Mike Bliss
Texas Advance
Mooresville, N.C. (October 28, 2013) – Returning for its fourth start with TriStar Motorsports, Tweaker Energy Shot will once again be the primary sponsor for NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Mike Bliss and the No. 19 team this weekend during the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway.
Bliss has earned two top-10, one top-15 and seven top-20 finishes in his 16 previous starts at the track many call the “No Limits Wild Asphalt Circus”
Texas Motor Speedway is a homecoming of sorts for Bliss’ primary sponsor, Tweaker Energy Shot, whose headquarters are in nearby Dallas, Texas.
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This weekend’s Toyota Camry:
The fluorescent blue, yellow and orange of chassis No. 14 is wrapped and ready for battle. This chassis is the go to on 1.5-mile tracks for Bliss and Crew Chief Paul Clapprood. Bliss last raced chassis No. 14 at the sister track of Texas Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he earned a 15th place finish.
Mike Bliss on Texas Motor Speedway:
Everyone seems to compare Texas to Charlotte, in your opinion what’s the difference between the two?
” I would say the biggest difference is that Texas has a more weathered surface versus Charlotte. The bottom line is the fastest way around and at Texas that is the line that has most of the bumps. Especially in turns one and two, just like any track with a tunnel under it, it’s more rough than the rest of the track.”
Nationwide Stats at Texas Motor Speedway:
|
Year |
Start |
Finish |
Car No. |
Team Owner |
Laps |
Status |
|
2000 |
23 |
23 |
19 |
David Ridling |
199/200 |
Running |
|
2003 |
8 |
22 |
20 |
Joe Gibbs |
195/200 |
Running |
|
2004 |
12 |
18 |
20 |
Joe Gibbs |
200/200 |
Running |
|
2006 |
12 |
12 |
34 |
Frank Cicci |
206/206 |
Running |
|
2007 |
13 |
43 |
22 |
Armando Fitz |
3/200 |
Crash |
|
2008 |
22 |
24 |
1 |
James Finch |
197/200 |
Running |
|
2008 |
20 |
27 |
1 |
James Finch |
196/200 |
Running |
|
2009 |
13 |
7 |
1 |
James Finch |
200/200 |
Running |
|
2009 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
Bryan Mullet |
200/200 |
Running |
|
2010 |
15 |
20 |
40 |
Curtis Key |
199/200 |
Running |
|
2010 |
21 |
21 |
40 |
Curtis Key |
202/205 |
Running |
|
2011 |
36 |
19 |
19 |
Mark Smith |
198/200 |
Running |
|
2011 |
19 |
23 |
19 |
Mark Smith |
207/200 |
Running |
|
2012
|
10
|
16
|
44
|
Mark Smith
|
199/200
|
Running
|
|
2012
|
16
|
18
|
10
|
Mark Smith
|
200/200
|
Running
|
|
2013
|
18
|
20
|
19
|
Mark Smith
|
199/200
|
Running
|
Mike Bliss 2013 Highlights:
- Has posted two top-10, seven top-15 and 13 top-20 finishes across 30 starts.
- Currently ranked 13th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver Points Standings.
- Qualified a season-best sixth at Dover International Speedway (9/13).
