Mike Bliss

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Mike Bliss
Bliss at Road America in 2012
BornMichael Duane Bliss
(1965-04-05) April 5, 1965 (age 58)
Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S.
Achievements1993 USAC Silver Crown Champion
2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion
AwardsWest Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2020)
NASCAR Cup Series career
179 races run over 17 years
2015 position66th
Best finish28th (2005)
First race1998 NAPA Autocare 500 (Martinsville)
Last race2015 Bojangles' Southern 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
359 races run over 18 years
2016 position119th
Best finish5th (2004, 2008, 2009)
First race1998 Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300 (California)
Last race2016 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (Kentucky)
First win2004 Lowe's Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300 (Charlotte)
Last win2009 Carquest Auto Parts 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 76 3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
206 races run over 13 years
2016 position46th
Best finish1st (2002)
First race1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race2016 Rattlesnake 400 (Texas)
First win1995 Lowe's 150 (North Wilkesboro)
Last win2006 EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
13 109 18
Statistics current as of September 24, 2016.

Michael Duane Bliss (born April 5, 1965) is an American 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[edit]

Bliss began racing at age 10. He captured his first major victory in 1993 with the USAC Silver Crown National Championship.

1995–1999[edit]

Bliss racing for Ultra Motorsports in 1996

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 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 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[edit]

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 14 Top 10s and finishing 10th 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-sponsored 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, Mike 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-sponsored 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 50 laps, and finishing fourth, his first and only Top 5 to date.

2005–2009[edit]

Bliss signed with Haas CNC full-time in 2005, where he posted two Top 10's 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. Mike 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."[citation needed]

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 eleventh 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 13 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 sponsorships 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 fifth-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 was still raced the team in cup series. He spent the rest of the season splitting time with MSRP Motorsports, NEMCO Motorsports, and CJM Racing before returning to Phoenix for the season finale at Homestead. Despite parking early in multiple races, three late Top 5 runs pushed Bliss into fifth overall again. This was one spot better than when he was fired from the No. 1 car.

2010–present[edit]

Bliss's 2011 Nationwide Series car

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-sponsored 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 19 team in October, he drove it for the remainder of the year. He ended the season with one Top 10 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.[1]

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.[2] Later in the season, Bliss joined BK Racing in the No. 93 Toyota for the Quaker State 400,[3] finishing 41st.[4]

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 has 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, Mike Bliss has made no further starts in any of NASCAR's Top 3 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[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

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

Sprint Cup Series[edit]

