Crew Chief Announced for Bliss: o   TriStar Motorsports announced today that Paul Clapprood will assume crew chief duties of the No. 19 Impala and driver Mike Bliss beginning with this weekend’s event at Talladega Superspeedway.  Clapprood, who most recently worked at TRG Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series, replaces Wes Ward at the helm of the No. 19 team. Bliss Looking for Anot... more.

Mike Bliss will be competing in his 215th Nationwide Series event this weekend and his sixth at LVMS.  He has a pole under his belt (2004) and a best finish of 3rd (2003) while running for Joe Gibbs Racing.  He posted a 27th-place finish in his most recent outing at the 1.5-mile speedway.  He has completed 91.2% of the total laps in five starts and he has an average finish of 18.0. Jeff Gr... more.

Following a disappointing finish at Daytona, Eric McClure and the Hefty Racing team headed to Phoenix Int’l Raceway with hopes of a solid result to jumpstart the season.  After posting the 27th fastest time during qualifying, the team fought a few issues before finishing the Bashas’ 200 in the 25th position. Falling two positions to 29th at the start of the 200-lap event McClure was able t... more.

The driver line-up for TriStar Motorsports has changed for the upcoming race weekend at PIR as Charles Lewandoski, a Stafford Springs, Connecticut native, will be piloting the No. 44 NortheastMarineElectronics.com Impala for TriStar Motorsports. Mike Bliss, who currently sits in the 6th-place in Nationwide driver standings, will continue to pilot the No. 19 Impala. Lewandoski plans to pil... more.

TriStar Motorsports is pleased to announce that veteran NASCAR driver Mike Bliss has joined their organization for the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.  Bliss will pilot the No. 19 Chevrolet along side of teammate Eric McClure in the No. 14 Hefty® Chevrolet. “It feels good to finalize my plans for the 2011 season by joining the TriStar Motorsports team and to be reunited with Mark (Sm... more.

Mike Bliss encountered a difficult day Saturday in the season ending 300-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The veteran driver finished a disappointing 31st after an altenator problem forced the Westerman Companies Chevrolet to pit road for a battery change, a costly stop that sent the Key Motorsports team seven laps in arrears. With a new R-07 engine under the h... more.

Mike Bliss turned in another great performance Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway, taking the Westerman Companies sponsored Key Motorsports entry to a 12th- place finish after starting the 200-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at the tail end of the 43-car field.  The Key Motorsports organization was the highest ranked independent team at the conclusion of the Wypall 200. The Key Moto... more.

Key Motorsports announced today Heil Trailer International, a world leader in the manufacturing of specialty transport trailers, will partner with the No. 40 team and veteran NASCAR driver Mike Bliss for Saturday’s 300-mile Nationwide Series event at Texas Motor Speedway.  Bliss saddles up in the car the independent organization used last month in California to earn a ninth place finish, the He... more.

Entering Gateway (Ill.) International Raceway, every driver had one goal: Win the last scheduled NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the 1.25-mile track. With that goal in mind, Mike Bliss and the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Mad Croc Energy team ran in the top three for both practice sessions, qualified fourth, led 10 laps and came up one spot short to finish second in the 200-lap race. "I had... more.

1 33 Mike Bliss Mad Croc Energy Chevrolet 33.231 135.416 36 37 ---.--- ---.--- 2 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge 33.361 134.888 33 33 -0.130 -0.130 3 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota 33.373 134.840 31 32 -0.142 -0.012 4 27 Drew Herring enMotion Ford 33.377 134.823 35 35 -0.146 -0.004 5 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota 33.444 134.553 32 32 -0.213 -... more.

This weekend's Nationwide Series race at Gateway (Ill.) International Raceway will mark the series last scheduled event at the track. For the final appearance at the 1.25-mile track, Mike Bliss will pilot the No. 33 Mad Croc Energy Chevrolet. In seven previous Nationwide Series starts at the track, Bliss has recorded one top-five and one top-10 finish. He has completed 1161 of 1400 attempted la... more.

Mike Bliss enjoyed a good weekend at Auto Club Speedway, the veteran driver capitalizing on a strong effort by the Key Motorsports team that resulted in a top-10 finish in Saturday’s CampingWorld.com 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race.  Posted 9th on the leader board at the conclusion of the 150-lap event, the unsponsored car 40 placed highest among the independent teams competing in the 43-car ... more.

Veteran NASCAR driver Mike Bliss is ready to get on the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway, the site of Saturday’s 300-mile Nationwide Series race. With the Key Motorsports team making the decision to take the same Chevrolet Impala used in Kansas last week, Bliss expects a top-10 result in California this weekend.   “This car drives great and I am looking forward to running it in California on Satur... more.

Mike Bliss drove the Van Chevrolet sponsored Key Motorsports No. 40 to a 19th place finish in Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series event, the independent organizations 12th top-20 effort in the past 13 races. Starting from the 21st position, Bliss moved the Van Chevrolet into 15th by lap 50 of the 200-lap affair before fuel miscalculations sent several cars to pit road aroun... more.

Mad Croc Brands today announced a sponsorship agreement with Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI).   The agreement includes the distribution of Mad Croc products in select Kroger stores in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as Mad Croc's sponsorship of Kevin Harvick Inc.'s NASCAR Nationwide Series No. 33 Chevrolet to be driven by Mike Bliss in the upcoming Nationwide Series event on October 23rd, 2010 at Gate... more.