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NASCAR Nationwide Series (Race 2 of 35): Phoenix International Raceway

A New Driver for TriStar Motorsports at PIR

The driver line-up for TriStar Motorsports has changed for the upcoming race weekend at PIR as Charles Lewandoski, a Stafford Springs, Connecticut native, will be piloting the No. 44 NortheastMarineElectronics.com Impala for TriStar Motorsports.

Mike Bliss, who currently sits in the 6th-place in Nationwide driver standings, will continue to pilot the No. 19 Impala.
Lewandoski plans to pilot a TriStar Motorsports entry in select races this season, beginning with this weekend’s Bashas’ Supermarket 200.

NortheastMarineElectronics.com to Sponsor Lewandoski:

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This Week’s Impalas for Lewandoski / Bliss:

Lewandoski will be piloting chassis #105 this weekend; this chassis was purchased from Red Bull Racing and converted to a Chevrolet Impala in the off-season. This will be the first time this chassis has been run at TriStar Motorsports.
Chassis No. 4 will be utilized by Bliss this upcoming weekend.š This car was held as a back-up car last season for TriStar Motorsports and has never been raced prior to this weekend.

Driver Stats for Phoenix:

The 25-year-old driver (Lewandoski) will be making only his fourth start in the Nationwide Series this weekend and his second at PIR. His first outing came during the fall event in 2010 where a transmission failure relegated him to a 40th-place finish.

Bliss will be competing in his 12th career Nationwide Series start if he can earn one of the 43 starting positions.š He has a best start of 5th (April 2008) and a best finish of 6th (November 2008) at PIR and has an average finish of 18th.š He has led 2 laps at PIR and has completed 93.4% of the total laps.

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- TriStar Motorsports Press Release