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Mike Bliss

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Born 1965. Mike Bliss is an American racing automobile driver.

Michael Duane Bliss (born April 5, 1965) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. A journeyman NASCAR competitor and the 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, he has run in all three national series.

Racing career Bliss began racing at the age of ten. He captured his first major victory in 1993 with the USAC Silver Crown National Championship.

1995–1999

Bliss began racing in NASCAR in 1995, driving the Nos. 08 and 2 Ford F-150 for Ultra Motorsports in the new Craftsman Truck Series. Competing in nineteen out of twenty races, Bliss picked up a win at North Wilkesboro Speedway and finished eighth in points. The next year, with sponsorship from Team ASE Racing, he won at Evergreen and I-70 and finished fifth in points. In 1998, he made his debut in the upper-NASCAR ranks. First, he finished 26th at the Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300 driving a car owned by Kevin Schwantz, then two weeks later, finished seventh at Indianapolis Raceway Park for Michael Waltrip Racing. He also ran a pair of Winston Cup races that season, finishing 25th at Martinsville Speedway in the No. 96 for American Equipment Racing.

After winning six poles and finishing tenth in points in 1998, Bliss announced he would not return to the team after 1998, and signed with Roush Racing to drive the No. 99 Exide Batteries Ford. He picked up a win at Heartland Park Topeka and finished ninth in points. During the season, he began to pick up offers to run in the Cup Series, and left Roush. In 1999, Bliss ran two Winston Cup races for Bahari Racing with sponsorship from Sara Lee products.

2000–2004 In 2000, Bliss signed to drive the No. 14 Conseco Pontiac Grand Prix owned by A.J. Foyt Racing in a bid for NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year honors. Because the team had no owner's points, Bliss failed to qualify for three out of the first four races of the season, and he was quickly released. He soon signed to drive the No. 27 Pfizer/Viagra Pontiac for Eel River Racing. He had a ninth-place run at Talladega Superspeedway and finished 39th in points that year.

Bliss was unable to pick up a full-time ride for the 2001 season. He finished 40th at Daytona International Speedway in a one-race deal for David Ridling, but that team soon closed its doors. During the middle of the season, he briefly returned to Eel River after they fired their regular driver but he was unable to qualify for a race. Late in the season, he garnered a ninth-place run at South Boston in a one-race deal for IWX Racing's Steve Coulter.

In 2002, Coulter returned full-time to the Truck Series and signed Bliss as the driver. Bliss picked up five wins and won the Truck series championship. He would sign to drive the No. 20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Busch Series the following year, posting fourteen top-tens and finishing tenth in points. That same year, he competed in the International Race of Champions, winning at Chicagoland Speedway. He ran only one Winston Cup race in 2002, subbing for Jamie McMurray (who was subbing for the injured Sterling Marlin, but had a prior commitment) in the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge. In 2004, Bliss picked up his first career Busch win at Lowe's Motor Speedway and finished fifth in points. After he was declined a job as driver for Gibbs’ Cup program, Bliss announced his departure, and replaced Ward Burton at Haas CNC Racing’s Cup ride, posting a tenth-place run at Darlington Raceway.

Before leaving Joe Gibbs Racing, Bliss had his career-best finish to date in his Cup series career in the 2004 Chevy Rock & Roll 400. Bliss, driving the No. 80 Hunt's Ketchup JGR car, got penalized for speeding on pit road on lap 332. Despite this, he formed a tremendous comeback, climbing through the field during the final fifty laps, and finishing fourth, his first and only top-five finish in the series.

2005–2009

Bliss signed with Haas CNC full-time in 2005, where he posted two top-tens in the latter half of the season and finished 28th in points. He came near to a Cup victory, nearly winning a large bonus paycheck and a win in the Nextel Open event but was crashed by Brian Vickers on the final lap in the final turn. Vickers won the race and the bonus paycheck, while Bliss slid across the finish line in second place. Bliss was visibly upset with Vickers in the post-race ceremonies saying "I just got plain dumped and I would not have wrecked him to win this race. Now he is in the big show (the All-Star Race) and I am not."

