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Mike Bliss
Bliss at Road America in 2012
BornMichael Duane Bliss
(1965-04-05) April 5, 1965 (age 59)
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

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

1995–1999

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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

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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

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Bliss' No. 0 car at Texas Motor Speedway in 2005

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

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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

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NASCAR

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

Sprint Cup Series

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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 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 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
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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

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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

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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

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(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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Preceded by NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion
2002 		Succeeded by
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