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 NSCC 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 PHO
DNQ
ATL NA - [5]
1997 Ultra Motorsports 02 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX
DNQ
BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH
DNQ
NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL NA - [6]
1998 Am. 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 MAR
25
CLT TAL DAY PHO
35
CAR ATL 58th 146 [7]
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 MAR
32
CLT TAL CAR
42
PHO HOM ATL 58th 104 [8]
2000 A. J. Foyt Racing 14 Pontiac DAY
33
CAR
DNQ
LVS
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
DAR BRI TEX 39th 1748 [9]
Eel River Racing 27 Pontiac MAR
35
TAL
24
CAL
35
RCH
41
CLT
32
DOV
35
MCH
37
POC
33
SON
22
DAY
28
NHA
32
POC
24
IND
31
GLN
39
MCH
28
BRI
DNQ
DAR
28
RCH
DNQ
NHA
19
DOV
43
MAR
28
CLT
43
TAL
9
CAR
21
PHO
38
HOM
40
ATL
DNQ
2001 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY
DNQ
CHI
DNQ
NHA
DNQ
POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA NA - [10]
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 MAR
14
ATL CAR PHO HOM 64th 121 [11]
2003 Joe Gibbs Racing 80 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY
26
CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL
DNQ
KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM 65th 85 [12]
2004 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI
31
NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH
4
NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO 49th 407 [13]
Haas CNC Racing 0 Chevy DAR
10
HOM
40
2005 DAY
18
CAL
12
LVS
16
ATL
18
BRI
37
MAR
36
TEX
22
PHO
20
TAL
36
DAR
19
RCH
37
CLT
15
DOV
18
POC
35
MCH
27
SON
39
DAY
20
CHI
34
NHA
21
POC
9
IND
11
GLN
26
MCH
37
BRI
7
CAL
27
RCH
15
NHA
36
DOV
30
TAL
32
KAN
15
CLT
35
MAR
41
ATL
13
TEX
17
PHO
31
HOM
12
28th 3262 [14]
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 TAL
26
CLT
42
MAR
DNQ
ATL
26
TEX
23
PHO
41
HOM
39
48th 387 [15]
2007 DAY
DNQ
CAL
DNQ
LVS
DNQ
ATL
21
BRI
17
MAR
30
TEX
41
PHO
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
DAR
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
POC
DNQ
MCH
DNQ
SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 53rd 325 [16]
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 MAR
39
ATL TEX PHO HOM 70th 46 [17]
2009 Phoenix Racing 09 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL
43
BRI MAR TEX
42
PHO TAL RCH
37
DAR CLT
43
DOV
40
POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI
40
IND POC GLN MCH
38
BRI ATL
41
DOV
40
KAN
41
CAL
43
TEX
DNQ
PHO HOM 44th 577 [18]
TRG Motorsports 71 Chevy RCH
42
NHA CLT
24
MAR TAL
2010 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Chevy DAY
42
CAL
22
LVS
39
ATL
24
BRI
DNQ
MAR
25
PHO
DNQ
42nd 1050 [19]
Phoenix Racing 09 Chevy TEX
42
TAL
10
RCH
40
DAR
DNQ
DOV
40
CLT
DNQ
POC MCH SON NHA
DNQ
TRG Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY
9
Braun Racing 32 Toyota CHI
41
IND POC GLN MCH
DNQ
BRI
DNQ
Prism Motorsports 55 Toyota ATL
42
RCH
QL
NHA
41
DOV
40
KAN
DNQ
CAL
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
MAR TAL PHO
39
66 TEX
39
HOM
43
2011 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV
25
CLT
30
KAN POC
31
MCH
32
SON DAY KEN
34
NHA
32
IND
32
POC GLN MCH ATL
26
RCH
36
CHI
25
NHA
31
DOV
36
KAN
28
CLT
30
TAL MAR TEX
34
PHO
30
58th 01 [20]
Phoenix Racing 51 Chevy BRI
29
TRG Motorsports 71 Ford HOM
21
2012 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY PHO
24
LVS BRI 64th 01 [21]
Humphrey Smith Racing 19 Toyota CAL
40
MAR
DNQ
TEX
40
KAN
42
RCH
42
TAL DAR
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
DOV
36
POC
38
MCH
39
SON KEN
42
NHA
DNQ
IND
43
POC
39
GLN MCH BRI
43
ATL
DNQ
RCH
40
CHI
42
NHA DOV
DNQ
TAL CLT
39
KAN
36
MAR
DNQ
TEX
41
PHO
41
HOM
43
Phil Parsons Racing 98 Ford DAY
QL
2013 Humphrey Smith Racing 19 Toyota DAY
DNQ
PHO
42
LVS
DNQ
BRI
43
CAL
43
MAR
DNQ
TEX
41
KAN
41
RCH
43
TAL DAR
43
CLT
DNQ
DOV
41
POC MCH
41
SON KEN
41
DAY NHA
43
IND
DNQ
POC GLN MCH BRI
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 69th 01 [22]
Phoenix Racing 51 Chevy ATL
33
2014 BK Racing 93 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN
41
DAY NHA
43
IND POC GLN MCH BRI 69th 01 [23]
Tommy Baldwin Racing 37 Chevy ATL
43
RCH
35
CHI
43
NHA DOV
36
KAN
43
CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO
43
HOM
2015 Go Fas Racing 32 Ford DAY ATL
31
LVS
DNQ
PHO
33
CAL
40
MAR
34
TEX
36
BRI
31
RCH TAL KAN CLT
DNQ
DOV
35
POC MCH
40
SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH 66th 01 [24]
Circle Sport 33 Chevy BRI
37
DAR
32
RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
- Qualified for Terry Labonte · - Qualified for Michael McDowell
Daytona 500[edit]
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[edit]