At the end of the year, Bliss departed to return to the No. 16 in the Truck Series, winning at Atlanta Motor Speedway and finishing 11th in the final standings. In addition, he ran a part-time in the Busch Series this season, splitting time between Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly and SKI Motorsports. Late in the season, Bliss began driving the No. 49 BAM Racing Dodge Nextel Cup Car, and finished out the 2006 season driving the car for BAM. Bliss was signed to drive the car in 2007, but after a long string of DNQs, he resigned from the organization midway through the season. He drove the first four races of the 2007 Craftsman Truck season for Key Motorsports and drove thirteen more Truck races for Bobby Hamilton Racing in the No. 4 Dodge Ram. He also drove 22 races in the Busch Series for Fitz Motorsports in the No. 22 Dodge Charger with sponsorship from Supercuts and Family Dollar. He had signed to drive for Fitz full-time in 2008, but joined Phoenix Racing shortly after the season started. He matched his career-best 5th-place finish in points and also ran part-time schedules in Cup and Trucks.

Bliss scored his second career Nationwide win, taking advantage of his fuel mileage and getting a caution at the right time, at Lowes Motor Speedway, and NASCAR declared the race official after 170 of 200 laps due to rain. On August 2, 2009, Bliss was let go from Phoenix Racing but he still raced for the team in the Cup Series. He spent the rest of the season splitting time with MSRP Motorsports, NEMCO Motorsports, Key Motorsports, MacDonald Motorsports and CJM Racing before returning to Phoenix for the season finale at Homestead. Despite parking early in multiple races, his three top-fives and five top-ten finishes with CJM Racing pushed Bliss into fifth overall again. This was one spot better than when he was before being originally fired from the No. 1 car.

2010–present Bliss's No. 09 car at Richmond International Raceway in 2010

On December 3, 2009, it was announced that Bliss would return to the Sprint Cup Series full-time driving for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the No. 36 Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet Impala for the 2010 season. However, in April, Bliss parted ways with TBR after Phoenix, and returned to Phoenix Racing to drive the No. 09 beginning at Talladega.

He returned to full-time status in 2011 by joining Mark Smith's TriStar Motorsports in the Nationwide Series in the No. 19 Chevrolet. Despite being originally paired with old crew chief Dave Fuge, Fuge left the team to form a Nationwide Series team with Derrike Cope. After interim crew chief Wes Ward left the team, former TRG Motorsports crew chief Paul Clapprood took over, leading Bliss to a 12th-place points finish. For 2012, Bliss moved to the No. 44. When teammate Tayler Malsam was released from the No. 19 team in October, he drove it for the remainder of the year. He ended the season with one top-ten at Daytona in July where he finished eighth, and also finished eighth in points.

While continuing to drive for TriStar in the Xfinity series through the 2014 season, he also drove part-time in the Sprint Cup Series for Smith's start and park Humphrey Smith Motorsports team. In September 2013, he drove Phoenix Racing's No. 51 Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which was James Finch's final start as a team owner. Bliss had scored Finch's last win during a Nationwide race at Charlotte in 2009.

Bliss served as standby driver for David Ragan in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford at the 2014 Pocono 400 with Ragan on paternity watch. Later in the season, Bliss joined BK Racing in the No. 93 Toyota for the Quaker State 400, finishing 41st.

Bliss was hired by Go FAS Racing to drive the No. 32 Sprint Cup car sharing it with Bobby Labonte and Boris Said in 2015, while being scheduled to continue driving full-time for TriStar in the Xfinity Series.

