Coca-Cola 600 - Mike Bliss Notes

Mike Bliss, driver of the NetZero Best Buy Chevrolet, will make his 47th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start when the green flag drops for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway Sunday.

BLISS ON CHARLOTTE..."We're looking forward to this weekend, especially after last weekend. We tested two cars there a couple of weeks ago and even though the NetZero Best Buy Chevrolet we had at the Open was really good, it wasn't the best car during the test, so as of right now we're sticking with the plan of bringing a different one back for the 600. I expect the track record we set last week to fall pretty much as soon as qualifying starts for the 600, but it was fun while it lasted. Hopefully we can go out there and put down a decent lap. It was pretty hard to pass during the Open and even though we've got 600 miles on Sunday, we still want to be near the front of the field for the start. We could get by people on the outside, but the inside just wasn't the place to be. Maybe once we start running some laps on the track, that will change, but if not, it's really going to be tough to pass. That will make you really think about pit strategy in the closing laps of the race if you get a late caution or something. The advantages of four fresh tires may not outweigh the disadvantages of losing track position if not everyone pits. It will be interesting to see what happens with the track as the weekend wears on and you have the Busch race and a lot of practice laps on it. I am sure everyone will be paying close attention to what the guys are able to do during the Busch race on Saturday."

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