Key Motorsports
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Key Motorsports is a NASCAR
team owned by Curtis Key. The team currently fields the #40 Chevrolet Impala
driven by Charles Lewandoski
, the #42 Chevrolet Impala
drien by Tim Andrews
, the #46 Chevrolet Impala
driven by Chase Miller
, and the #47 Chevrolet Impala
driven by Danny Efland
/ Scott Wimmer
in the Nationwide Series. The team is operated out of Mooresville, North Carolina
.
in 1993 and debuted at the Miller 500
as the #05 Moen Faucets Chevrolet with Roger Sawyer driving. He qualified 14th and finished 22nd. Bobby Hamilton
drove three races later at Dover International Speedway
, where he finished 29th after suffering handling problems. He ran two additional races for Key later in the season, finishing 17th and 32nd, respectively. Ellis drove for Key in their final race of the year at Hickory Motor Speedway
, and finished fifth. Randy MacDonald
drove for two consecutive races for Key at the beginning of the following season, his best finish being 21st. Tommy Ellis returned to run a part-time schedule for Key. In nine starts, he had two top-ten finishes but failed to finish the other seven. Tom Peck
finished out the season for Key, failing to finish both races due to engine failure.
Key Motorsports made its first race of 1995 at the Hardee's 250 with Steve Boley. They did not run until the fall Richmond
race with Chuck Bown
driving. After finishing 38th due to an engine failure, Bown finished 9th at the following race at Charlotte before suffering another engine failure at North Carolina Speedway
. Bown returned to Key in 1996 at Richmond, where he finished in 31st place. Later in the season, Jeff Burton
drove for Key at Charlotte, finishing 42nd with Exide Batteries
sponsorship. In 1997
, 19-year-old Jimmy Foster was hired to drive the #11 Outdoor Channel/Speedvision car, running ten races with a best finish of 16th at New Hampshire
. He was released and replaced for a pair of races by Larry Pearson
. After the season, a lack of funding coupled with a family tragedy forced Key to close his team.
Key Motorsports reopened in 2008. See Below for recent years.
took the wheel of the #31 Chevy for three races with a best finish of 28th.
as the primary driver. Wimmer ran 24 races for the team with a best finish of 7th in Memphis. During the races Wimmer spent with JR Motorsports
, Green, Aric Almirola
, Jeffrey Earnhardt, and Bliss drove the car.
For 2010, Bliss has signed on as the driver of the car for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series
season. Bliss ran 31 races with a best finish of 8th at Bristol. Jeff Green drove four races for the team when Bliss drove for Kevin Harvick Incorperated with a best finish of 20th at Kentucky.
In 2011, Scott Wimmer
started with the intention of running full-time for the #40 team. After 11 races and a best finish of 12th, Wimmer left since the team began starting and parking. Rookie of the year candidate Charles Lewandoski
began driving the #40 after Wimmer left. Lewandoski has a best finish of 24th with the team while keeping them in the top 30 in owner's points to remain locked in.
starting at the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway
. Joey Clanton
drove for the first two races of the season in the #40 Optech Chevy, wrecking out of both of them. Tony Raines
attempted the fall races at Richmond and Martinsville for Key, but did not qualify. Key did not race in 2005
until the summer Bristol
race when Andy Houston
drove the truck to a 33rd-place finish after a wreck. Their next attempt at Richmond resulted in a DNQ.
Chad Chaffin attempted the first six races of 2006
, finishing eighteenth at California Speedway
, and a 26th place finish at Gateway. Beginning at the City of Mansfield 250
, Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
development driver Ryan Moore
was named the team's new driver. He had three top-twenty finishes before resigning his position after the New Hampshire race. Tim Fedewa
drove at Las Vegas followed by Derrike Cope
at Talladega Superspeedway
, who ran in the top-ten before becoming involved in a late crash. Shane Huffman
finished out three of the final four races of 2006 for Key.
In 2007
, Mike Bliss
drove the first four races in the 40, posting a tenth-place finish at California. Clay Rogers
and Huffman shared the ride for the rest of the half of the season, with Stacy Compton
driving at Memphis. Brandon Miller drove for the next five races with Westerman Companies sponsoring, before Chaffin returned to finish out the season in the 40. Key also debuted a second truck, the #44 in 2007. Larry Foyt
drove first at Daytona, finishing last after an early wreck, followed by Morgan Shepherd
the next two races, who finished 34th and 33rd, respectively. Frank Kreyer
raced in two short track races in the truck, bringing Culver's
sponsorship. His best finish was 28th. Chaffin began the 2008 season in the #40, but was replaced by Jeff Green and Pete Poulter later in the year. Mike Bliss
took over the #40 Chevy for ultimately a part-time schedule in 2009. Lance Hooper
drove two races in the #44 Chevy.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
team owned by Curtis Key. The team currently fields the #40 Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
driven by Charles Lewandoski
Charles Lewandoski
Charles Lewandoski is a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.-Background:...
