Birthdate: April 5, 1965 Hometown: Milwaukie, Ore. Resides: Mooresville, N.C. Marital Status: Married (Sue) Children: None Hobbies: Golf, boating

Mike Bliss No. 49 BAM Racing Dodge Team: BAM Motorsports Team Owner: Beth Ann Morgenthau Crew Chief: Lee McCall Engine Builder: Evernham Engines Career Starts: 77 Career Wins: 0 Career Poles: 0 Best Points Finish: 18th (2005) First Full Season: 2005 First Start: Sept. 22, 1998 (Martinsville) Best Career Finish: 4th – Sept. 11, 2004 (Richmond) Best Career Finish: 6th (twice) - most recently, Nov. 6, 2005 (Texas) Shop Address: 11881 Vance Davis Drive Charlotte, NC 28269

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion 13 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins First NASCAR Busch Series win, Charlotte 2004 fall race Finished career-best fifth in 2004 NASCAR Busch Series championship 1993 USAC Silver Crown champion

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RECAP
2006 Finished 48th in series points. … Started six events. … Best start of 17th at Homestead. … Best finish of 23rd at Texas.

2005 Finished 28th in series points. … Started all 36 races. … Best finish was seventh at Bristol in August. … Other top-10 finish was at Pocono (9th) in July.

2004 Finished 49th in series points. … Started four events. … Scored best career finish of fourth at Richmond on Sept. 11, 2004 driving a Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet. … Other top-10 finish of 10th at Darlington Mountain Dew Southern 500 on Nov. 14, 2004 driving for Haas CNC Racing.

2003 Finished 65th in series points. … Made single start for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2003. Qualified 32nd and finished 26th in Pepsi 400 at Daytona 500.

2002 Finished 64th in series points. … Made single start in Coor’s Light Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. … Qualified 27th and posted lead lap 14th place finish at Martinsville in October.

2000 Finished 39th in series points. … Qualified for 25 events. … Drove in season opening Daytona 500 for team owner A.J. Foyt. … Qualified 35th and finished 33rd. … Stared 24 other events for team owner Jack Birmingham.… With Birmingham, Bliss posted best start of tenth (Loudon) and best finish of ninth (Talladega). … Birmingham’s Pontiac was the first to carry the Pfizer/Viagra sponsorship.

1999 Finished 58th in series points. … Made two starts for Birmingham at Martinsville and Rockingham. … Martinsville had best results, qualifying 19th and finishing 32nd.

1998 Finished 58th in series points. … Made first career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start at Martinsville on Sept. 22, 1998. … Qualified and finished 25th in Buz McCall’s Caterpillar Chevrolet. … Only other start was at Phoenix in October.… qualified 27th and finished 35th.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY
Competed full-time in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2006. … Finished 11th in series points with one win, seven top-5s and 13 top-10s. … 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion has career totals of 13 wins, 57 top-5s, 97 top-10s and 18 poles in NCTS competition spanning 1995-2006. … 2002 NCTS championship brought invitation to compete in 2003 International Race of Champions (IROC). … Led 49 of 67 laps to post stunning 3.252-second margin of victory over Ryan Newman at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., on July 12, 2003. … In four-race, 12-car IROC series, Bliss also posted finishes of second (Talladega), ninth (Daytona) and 10th (Indianapolis). … Finished fourth in final 2003 IROC championship. … Finished in the top 10 in NASCAR Busch Series points in 2003 (10th) and 2004 (5th). … First NASCAR Busch Series victory at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 2004 accomplished by passing Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson in the closing laps. … Scored series-high five victories in winning 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. … In 1995, won seven USAC Sprint Car races, three USAC Midget races and one USAC Silver Crown race. … 1993 USAC Silver Crown Series national champion. … Competed in the NASCAR Elite Division’s Northwest Series for pavement Late Model Stock Cars prior to move to open-wheel cars.

NOTEWORTHY
Started racing his first Quarter-Midget race car at the age of 10. … Starting in 2006 Bliss is the only NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver from Oregon. … Joins legendary Hershel McGriff, retired NASCAR Grand National Division,West Series to emerge from Oregon as a NASCAR star.