponsor on the #20:

February 6, 2004
Rockwell Automation recently announced that Spectrum Controls, Inc. will become an associate sponsor on the #20 Rockwell Automation Chevy driven by Mike Bliss in 2004. Rockwell Automation offers a unique NASCAR Busch Series sponsorship program, supported by their internal

Testing at Talladega:

Testing at Talladega:

December 19, 2003
While NASCAR officials worked with aerodynamic packages on the new 2004 body styles of 19 Busch Series teams at Talladega Superspeedway on Thursday, several drivers are also excited about changes to their teams in 2004. Coming off one of the most exhilarating NASCAR

New crew chief for the #20?

New crew chief for the #20?

December 17, 2003
Steve Addington will reportedly be Mike Bliss' crew chief for 2004.(BGNRacing.com), Addington recently left ppc Racing, #57 team.(12-17-2003)

New Crew chief for the #38 and Kahne:

New Crew chief for the #38 and Kahne:

December 16, 2003
Akins Motorsports team owners Doug Stringer and Brad Akins announced Monday they have hired Tim Shutt, 34, as the new crew chief of the #38 Dodges in the NASCAR Busch Series, which will be driven by Kasey Kahne. The team's previous crew chief, Wes Ward, has accepted

Testing at Las Vegas:

Testing at Las Vegas:

December 12, 2003
Some of the biggest names in NASCAR have signed up to test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Jan. 26-29, 2004 in preparation for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event and Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series race. Seven of the eight active series champions

Changes at Gibbs?

Changes at Gibbs?

November 26, 2003
hearing Joe Gibbs Racing has been interviewing potential crew chiefs for #18 Busch/ARCA Chevy for J.J. Yeley and the #20 Busch Chevy for Mike Bliss. Been told the Busch #18 and #20 teams have recently merged into the same location and Doug Hewitt will crew chief one

Rockwell Automation Announcement:

Rockwell Automation Announcement:

November 26, 2003
Rockwell Automation announced the availability of a unique "Guaranteed Value" NASCAR Busch Series Major Associate Sponsorship opportunity with the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy. The #20 Chevy is piloted by former Craftsman Truck Series Champion Mike Bliss. "We believe

Yeley signs with Gibbs to run A-B-C sched in 2004 UPDATE 2:

Yeley signs with Gibbs to run A-B-C sched in 2004 UPDATE 2:

November 20, 2003
JJ Yeley, the 26-year-old USAC national sprint-car champ and Silver Crown champ, has signed a contract to join Joe Gibbs' team next season, team sources confirmed yesterday, though the announcement isn't expected for a few weeks. JJ, whose real name is Christopher

Hamilton wins race at Homestead; Kvapil wins the Championship:

Hamilton wins race at Homestead; Kvapil wins the Championship:

November 14, 2003
#16-Travis Kvapil claimed his first NASCAR Truck series championship and the second consecutive for IWX Racing and its #16 Chevrolets with his sixth place finish in Friday's Ford 200 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Pole-winner #4-Bobby Hamilton won the race

Homestead Truck Series Stuff:

Homestead Truck Series Stuff:

November 12, 2003
Tenth place, spot on banquet stage up for grabs #18-Chad Chaffin and #98-Matt Crafton are separated by 43 points in the fight for the 10th and final spot on-stage at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series awards banquet, being held Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Sheraton Bal

Testing at Atlanta:

Testing at Atlanta:

October 14, 2003
Cup and Busch teams will test on Monday Oct 13th and Tuesday Oct 14th at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Weekend, drivers expected to test are: Kyle Petty, Jason Leffler, Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch, Mike Bliss, Ashton Lewis, David

Testing at Atlanta:

Testing at Atlanta:

October 13, 2003
Cup and Busch teams will test on Monday Oct 13th and Tuesday Oct 14th at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Weekend, drivers expected to test are: Kyle Petty, Jason Leffler, Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch, Mike Bliss, Ashton Lewis, David

Harvick wins pole at Lowe’s:

Harvick wins pole at Lowe’s:

October 9, 2003
#21-Kevin Harvick won the pole Thursday for Friday night's Little Trees 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway (noon Saturday, TNT, tape-delayed). It's Harvick's fourth pole in the car this season and 10th of his career. The #21 continues to hold a 168-point advantage in the