, the #42 Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
drien by Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews is an English studio potter making distinctive smoke-fired and raku ceramics exhibited internationally.Andrews trained as an apprentice to David Leach and studied at Dartington Pottery Training Workshop before setting up his first studio in 1981.He returned to share the workshop at...
, the #46 Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
driven by Chase Miller
Chase Miller
Eldon Chase Miller is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver from Canton, Georgia. Chase graduated from Sequoyah High School...
, and the #47 Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
driven by Danny Efland
Danny Efland
Danny Efland is a NASCAR driver who races for M&W Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. He has also competed in ARCA and the Camping World Truck Series...
/ Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver. He has a total of 6 wins in the Nationwide Series. His brother Chris Wimmer competed in the Busch Series. Wimmer co-owns State Park Speedway in a Wausau suburb...
in the Nationwide Series. The team is operated out of Mooresville, North Carolina
Mooresville, North Carolina
Mooresville is a large suburban town in southern Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. It is in the Metrolina metro area. The population was 32,133 at the 2010 United States Census...
.
1993-1998
Key Motorsports was formed after it was purchased from Tommy EllisTommy Ellis
Tommy Ellis was a NASCAR short track ace of the 1970s and 1980s. Often referred to as "Terrible" Tommy Ellis for his rough tactics, he won the National Late Model Sportsman championship in 1981 and was one of six drivers enrolled in the Winner's Circle plan at the formation of the Busch Series in...
in 1993 and debuted at the Miller 500
Miller 500 (Busch race)
The Miller 500 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Martinsville Speedway, in Martinsville, Virginia. It was first held during the inaugural season for the Busch Series in 1982, and remained a part of the series through 1994...
as the #05 Moen Faucets Chevrolet with Roger Sawyer driving. He qualified 14th and finished 22nd. Bobby Hamilton
Bobby Hamilton
Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Hamilton owned Bobby Hamilton Racing, which fielded three entries in each NCWTS event...
drove three races later at Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...
, where he finished 29th after suffering handling problems. He ran two additional races for Key later in the season, finishing 17th and 32nd, respectively. Ellis drove for Key in their final race of the year at Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as "The World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars"....
, and finished fifth. Randy MacDonald
Randy MacDonald
Randy MacDonald , is a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as well as the car owner of the full-time #81 MacDonald Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series. He is a veteran of all three major NASCAR Series...
drove for two consecutive races for Key at the beginning of the following season, his best finish being 21st. Tommy Ellis returned to run a part-time schedule for Key. In nine starts, he had two top-ten finishes but failed to finish the other seven. Tom Peck
Tom Peck
Tom Peck, a former Nascar Busch Series driver, was born April 4, 1953 in McConnellsburg, PA. Tom Peck drove the #89 Pontiac in two races in 1984 in the Busch Grand National Series, but failed to finish either race. In 1988 he ran the #96 Thomas Chevy sponsored Olds in 6 races with a best finish...
finished out the season for Key, failing to finish both races due to engine failure.
Key Motorsports made its first race of 1995 at the Hardee's 250 with Steve Boley. They did not run until the fall Richmond
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series...
race with Chuck Bown
Chuck Bown
Richard Charles Bown, Jr. is a former NASCAR champion. His last ride came in 1999. He currently lives with his wife in Asheboro, North Carolina. He is the brother of former fellow NASCAR competitor Jim Bown...
driving. After finishing 38th due to an engine failure, Bown finished 9th at the following race at Charlotte before suffering another engine failure at North Carolina Speedway
North Carolina Speedway
Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina...
. Bown returned to Key in 1996 at Richmond, where he finished in 31st place. Later in the season, Jeff Burton
Jeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian "Jeff" Burton , also referred to as JB or The Mayor, is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing. Burton is the younger brother of Ward Burton, who is a former Sprint Cup driver...
drove for Key at Charlotte, finishing 42nd with Exide Batteries
Exide Batteries
Exide Technologies is the world's second-largest producer of automotive lead acid batteries for automotive and industrial applications. The Company’s four global business groups – Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Power Americas and Industrial Power Europe...
sponsorship. In 1997
1997 in NASCAR Busch Series
The 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 9. Randy LaJoie of BACE Motorsports won the championship.See also: 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series-1997 Team chart:...
, 19-year-old Jimmy Foster was hired to drive the #11 Outdoor Channel/Speedvision car, running ten races with a best finish of 16th at New Hampshire
New Hampshire International Speedway
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic...
