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Mike Bliss / CJM Racing Dover International Speedway Preview
Press ReleaseDover International Speedway
Sponsor:
RIDEMAKERZOwners: Tony & Bryan Mullet
Nationwide Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
Nationwide Chassis: 014
Manufacturer: Toyota
Engine Builder: Triad
Mike Bliss Quick Facts:
- NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Mike Bliss will take the wheel of the No. 11 RIDEMAKERZ Toyota for the first time at Dover International Speedway this weekend.
Bliss has run in all 27 Nationwide Series races in the 2009 season, earning one win (Lowe’s Motor Speedway), four top-5 finishes and 10 top-10 finishes.
- The veteran racer has also started nine NASCAR Sprint Cup races in 2009. Bliss has been a staple of the NASCAR scene since 1995, when he started in the Camping World Truck Series.
- The 44-year-old native of Milwaukie, Ore., has been racing since age 10.
CJM Racing Quick Facts:
- RIDEMAKERZ will return as the primary sponsor of the No. 11 at Dover. The company offers the first-ever car-customizing experience for kids ages six to 106. Pick one of 70 different car body types and paint schemes, using scale plastic-mold replicas of real-world cars that RIDEMAKERZ licenses from GM, Ford, BMW, and other car companies. Then trick out the ride by picking the wheels, hubcaps, a chassis, sounds, and other options such as radio control. Build YOUR Ride at RIDEMAKERZ.com.
- At the team’s last race on Sept. 11 in Richmond, 18-year-old rookie driver Trevor Bayne drove the No. 11 RIDEMAKERZ Toyota to a 7th-place finish, securing CJM Racing’s sixth top-10 of the season.
- The 2009 season marks the second season CJM Racing is competing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series full-time. The team is currently 17th in the owner point standings.
- CJM Racing transitioned to Toyota Camry’s in 2009 and shares a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. The partnership formed late last year allows the teams to share technical information as well as research and development.
- The team will bring chassis # 014 to Dover. # 014 is the same chassis the team ran at Bristol on Aug. 21.
- The Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway will air LIVE on ESPN2 at 3 pm (ET) on Saturday, Sept. 26th.
Driver Mike Bliss on Racing the No. 11 RIDEMAKERZ Toyota:
“The good part is, I’ve run at Dover with Paul Wolfe before. He’s a good crew chief and has really good guys who care about what they’re doing. So, together we’ve run well before, and the crew works well together, so it should be a good match-up.”
Driver Mike Bliss on Dover:
“I like concrete. For some reason, I do well on concrete. I don’t know why, but percentage-wise I do better at places like Dover and Bristol. So I enjoy this track and I’m looking forward to it.”
- CJM Racing Press Release
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