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 NXSC 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 CAL
26
SBO 70th 231 [25]
Michael Waltrip Racing 21 Ford IRP
7
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 GLN
28
MLW
24
MYB PPR GTY 84th 204 [26]
Michael Waltrip Racing 21 Chevy IRP
43
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM
2000 Emerald Performance Group 19 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX
23
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 [27]
2001 DAY
40
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 [28]
2003 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Pontiac DAY
33
TAL
5
DAY
39
10th 3932 [29]
Chevy CAR
6
LVS
3
DAR
32
BRI
5
TEX
22
NSH
4
CAL
17
RCH
28
GTY
12*
NZH
3
CLT
5
DOV
9
NSH
33
KEN
31
MLW
21
CHI
10
NHA
33
PPR
16
IRP
10
MCH
16
BRI
30
DAR
12
RCH
27
DOV
5
KAN
31
CLT
3
MEM
8
ATL
21
PHO
20
CAR
15
HOM
7
2004 DAY
30
CAR
13
LVS
12
DAR
10
BRI
17
TEX
18
NSH
8
TAL
39
CAL
17
GTY
17
RCH
8
NZH
33
CLT
16
DOV
19
NSH
4
KEN
3
MLW
6
DAY
5
CHI
33
NHA
32
PPR
6
IRP
7
MCH
10
BRI
21
CAL
16
RCH
6
DOV
18
KAN
19
CLT
1
MEM
5
ATL
27
PHO
12
DAR
3
HOM
27
5th 4115 [30]
2005 SKI Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
33
CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 130th 64 [31]
2006 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI
36
TEX
12
NSH
26
PHO
38
TAL RCH 62nd 596 [32]
SKI Motorsports 30 Chevy DAR
31
CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY
36
IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL
30
RCH DOV KAN
27
CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM
2007 Fitz Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI
10
NSH
10
TEX PHO
15
TAL
14
RCH
33
DAR
18
DOV
9
NSH
16
KEN
9
MLW
25
NHA
13
DAY
17
CHI GTY
33
CGV GLN MCH BRI
13
CAL RCH
5
DOV
4
KAN
31
CLT
29
MEM
2
TEX
43
PHO
32
HOM
23
21st 2608 [33]
44 CLT
39
Braun Racing 10 Toyota IRP
9
2008 Fitz Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY
17
CAL
13
LVS
26
ATL
7
BRI
5
NSH
11
5th 4518 [34]
Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy TEX
24
PHO
6
MXC
9
TAL
7
RCH
8
DAR
14
CLT
15
DOV
18
NSH
12
KEN
8
MLW
7
NHA
8
DAY
10
CHI
11
GTY
31
IRP
3
CGV
19
GLN
13
MCH
6
BRI
13
CAL
12
RCH
11