At the season opening Xfinity race at Daytona in 2015, Bliss was replaced by Scott Lagasse Jr. because Lagasse brought sponsorship. Bliss returned to the car and drove through the spring Talladega race before being permanently removed from the car because former teammate Eric McClure brought full sponsorship. Bliss' ride was replaced by the new No. 24 driven by McClure and the No. 19 was relegated to a start and park ride. Bliss moved to a mentoring role for TriStar drivers McClure, Blake Koch, Cale Conley, and David Starr. He also continued in his part-time Sprint Cup ride with Go FAS Racing, but was released from the team after the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Late in the season, he returned to the track in TriStar's No. 14 after Conley was released due to sponsorship issues, parking the car in the last three races of the season.

In 2016, Bliss made a handful of one-off starts across the Xfinity Series and the Truck Series for various teams including TriStar, Contreras Motorsports, and MB Motorsports. Since 2016, Bliss has made no further starts in any of NASCAR's top three series. He most recently served as a driving coach for Joe Graf Jr when he drove for Chad Bryant Racing in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2019.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 1995 Ultra Motorsports 08 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHODNQ ATL NA - 1997 Ultra Motorsports 02 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEXDNQ BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCHDNQ NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL NA - 1998 American Equipment Racing 96 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL CLT DOV RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR25 CLT TAL DAY PHO35 CAR ATL 58th 146 1999 Eel River Racing 30 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR32 CLT TAL CAR42 PHO HOM ATL 58th 104 2000 A. J. Foyt Racing 14 Pontiac DAY33 CARDNQ LVSDNQ ATLDNQ DAR BRI TEX 39th 1748 Eel River Racing 27 Pontiac MAR35 TAL24 CAL35 RCH41 CLT32 DOV35 MCH37 POC33 SON22 DAY28 NHA32 POC24 IND31 GLN39 MCH28 BRIDNQ DAR28 RCHDNQ NHA19 DOV43 MAR28 CLT43 TAL9 CAR21 PHO38 HOM40 ATLDNQ 2001 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAYDNQ CHIDNQ NHADNQ POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA NA - 2002 Chip Ganassi Racing 40 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR14 ATL CAR PHO HOM 64th 121 2003 Joe Gibbs Racing 80 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY26 CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TALDNQ KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM 65th 85 2004 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI31 NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH4 NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO 