News and Notes:
This weekend for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway the No. 25 Cajun Industries Toyota Tundra will be driven by driver Mike Bliss. HT Motorsports and driver Terry Cook have parted ways following last week’s race in Ft. Worth Texas.
Bliss has led 219 laps at PIR and he has one win and two pole starting spots on the one-mile tri-oval in 1998.
In the last five of seven races Bliss has attempted at PIR he has finished in the top 10.
Last year at PIR, HT Motorsports started in the 12th position and finished in the 11th spot.
In 88 speedway starts, Bliss has seven wins, twelve poles, 29 top-fives and 48 top-10 finishes.
Mike Bliss at Phoenix International Raceway:
Series Starts Average Start Average Finish Wins Poles Top-Five Top-10s
NCWTS 14 8.1 13.6 1 2 3 7
HT Motorsports Owner Jim Harris on the Driver Change: “We want to thank Terry (Cook) for his hard work and efforts for this HT Motorsports Racing Team this year. We have worked with Terry on and off for a few years in the Camping World Truck Series and see him as a key component in building HT Motorsports to what it is today. He is a huge advocate for the NCWTS series and we wish him the best in his racing career.”
Mike Bliss on Phoenix International Raceway: “Phoenix (International Raceway) always proves to put on a good show in the Truck Series. Even though it is a short track, Phoenix gives you plenty of room to pass and maneuver down the straightaways. It’s easy to get caught up in someone else’s mess at PIR but it actually gives you more time to react there than the other short tracks on the series. I have a lot of fun racing in Phoenix so I am looking forward to racing there for HT Motorsports.”
Mike Bliss Career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stats
Career NCWTS Starts: 201 NCWTS Wins: 13 NCWTS Pole: 18
Top five finishes: 61 Top 10 finishes: 108
2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Results for No. 25 Team
Date Venue Start Finish
Feb. 13 Daytona International Speedway 7 3
Feb. 21 California Speedway 15 25
March 7 Atlanta Motor Speedway 17 5
March 30 Martinsville Speedway 13 16
April 27 Kansas Speedway 16 20
May 15 Lowes Motor Speedway 9 5
May 30 Dover International Speedway 6 10
June 5 Texas Motor Speedway 22 20
June 13 Michigan International Speedway 21 10
June 19 Milwaukee Mile 8 10
June 27 Memphis Motorsports Park 2 13
July 18 Kentucky Speedway 11 15
July 24 O’Reilly Raceway Park 8 13
August 1 Nashville Superspeedway 5 19
August 19 Bristol Motor Speedway 21 15
August 28 Chicagoland Speedway 22 10
Sept. 5 Iowa Speedway 10 11
Sept. 12 Gateway 12 21
Sept. 18 Loudon 11 16
Sept. 26 Las Vegas 19 26
Oct. 24 Martinsville 14 10
Oct. 31 Talladega Superspeedway 2 4
Nov. 6 Texas Motor Speedway 25 24
2009 Average 12.9 14.0
2009 HT Motorsports No. 25 Team Roster
Position Name Position Name
Front Tire Changer Danny Rollins Rear Tire Carrier Josh Sobecki
Front Tire Carrier Jeff Holley Gas Man JR Hollar
Jack Man James Edwards Catch Can Man Lennie Chandler
Rear Tire Changer Steve Paniotowski Spotter Tony Hirschman