. He was released and replaced for a pair of races by Larry Pearson
Larry Pearson
Larry Pearson is a former NASCAR driver and the son of three-time Winston Cup champion David Pearson. He won the Busch Series championship in 1986 and 1987, but struggled during his brief tenure in Winston Cup...
. After the season, a lack of funding coupled with a family tragedy forced Key to close his team.
Key Motorsports reopened in 2008. See Below for recent years.
Car #31 History
Key Motorsports returned to the Nationwide Series in 2008. Jeff GreenJeff Green (NASCAR)
Jeffery Green is an American stock car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He currently drives part time in the Nationwide Series for Tri-Star Motorsports in their #44 entry and the Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports in their #55 entry.Green's 1990 Nashville Speedway USA championship...
took the wheel of the #31 Chevy for three races with a best finish of 28th.
Car #40 History
In 2009, the team changed the number to #40 and signed Scott WimmerScott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver. He has a total of 6 wins in the Nationwide Series. His brother Chris Wimmer competed in the Busch Series. Wimmer co-owns State Park Speedway in a Wausau suburb...
as the primary driver. Wimmer ran 24 races for the team with a best finish of 7th in Memphis. During the races Wimmer spent with JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports is a NASCAR team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr., his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, cousin and former crew chief Tony Eury, Jr., and the owner of his Cup ride Rick Hendrick. It currently fields the No...
, Green, Aric Almirola
Aric Almirola
Aric A. Almirola is a Cuban-American stock car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He currently drives the #88 Unilever/Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet Impala for JR Motorsports. Almirola attended the University of Central Florida working on a degree in mechanical engineering before leaving to...
, Jeffrey Earnhardt, and Bliss drove the car.
For 2010, Bliss has signed on as the driver of the car for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series
2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series
The 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season was the twenty-ninth season of semi-professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at Daytona International Speedway, the season included thirty-five races, which ended with the Ford 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway...
season. Bliss ran 31 races with a best finish of 8th at Bristol. Jeff Green drove four races for the team when Bliss drove for Kevin Harvick Incorperated with a best finish of 20th at Kentucky.
In 2011, Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver. He has a total of 6 wins in the Nationwide Series. His brother Chris Wimmer competed in the Busch Series. Wimmer co-owns State Park Speedway in a Wausau suburb...
started with the intention of running full-time for the #40 team. After 11 races and a best finish of 12th, Wimmer left since the team began starting and parking. Rookie of the year candidate Charles Lewandoski
Charles Lewandoski
Charles Lewandoski is a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.-Background:...
began driving the #40 after Wimmer left. Lewandoski has a best finish of 24th with the team while keeping them in the top 30 in owner's points to remain locked in.
Car #42 History
Key Motorsports began fielding the #42 at Michigan (race 15) as a third car for Tim Andrews. The team is another start and park operation like the #46 and #47. All three cars help fund the main car, the #40. The #42 has attempted four races in 2011.Car #46 History
Key Motorsports began fielding the #46 at Iowa (race 12) as a second car for Chase Miller. The team is another start and park operation like the #42 and #47. All three cars help fund the main car, the #40. The #46 has attempted eight races in 2011.Car #47 History
Key Motorsports began fielding the #47 at Kentucky (race 18) as a fourth car for Danny Efland and Scott Wimmer. Efland attempted Kentucky, but did not qualify. The team is another start and park operation like the #42 and #46. All three cars help fund the main car, the #40. Key Motorsports' original driver for 2011 Scott Wimmer will attempt to qualify the #47 at Loudon. The #47 has attempted two races in 2011.Camping World Truck Series
Key Motorsports returned to NASCAR competition in 2004 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series2004 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 19. Bobby Hamilton of Bobby Hamilton Racing won the championship.See also: 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, 2004 NASCAR Busch Series- Full-time 2004 teams :...
starting at the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious races in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross...
. Joey Clanton
Joey Clanton
Joseph Clanton is an American race car driver and businessman. He was the 2002 champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series. He is also the owner of two Zaxby's franchises.-Busch Series:...
drove for the first two races of the season in the #40 Optech Chevy, wrecking out of both of them. Tony Raines
Tony Raines
Floyd Anthony Raines is an American race car driver. He is a former National Touring Series champion in the now defunct American Speed Association and 1999 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series...
attempted the fall races at Richmond and Martinsville for Key, but did not qualify. Key did not race in 2005
2005 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began February 18 and ended November 18. Ted Musgrave of Ultra Motorsports was crowned the season's champion.A rule change affected the qualification process in 2005...
until the summer Bristol
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...
race when Andy Houston
Andy Houston
Andy Houston is a veteran of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, scoring three wins. Houston is the son of legendary Busch Driver Tommy Houston and the youngest of three brothers, one of them being part-time NASCAR driver Marty Houston and the other being the oldest of the three, Scott Houston...
drove the truck to a 33rd-place finish after a wreck. Their next attempt at Richmond resulted in a DNQ.