49th 407 Haas CNC Racing 0 Chevy DAR10 HOM40 2005 DAY18 CAL12 LVS16 ATL18 BRI37 MAR36 TEX22 PHO20 TAL36 DAR19 RCH37 CLT15 DOV18 POC35 MCH27 SON39 DAY20 CHI34 NHA21 POC9 IND11 GLN26 MCH37 BRI7 CAL27 RCH15 NHA36 DOV30 TAL32 KAN15 CLT35 MAR41 ATL13 TEX17 PHO31 HOM12 28th 3262 2006 BAM Racing 49 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL26 CLT42 MARDNQ ATL26 TEX23 PHO41 HOM39 48th 387 2007 DAYDNQ CALDNQ LVSDNQ ATL21 BRI17 MAR30 TEX41 PHODNQ TALDNQ RCHDNQ DARDNQ CLTDNQ DOVDNQ POCDNQ MCHDNQ SON NHA DAY CHI IND POCDNQ GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 53rd 325 2008 Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR39 ATL TEX PHO HOM 70th 46 2009 Phoenix Racing 09 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL43 BRI MAR TEX42 PHO TAL RCH37 DAR CLT43 DOV40 POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI40 IND POC GLN MCH38 BRI ATL41 DOV40 KAN41 CAL43 TEXDNQ PHO HOM 44th 577 TRG Motorsports 71 Chevy RCH42 NHA CLT24 MAR TAL 2010 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Chevy DAY42 CAL22 LVS39 ATL24 BRIDNQ MAR25 PHODNQ 42nd 1050 Phoenix Racing 09 Chevy TEX42 TAL10 RCH40 DARDNQ DOV40 CLTDNQ POC MCH SON NHADNQ TRG Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY9 Braun Racing 32 Toyota CHI41 IND POC GLN MCHDNQ BRIDNQ Prism Motorsports 55 Toyota ATL42 RCHQL† NHA41 DOV40 KANDNQ CALDNQ CLTDNQ MAR TAL PHO39 66 TEX39 HOM43 2011 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV25 CLT30 KAN POC31 MCH32 SON DAY KEN34 NHA32 IND32 POC GLN MCH ATL26 RCH36 CHI25 NHA31 DOV36 KAN28 CLT30 TAL MAR TEX34 PHO30 58th 01 Phoenix Racing 51 Chevy BRI29 TRG Motorsports 71 Ford HOM21 2012 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY PHO24 LVS BRI 64th 01 Humphrey Smith Racing 19 Toyota CAL40 MARDNQ TEX40 KAN42 RCH42 TAL DARDNQ CLTDNQ DOV36 POC38 MCH39 SON KEN42 NHADNQ IND43 POC39 GLN MCH BRI43 ATLDNQ RCH40 CHI42 NHA DOVDNQ TAL CLT39 KAN36 MARDNQ TEX41 PHO41 HOM43 Phil Parsons Racing 98 Ford DAYQL‡ 2013 Humphrey Smith Racing 19 Toyota DAYDNQ PHO42 LVSDNQ BRI43 CAL43 MARDNQ TEX41 KAN41 RCH43 TAL DAR43 CLTDNQ DOV41 POC MCH41 SON KEN41 DAY NHA43 INDDNQ POC GLN MCH BRIDNQ RCHDNQ CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 69th 01 Phoenix Racing 51 Chevy ATL33 2014 BK Racing 93 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN41 DAY NHA43 IND POC GLN MCH BRI 69th 01 Tommy Baldwin Racing 37 Chevy ATL43 RCH35 CHI43 NHA DOV36 KAN43 CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO43 HOM 2015 Go Fas Racing 32 Ford DAY ATL31 LVSDNQ PHO33 CAL40 MAR34 TEX36 BRI31 RCH TAL KAN CLTDNQ DOV35 POC MCH40 SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH 66th 01 Circle Sport 33 Chevy BRI37 DAR32 RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM† - Qualified for Terry Labonte · ‡ - Qualified for Michael McDowell

