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Mike Bliss
Mike Bliss is a Nascar Craftsman Truck Series driver of the #16 Xpress Motorsports Chevy for Xpress Motorsports born in April 5, 1965, in Milwaukie, Oregon. He began racing at age 10. 1993 marked his first major victory when Mike captured the USAC Silver Crown National Championship.
Bliss began racing in NASCAR in 1995, driving the #08/2 Ford F-150 for Ultra Motorsports in the new Craftsman Truck Series. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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