DOV
2
KAN
12
CLT
19
MEM
7
TEX
27
PHO
8
HOM
14
2009 DAY
28
CAL
13
LVS
22
BRI
35
TEX
7
NSH
8
PHO
9
TAL
41
RCH
33
DAR
7
CLT
1
DOV
14
NSH
4
KEN
28
MLW
7
NHA
4
DAY
29
CHI
9
GTY
4
IRP
33
IOW
14
HOM
16
5th 4075 [35]
MSRP Motorsports 90 Chevy GLN
43
NEMCO Motorsports 87 Chevy MCH
27
BRI
15
CGV
34
ATL
34
Key Motorsports 40 Chevy RCH
16
KAN
21
CJM Racing 11 Toyota DOV
2
CLT
2
MEM
4*
TEX
10
PHO
8
MacDonald Motorsports 81 Dodge CAL
13
2010 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY
40
CAL
27
LVS
27
BRI
8
NSH
27
PHO
38
TEX
20
TAL RCH
13
DAR
32
DOV
22
CLT
12
ROA
31
NHA
34
DAY
19
CHI
18
GTY
19
IRP
13
IOW
17
GLN
14
MCH
19
BRI
17
CGV
15
ATL
15
RCH
40
DOV
18
KAN
19
CAL
9
CLT
31
TEX
21
PHO
12
HOM
31
15th 3450 [36]
Kevin Harvick Incorporated 33 Chevy NSH
5
KEN
24
GTY
2
2011 TriStar Motorsports 19 Chevy DAY
13
PHO
20
LVS
17
BRI
26
CAL
19
TEX
19
TAL
35
NSH
31
RCH
18
DAR
30
IOW
18
CLT
18
CHI
22
MCH
23
ROA
15
DAY
20
KEN
24
NHA
14
NSH
24
IRP
11
IOW
18
GLN
22
CGV
15
BRI
18
ATL
15
RCH
12
CHI
15
DOV
9
KAN
22
CLT
20
TEX
23
PHO
31
HOM
17
12th 827 [37]
14 DOV
15
2012 44 Toyota DAY
39
PHO
16
LVS
15
BRI
15
CAL
17
TEX
16
RCH
17
TAL
18
DAR
15
IOW
15
CLT
12
DOV
33
MCH
13
ROA
13
KEN
17
DAY
8
NHA
13
CHI
12
IND
11
GLN
14
CGV
13
BRI
13
ATL
22
RCH
15
CHI
13
KEN
18
8th 902 [38]
10 IOW
20
TEX
18
HOM
19
19 DOV
11
CLT
36
KAN
13
PHO
13
2013 DAY
23
PHO
14
LVS
17
BRI
13
CAL
18
TEX
20
RCH
13
TAL
14
DAR
19
CLT
19
DOV
18
IOW
10
MCH
21
ROA
33
KEN
19
DAY
14
NHA
17
CHI
19
IND
36
IOW
18
GLN
27
MOH
17
BRI
17
ATL
22
RCH
18
CHI
23
KEN
26
DOV
10
KAN
13
CLT
15
TEX
23
PHO
17
13th 814 [39]
10 HOM
37
2014 19 DAY
20
PHO
17
LVS
14
BRI
26
CAL
18
TEX
32
DAR
16
RCH
16
TAL
12
IOW
31
CLT
20
DOV
22
MCH
18
ROA
10
KEN
34
DAY
38
NHA
32
CHI
19
IND
22
IOW
16
GLN
14
MOH
11
ATL
17
CHI
20
KEN
24
DOV
29
KAN
14
CLT
18
TEX
18
PHO
16
HOM
23
14th 779 [40]
10 BRI
17
RCH
20
2015 19 DAY ATL
25
LVS
39
PHO
20
CAL
26
TEX
24
BRI
20
RCH
23
TAL
34
IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN 31st 166 [41]
14 TEX
36
PHO
35
HOM
37
2016 10 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW
39
GLN KEN
40
DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 119th 01 [42]
14 MOH
26
BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI