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2000 A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 35 33 2005 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 35 18 2007 BAM Racing Dodge DNQ 2010 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28 42 2013 Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota DNQ

Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1998 Lone Star Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL26 SBO 70th 231 Michael Waltrip Racing 21 Ford IRP7 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM 1999 Team Amick 35 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN28 MLW24 MYB PPR GTY 84th 204 Michael Waltrip Racing 21 Chevy IRP43 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 2000 Emerald Performance Group 19 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX23 NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 98th 94 2001 DAY40 CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 142nd 43 2003 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Pontiac DAY33 TAL5 DAY39 10th 3932 Chevy CAR6 LVS3 DAR32 BRI5 TEX22 NSH4 CAL17 RCH28 GTY12* NZH3 CLT5 DOV9 NSH33 KEN31 MLW21 CHI10 NHA33 PPR16 IRP10 MCH16 BRI30 DAR12 RCH27 DOV5 KAN31 CLT3 MEM8 ATL21 PHO20 CAR15 HOM7 2004 DAY30 CAR13 LVS12 DAR10 BRI17 TEX18 NSH8 TAL39 CAL17 GTY17 RCH8 NZH33 CLT16 DOV19 NSH4 KEN3 MLW6 DAY5 CHI33 NHA32 PPR6 IRP7 MCH10 BRI21 CAL16 RCH6 DOV18 KAN19 CLT1 MEM5 ATL27 PHO12 DAR3 HOM27 5th 4115 2005 SKI Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY33 CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 130th 64 2006 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI36 TEX12 NSH26 PHO38 TAL RCH 62nd 596 SKI Motorsports 30 Chevy DAR31 CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY36 IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL30 RCH DOV KAN27 CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 2007 Fitz Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI10 NSH10 TEX PHO15 TAL14 RCH33 DAR18 DOV9 NSH16 KEN9 MLW25 NHA13 DAY17 CHI GTY33 CGV GLN MCH BRI13 CAL RCH5 DOV4 KAN31 CLT29 MEM2 TEX43 PHO32 HOM23 21st 2608 44 CLT39 Braun Racing 10 Toyota IRP9 2008 Fitz Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY17 CAL13 LVS26 ATL7 BRI5 NSH11 5th 4518 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy TEX24 PHO6 MXC9 TAL7 RCH8 DAR14 CLT15 DOV18 NSH12 KEN8 MLW7 NHA8 DAY10 CHI11 GTY31 IRP3 CGV19 GLN13 MCH6 BRI13 CAL12 RCH11 DOV2 KAN12 CLT19 MEM7 TEX27 PHO8 HOM14 2009 DAY28 CAL13 LVS22 BRI35 TEX7 NSH8 PHO9 TAL41 RCH33 DAR7 CLT1 DOV14 NSH4 KEN28 MLW7 NHA4 DAY29 CHI9 GTY4 IRP33 IOW14 HOM16 5th 4075 MSRP Motorsports 90 Chevy GLN43 NEMCO Motorsports 87 Chevy MCH27 BRI15 CGV34 ATL34 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy RCH16 KAN21 CJM Racing 11 Toyota DOV2 CLT2 MEM4* TEX10 PHO8 MacDonald Motorsports 81 Dodge CAL13 2010 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY40 CAL27 LVS27 BRI8 NSH27 PHO38 TEX20 TAL RCH13 DAR32 DOV22 CLT12 ROA31 NHA34 DAY19 CHI18 GTY19 IRP13 IOW17 GLN14 MCH19 BRI17 CGV15 ATL15 RCH40 DOV18 KAN19 CAL9 CLT31 TEX21 PHO12 HOM31 15th 3450 Kevin Harvick Incorporated 33 Chevy NSH5 KEN24 GTY2 2011 TriStar Motorsports 19 Chevy DAY13 PHO20 LVS17 BRI26 CAL19 TEX19 TAL35 NSH31 RCH18 DAR30 IOW18 CLT18 CHI22 MCH23 ROA15 DAY20 KEN24 NHA14 NSH24 IRP11 IOW18 GLN22 CGV15 BRI18 ATL15 RCH12 CHI15 DOV9 KAN22 CLT20 TEX23 PHO31 HOM17 12th 827 14 DOV15 2012 44 Toyota DAY39 PHO16 LVS15 BRI15 CAL17 TEX16 RCH17 TAL18 DAR15 IOW15 CLT12 DOV33 MCH13 ROA13 KEN17 DAY8 NHA13 CHI12 IND11 GLN14 CGV13 BRI13 ATL22 RCH15 CHI13 KEN18 8th 902 10 IOW20 TEX18 HOM19 19 DOV11 CLT36 KAN13 PHO13 2013 DAY23 PHO14 LVS17 BRI13 CAL18 