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1995-1999

Mike Bliss before a 2005 race at Pocono

Bliss began racing in NASCAR in 1995, driving the #08/2 Ford F-150 for Ultra Motorsports in the new Craftsman Truck Series. Competing in 19 out of 20 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 #96 for American Equipment Racing. Image File history File links MikeBliss. ... Image File history File links MikeBliss. ... The 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season, the first one ever to be run, began February 5 and ended October 28. ... The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ... Ultra Motorsports is a NASCAR team. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series presented this logo for the 2006 season. ... National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is a professional certification group that certifies professionals in the automotive repair and service industry. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... I-70 Speedway is a racetrack located near Interstate 70 in Odessa, Missouri. ... The Stater Brothers 300 is the second race on the NASCAR Busch Series schedule. ... Kevin on the Suzuki RGV500 Kevin Schwantz (born June 19, 1964 in Houston, Texas) was an American World Champion motorcycle road racer during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track motor racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Michael Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ...

After winning six poles and finishing fourth in points in 1997, Bliss announced he would not return to the team after 1998, and signed with Roush Racing to drive the #99 Exide Batteries Ford. He picked up a win at Heartland Park Topeka and finished fifth in points. During the season, he began to pick up offers to run in the Cup Series, and left Roush. The 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began on January 19 and ended on November 19. ... Roush Racing is one of NASCARs premier racing teams. ... Exide Batteries are a product of Exide Technologies the worlds leading energy and Battery producers. ... Heartland Park Topeka is a multi-purpose motorsports facility located 5 miles south of Topeka, Kansas. ...

2000-2004

In 2000, Bliss signed to drive the #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 #27 Pfizer/Viagra Pontiac for Eel River Racing. He had a ninth place run at Talladega Superspeedway and finished 39th in points that year. The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. ... Conseco NYSE: CNO is a financial services organization based in Carmel, Indiana, which had its origin as Security Life of Indiana. ... // 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix convertible. ... A.J. Foyt Enterprises is a racing team in the Indy Racing League that can trace its lineage to cars owned, driven, and sometimes built by A.J. Foyt himself in the 1960s. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ... Pfizer, Incorporated (NYSE: PFE), is the worlds largest pharmaceutical company based in New York City. ... Sildenafil citrate, sold under the names Viagra, Revatio and generically under various other names, is a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction (impotence) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ...

Unfortunately, he was unable to pick up a full-time year 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 Team Rensi Motorsports. Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Team Rensi Motorsports is a NASCAR Busch Series team owned by Ed and Sam Rensi. ...

In 2002, Steve Coulter bought Rensi’s truck equipment, and signed Bliss as the driver. Bliss picked up five wins and won the Truck series championship. He would sign to drive the #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. 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. The 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 15 and ended November 15. ... Steve Coulter is a team owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. ... Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) is a leading industrial automation company focused to be the most valued global provider of power, control and information solutions. ... Chevrolet (Shev-ro-LAY — French origin), (colloquially Chev or Chevy) , is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors. ... Joe Gibbs Racing (also known as JGR) is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned by Joe Gibbs. ... Sam Hornish, Jr. ... Chicagoland Speedway is a speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. ... The 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Season began on February 14 and ended on November 20. ... Ward Burton (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer. ... Haas CNC Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Harrisburg, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. ...

Present

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. At the end of the year, Bliss departed to return to the #16 in the Truck Series. So far he has two top-fives and is seventh in points. He will also run a part-time in the Busch Series this season, splitting time between Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly and SKI Motorsports. Mike has also now been given a ride in the #49 BAM Racing Dodge Nextel Cup Car, and will finish out the 2006 season driving the car for BAM. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly is a NASCAR Busch Series team. ...

External links

• Official Website
• Mike Bliss Career Statistics