Mike Bliss News

Monsam back with Norick:

Monsam back with Norick:

August 7, 2002
#90-Lance Norick has re-signed crew chief John Monsam as the L&R Motorsports team tries to rebuild. Monsam returns to the team after winning three CTS races with two other teams. He was last with #16-Mike Bliss, who won two races with Monsam as his crew chief. Norick

Cook wins race at IRP:

Cook wins race at IRP:

August 2, 2002
#29-Terry Cook dominated Friday's Power Stroke Diesel 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, leading 189 laps and winning the Truck series race by more than a second. Cook, who started on the pole in his Ford, won for the second time in three races and posted a season-high

Cook wins pole at IRP:

Cook wins pole at IRP:

August 2, 2002
#29-Terry Cook won the pole at IRP with a speed of 108.549mph. #2-Jason Leffler will start 2nd at 108.240, followed by #16-Mike Bliss at 108.074; #18-Robert Pressley at 107.980; and (a nice surprise) #63-Carl Edwards at 107.650. See lineup at MotorsportsOne or NASCAR

Pressley wins at MIS:

Pressley wins at MIS:

July 28, 2002
#18-Robert Pressley edged #2-Jason Leffler by 0.102 seconds in the eighth-closest finish in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history to win the Michigan 200 on Saturday. Pressley led 74 of 100 laps and won for the second time this season. He averaged a series track-record

Rain washes out qualifying at MIS – Musgrave starts 1st:

Rain washes out qualifying at MIS – Musgrave starts 1st:

July 26, 2002
Rain washed out qualifying Friday for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' Michigan 200, giving points leader Ted Musgrave the pole for the Saturday race. Musgrave, who earned the pole based on series owner points, was the fastest in practice, turning a lap at 173.285mph

Compton out of the #14 car; Wallace in…for now:

Compton out of the #14 car; Wallace in…for now:

July 26, 2002
Compton out of the #14 car; Wallace in...for now: Stacy Compton and A.J. Foyt Racing have broken off their contract agreement, so Compton will no longer drive the #14 Conseco Pontiac. Compton said he told Foyt the team needed better equipment and more people in the

Leffler wins another pole, this time at NHIS:

Leffler wins another pole, this time at NHIS:

July 19, 2002
#2-Jason Leffler won his 7th pole of the season, third in a row and fifth in past six races in capturing the top starting position for Saturday's New England 200 race at NHIS. Leffler ran a lap at 128.424mph set a new track record. #29-Terry Cook was 2nd at 127.859

Bliss wins at Kentucky in record fashion:

Bliss wins at Kentucky in record fashion:

July 13, 2002
#16-Mike Bliss set a CTS record for margin of victory Saturday night, winning the Kroger 225 at Kentucky Speedway by 18.197 seconds, his 2nd win in a row. #46-Dennis Setzer finished second for the second straight week. #18-Robert Pressley was third, #14-Rick Crawford

Leffler wins pole at Kentucky:

Leffler wins pole at Kentucky:

July 12, 2002
#2-Jason Leffler won the pole for the Kroger 225 at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 168.303mph. 2nd thru 5th are: #16-Mike Bliss at 167.994, #8-Bill Lester at 166.986, #29-Terry Cook at 166.723, and #58-Chris Horn at 166.538..(7-12-2002)

Bliss wins at Kansas:

Bliss wins at Kansas:

July 6, 2002
#16-Mike Bliss won the O'Reilly 250 at Kansas Speedway when #14-Rick Crawford's engine blew with two laps to go as he was leading. Bliss went by and won his 2nd CTS race of 2002. #36-Dennis Setzer was 2nd with red hot #20-Coy Gibbs third, pole winner #2-Jason Leffler

Leffler wins pole at Kansas:

Leffler wins pole at Kansas:

July 5, 2002
#2-Jason Leffler won the pole at Kansas Speedway with a track record of 165.812mph. His teammate, #2-Ted Musgrave was 2nd at 165.588, followed by #8-Bill Lester at 165.431, #16-Mike Bliss at 165.355 and #14-Rick Crawford at 164.679. See MotorsportsOne or NASCAR.com

Cook on the pole at Milwaukee:

Cook on the pole at Milwaukee:

June 28, 2002
Terry Cook won the pole for Saturday's NASCAR truck series race at The Milwaukee Mile with a speed of 119.784 mph. The pole speed was the slowest for the series at The Milwaukee Mile since 1997 due to a harder compound tire and a smaller carburetor. #1-Ted Musgrave

NASCAR fines crew chiefs:

NASCAR fines crew chiefs:

June 26, 2002
NASCAR officials announced that crew chiefs John Monsam, Danny Gill and Todd Myers have been fined for infractions during the June 22 CTS race at Memphis Motorsports Park. Monsam, crew chief for driver Mike Bliss, was issued a $750 fine for entering the #16 truck's

Bliss gets sponsor for Milwaukee:

Bliss gets sponsor for Milwaukee:

June 24, 2002
Hi-Performance Racing Cards, a division of Hi-Liter Graphics, Inc., will sponsor Mike Bliss and his #16 Xpress Motorsports Chevy in the GNC Live Well 200 NASCAR CTC race at 'The Milwaukee Mile.' Founded in 1954, Hi-Liter Graphics, Inc. is a family-owned commercial

Leffler wins pole at Memphis:

Leffler wins pole at Memphis:

June 21, 2002
#2-Jason Leffler won the po;e at Memphis, his 4th pole of 2002, with a speed of 117.971mph. #46-Dennis Setzer was 2nd at 117.066, followed by #60-Travis Kvapil, #14-Rick Crawford and #16-Mike Bliss. Also qualifying were Randy and Teri MacDonald, the first brother and