TEX20 RCH13 TAL14 DAR19 CLT19 DOV18 IOW10 MCH21 ROA33 KEN19 DAY14 NHA17 CHI19 IND36 IOW18 GLN27 MOH17 BRI17 ATL22 RCH18 CHI23 KEN26 DOV10 KAN13 CLT15 TEX23 PHO17 13th 814 10 HOM37 2014 19 DAY20 PHO17 LVS14 BRI26 CAL18 TEX32 DAR16 RCH16 TAL12 IOW31 CLT20 DOV22 MCH18 ROA10 KEN34 DAY38 NHA32 CHI19 IND22 IOW16 GLN14 MOH11 ATL17 CHI20 KEN24 DOV29 KAN14 CLT18 TEX18 PHO16 HOM23 14th 779 10 BRI17 RCH20 2015 19 DAY ATL25 LVS39 PHO20 CAL26 TEX24 BRI20 RCH23 TAL34 IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN 31st 166 14 TEX36 PHO35 HOM37 2016 10 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW39 GLN KEN40 DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 119th 01 14 MOH26 BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pts Ref 1995 Ultra Motorsports 08 Ford PHO14 TUS19 SGS MMR3 POR5 EVG5 I7013 LVL7 8th 2636 2 BRI14 MLW13 CNS27 HPT9 IRP7 FLM6 RCH9 MAR7NWS1 SON8 MMR2 PHO12 1996 HOM27 PHO28 POR2 EVG1* TUS19 CNS23 HPT4 BRI21 NZH11 MLW5 LVL13 I701 IRP3 FLM2 GLN22 NSV10 RCH20 NHA3 MAR16 NWS12 SON7 MMR4 PHO14 LVS12 5th 3190 1997 WDW25 TUS5 HOM2 PHO3 POR6 EVG7 I708 NHA17 TEX5* BRI30 NZH3 MLW23 LVL13 CNS2 HPT17 IRP19 FLM10 NSV9 GLN2 RCH7 MAR3 SON22 MMR3 CAL1* PHO10 LVS5* 4th 3611 1998 WDW12 HOM14 PHO33 POR28 EVG30 I703 GLN7 TEX37 BRI25 MLW1* NZH25 CAL9 PPR6 IRP27 NHA15 FLM12 NSV12* HPT20 LVL2* RCH27 MEM23 GTY17 MAR13 SON2 MMR19* PHO1* LVS6* 10th 3216 1999 Roush Racing 99 Ford HOM28 PHO10 EVG8 MMR12 MAR6 MEM12 PPR15 I709 BRI28 TEX6 PIR2 GLN19 MLW5 NSV15 NZH2 MCH22 NHA6 IRP5 GTY8 HPT1 RCH13 LVS30 LVL11 TEX26 CAL5 9th 3294 2001 Xpress Motorsports 16 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO9 TEX LVS PHO CAL 86th 138 2002 DAY33 DAR3 MAR2 GTY3 PPR1 DOV5 TEX12 MEM18 MLW8 KAN1 KEN1* NHA10 MCH4 IRP15 NSH1 RCH3 TEX9 SBO1 LVS2* CAL9 PHO10 HOM5 1st 3359 2005 Xpress Motorsports 16 Chevy DAY CALQL† ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH ATL36 TEX22 PHO10 HOM4 41st 581 MRD Motorsports 06 Chevy BRI11 RCHDNQ NHA LVS MAR 2006 Xpress Motorsports 16 Chevy DAY22 CAL7 ATL7 MAR5 GTY9 CLT33 MFD8 DOV4 TEX10 MCH14 MLW2 KAN31 KEN15 MEM5 IRP5 NSH30 BRI8 NHA16 LVS3 TAL25 MAR22 ATL1* TEX27 PHO11 HOM30 11th 3151 2007 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY23 CAL10 ATL25 MAR35 KAN 17th 2186 Xpress Motorsports 16 Ford CLT6 MFD Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Dodge DOV5 TEX MCH MLW7 MEM KEN9 IRP11 NSH24 BRI7 GTY25 NHA5 LVS TAL34 MAR6 ATL TEX4 PHO3* HOM32 2008 TRG Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY33 50th 352 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy CAL24 ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH Billy Ballew Motorsports 51 Toyota MLW12 MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTY NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX Key Motorsports 40 Chevy PHO31 HOM 2009 DAY33 CAL18 ATL8 MAR15 KAN CLT27 DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTY NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX 38th 731 HT Motorsports 25 Toyota PHO7 HOM31 2016 Contreras Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY ATL MAR30 KAN17 DOV CLT 46th 26 MB Motorsports 63 Chevy TEX28 IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM† - Qualified for Jack Sprague

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

International Race of Champions (key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.) International Race of Champions results Season Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points Ref 2003 Pontiac DAY9 TAL2 CHI1 IND10 4th 54

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Mike Bliss was born on 5 April 1965 in Milwaukie.

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