Mike Harmon News

Fines Announced for Daytona Infractions:

Fines Announced for Daytona Infractions:

February 23, 2005
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series crew chief Chris Showalter was fined $2,000 while Mike Hillman Jr., Steve Kuykendall and Randy Seals were issued $500 fines for rule violations that occurred during last weekends NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Daytona International

Harmon to run all races in 2005:

Harmon to run all races in 2005:

January 1, 2005
Mike Harmon and Oostlander Racing owner Bert Oostlander plan to run the full ARCA season in 2005, Harmon and team have plans to run a very limited (4 or 5 events) Busch schedule and the entire Craftsman Truck Series season. The 2005 ARCA and Busch car numbers for the

Bliss wins pole at Daytona:

Bliss wins pole at Daytona:

July 1, 2004
#20-Mike Bliss will start from the pole for the Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway running a fast lap of 181.969, his 2nd pole of his career. The rest of the top 5 are: #47-Robert Pressley, #21-Kevin Harvick, #55-Robby Gordon and #2-Ron Hornaday, Jr.

The FanZCar To Celebrate One-Year Anniversary At Daytona:

The FanZCar To Celebrate One-Year Anniversary At Daytona:

July 1, 2004
When the NASCAR series return to Daytona International Speedway, teams and drivers usually celebrate their success in the first half of the season, or simply look at DIS to get their season back on track. For The FanZCar, it will mark their one-year anniversary of

Harmon still looking, Hmiel in the #24 for rest of year:

Harmon still looking, Hmiel in the #24 for rest of year:

May 30, 2004
Mike Harmon wanted to race this weekend, but that wasn't going to happen during NASCAR events at Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte. So the driver from Birmingport headed to Georgia, where he can wheel a race car around a dirt track. Meanwhile, Shane Hmiel stayed

Hmiel in the #24 for California UPDATE:

Hmiel in the #24 for California UPDATE:

April 30, 2004
GIC Motorsports announced today that Shane Hmiel will take the wheel for the #24 Quality Plus Services Chevrolet Monte Carlo for this weeks NASCAR Busch Series race in Fontana, CA. Hmiel will replace Mike Harmon for this weeks race. We decided to make this change

Newman breaks unofficial speed record at Kentucky:

Newman breaks unofficial speed record at Kentucky:

April 16, 2004
Penske Racing South NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Ryan Newman turned an unofficial test lap of 186.851 mph (28.9 seconds) in his #12 ALLTEL Dodge to set an unofficial Kentucky Speedway stock car speed record Thursday. Newman joined Brian Vickers, Chad Blount, Kerry

Testing at Kentucky UPDATE 1a:

Testing at Kentucky UPDATE 1a:

April 15, 2004
Kentucky Speedway's weekly calendar shows plans for four Nextel Cup drivers and two Busch Series drivers to test this week. Cup testers expected on Wednesday are #12-Ryan Newman, #0-Ward Burton and #24-Jeff Gordon and #25-Brian Vickers. Vickers is also scheduled to

To the back:

To the back:

March 5, 2004
#24-Mike Harmon's [was to start 42nd] team changed engines, so he will have to start the Sam's Town 300 from the rear of the field before the drop of the green flag on Saturday.(3-5-2004)

More BCR:

More BCR:

January 25, 2004
Catchfence.com has been informed that FanZcar has departed the No. 13 Black Cat Racing entry. No other details have been given, but it is rumored that FanZcar may head to Jay Robinson Racing, return to GIC-Mixon Motorsports with driver Mike Harmon, or even another

Daytona Testing Speeds – Day 3 Overall:

Daytona Testing Speeds – Day 3 Overall:

January 19, 2004
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 49.714 seconds, 181.036 mph

Harmon and GIC-Mixon name crew chief:

Harmon and GIC-Mixon name crew chief:

January 10, 2004
GIC-Mixon Motorsports and driver Mike Harmon will be running a full season with #24. They have a brand new car for Daytona and will be testing there on the 17th and 18th. Harmon will also be on the Oprah Winfrey show Jan 14th. GIC-Mixon Motorsports announced today

#44 [now #24] Looking for a sponsor:

#44 [now #24] Looking for a sponsor:

December 18, 2003
GIC-Mixon Motorsports won't have sponsorship as the FanZCar in next year's Busch Series, the fan-supported sponsorship service says. "We enjoyed our time with GIC-Mixon Motorsports last year," said Scott Stricker of the FanZCar. "However, the majority of our aggregate

NASCAR Levies Fines:

NASCAR Levies Fines:

October 21, 2003
NASCAR has issued the following penalties for various infractions that occurred during last weekends NASCAR Busch Series event at Memphis Motorsports Park, NASCAR officials announced today. The following were fined accordingly: Bobby Hamilton Jr., driver of the #25

Harmon on TV:

Harmon on TV:

August 6, 2003
Mike Harmon, driver of the #44 FanZCar Chevrolet, is scheduled to appear on ABCs Prime Time, this Thursday (8/7) at 10 pm. The feature will cover Mikes crash at Bristol last year and also his new sponsor, The FanZCar.(BGNRacing.com)(8-6-2003)