Chad Chaffin attempted the first six races of 2006
2006 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the GM Flex Fuel 250, and ended on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Todd Bodine of Germain Racing was declared champion...
, finishing eighteenth at California Speedway
California Speedway
Auto Club Speedway is a two-mile , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track was also used for open wheel racing events until 2005. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and...
, and a 26th place finish at Gateway. Beginning at the City of Mansfield 250
City of Mansfield 250
The Ohio 250 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that took place at Mansfield Motorsports Park on Memorial Day weekend.The 2006 race saw 18 caution flags flown during the race, setting a series record....
, Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. was a NASCAR-related organization located in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States working to continue the legacy of Dale Earnhardt. It was originally formed in 1980 by seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt who died in a crash on the closing lap of the 2001...
development driver Ryan Moore
Ryan Moore (NASCAR)
Ryan Moore is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver, who piloted the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in 2006.In 2005 he debuted driving the #81 Oreo/Kraft Foods Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.. He made his debut at New Hampshire International Speedway, and had his best...
was named the team's new driver. He had three top-twenty finishes before resigning his position after the New Hampshire race. Tim Fedewa
Tim Fedewa
Tim Fedewa is a NASCAR driver and son of former race car driver Butch Fedewa. Tim is a spotter in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and currently spots for Marcos Ambrose.-Family:...
drove at Las Vegas followed by Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...
at Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, United States. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base just outside the small city of Lincoln. It was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in...
, who ran in the top-ten before becoming involved in a late crash. Shane Huffman
Shane Huffman
Shane Huffman is a former NASCAR and USAR driver. He drove the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in the Craftsman Truck Series. In 2006 and 2007, he drove the #88 NAVY "Accelerate Your Life" Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for JR Motorsports in the Busch Series.Shane Huffman returned to NASCAR...
finished out three of the final four races of 2006 for Key.
In 2007
2007 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 12th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season set off on February 16, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250, and ended on November 16, 2007 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway...
, Mike Bliss
Mike Bliss
Michael Bliss is a NASCAR driver who has run in all three major series. He currently drives the #19 Chevrolet Impala for TriStar Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He began racing at age 10...
drove the first four races in the 40, posting a tenth-place finish at California. Clay Rogers
Clay Rogers
Clayton Rogers is an American stock car driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series, and is the 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2010 champion in the USARacing Pro Cup Series series...
and Huffman shared the ride for the rest of the half of the season, with Stacy Compton
Stacy Compton
Stacy Compton is a NASCAR team owner and former driver. He currently owns Turn One Racing. He is a former co-owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the Craftsman Truck Series, and is a former racing analyst for ESPN full-time...
driving at Memphis. Brandon Miller drove for the next five races with Westerman Companies sponsoring, before Chaffin returned to finish out the season in the 40. Key also debuted a second truck, the #44 in 2007. Larry Foyt
Larry Foyt
Larry Joseph Roberds Foyt is a semi-retired NASCAR and IndyCar driver. He is the biological grandson and adopted son of A. J. Foyt, and a biological cousin of A. J. Foyt IV. His biological mother is Terry Lynn Foyt, daughter of A. J. Foyt, who divorced his biological father Larry Gene Roberds...
drove first at Daytona, finishing last after an early wreck, followed by Morgan Shepherd
Morgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community...
the next two races, who finished 34th and 33rd, respectively. Frank Kreyer
Frank Kreyer
Frank Kreyer is an American racecar driver from Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. He has started in NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series and Busch Series.-Racing career:...
raced in two short track races in the truck, bringing Culver's
Culver's
Culver’s is a privately owned and operated fast casual restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Midwestern United States. The first Culver’s opened in 1984 in Sauk City, Wisconsin...
sponsorship. His best finish was 28th. Chaffin began the 2008 season in the #40, but was replaced by Jeff Green and Pete Poulter later in the year. Mike Bliss
Mike Bliss
Michael Bliss is a NASCAR driver who has run in all three major series. He currently drives the #19 Chevrolet Impala for TriStar Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He began racing at age 10...
took over the #40 Chevy for ultimately a part-time schedule in 2009. Lance Hooper
Lance Hooper
Lance Allen Hooper is a race car driver in NASCAR as well as several touring divisions. Hooper attended his first race when he was just two weeks old, and also came from a long line of racing champions, including his uncle, father, and brother...
drove two races in the #44 Chevy.