Camping World Truck Series[edit]

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 NCWTC Pts Ref
1995 Ultra Motorsports 08 Ford PHO
14
TUS
19
SGS MMR
3
POR
5
EVG
5
I70
13
LVL
7
8th 2636 [43]
2 BRI
14
MLW
13
CNS
27
HPT
9
IRP
7
FLM
6
RCH
9
MAR
7
NWS
1
SON
8
MMR
2
PHO
12
1996 HOM
27
PHO
28
POR
2
EVG
1*
TUS
19
CNS
23
HPT
4
BRI
21
NZH
11
MLW
5
LVL
13
I70
1
IRP
3
FLM
2
GLN
22
NSV
10
RCH
20
NHA
3
MAR
16
NWS
12
SON
7
MMR
4
PHO
14
LVS
12
5th 3190 [44]
1997 WDW
25
TUS
5
HOM
2
PHO
3
POR
6
EVG
7
I70
8
NHA
17
TEX
5*
BRI
30
NZH
3
MLW
23
LVL
13
CNS
2
HPT
17
IRP
19
FLM
10
NSV
9
GLN
2
RCH
7
MAR
3
SON
22
MMR
3
CAL
1*
PHO
10
LVS
5*
4th 3611 [45]
1998 WDW
12
HOM
14
PHO
33
POR
28
EVG
30
I70
3
GLN
7
TEX
37
BRI
25
MLW
1*
NZH
25
CAL
9
PPR
6
IRP
27
NHA
15
FLM
12
NSV
12*
HPT
20
LVL
2*
RCH
27
MEM
23
GTY
17
MAR
13
SON
2
MMR
19*
PHO
1*
LVS
6*
10th 3216 [46]
1999 Roush Racing 99 Ford HOM
28
PHO
10
EVG
8
MMR
12
MAR
6
MEM
12
PPR
15
I70
9
BRI
28
TEX
6
PIR
2
GLN
19
MLW
5
NSV
15
NZH
2
MCH
22
NHA
6
IRP
5
GTY
8
HPT
1
RCH
13
LVS
30
LVL
11
TEX
26
CAL
5
9th 3294 [47]
2001 Xpress Motorsports 16 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO
9
TEX LVS PHO CAL 86th 138 [48]
2002 DAY
33
DAR
3
MAR
2
GTY
3
PPR
1
DOV
5
TEX
12
MEM
18
MLW
8
KAN
1
KEN
1*
NHA
10
MCH
4
IRP
15
NSH
1
RCH
3
TEX
9
SBO
1
LVS
2*
CAL
9
PHO
10
HOM
5
1st 3359 [49]
2005 Xpress Motorsports 16 Chevy DAY CAL
QL
ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH ATL
36
TEX
22
PHO
10
HOM
4
41st 581 [50]
MRD Motorsports 06 Chevy BRI
11
RCH
DNQ
NHA LVS MAR
2006 Xpress Motorsports 16 Chevy DAY
22
CAL
7
ATL
7
MAR
5
GTY
9
CLT
33
MFD
8
DOV
4
TEX
10
MCH
14
MLW
2
KAN
31
KEN
15
MEM
5
IRP
5
NSH
30
BRI
8
NHA
16
LVS
3
TAL
25
MAR
22
ATL
1*
TEX
27
PHO
11
HOM
30
11th 3151 [51]
2007 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY
23
CAL
10
ATL
25
MAR
35
KAN 17th 2186 [52]
Xpress Motorsports 16 Ford CLT
6
MFD
Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Dodge DOV
5
TEX MCH MLW
7
MEM KEN
9
IRP
11
NSH
24
BRI
7
GTY
25
NHA
5
LVS TAL
34
MAR
6
ATL TEX
4
PHO
3*
HOM
32
2008 TRG Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY
33
50th 352 [53]
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy CAL
24
ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH
Billy Ballew Motorsports 51 Toyota MLW
12
MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTY NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX
Key Motorsports 40 Chevy PHO
31
HOM
2009 DAY
33
CAL
18
ATL
8
MAR
15
KAN CLT
27
DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTY NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX 38th 731 [54]
HT Motorsports 25 Toyota PHO
7
HOM
31
2016 Contreras Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY ATL MAR
30
KAN
17
DOV CLT 46th 26 [55]
MB Motorsports 63 Chevy TEX
28
IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
- Qualified for Jack Sprague

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

International Race of Champions[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Season Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points Ref
2003 Pontiac DAY
9
TAL
2
CHI
1
IND
10
4th 54 [56]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion
2002
Succeeded by