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Mike Bliss Returns To Key Motorsports To Kick Off Mike Bliss will return to the seat of the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet to kick off the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, Key Motorsports officials announced today. Bliss is locked in the seat of the #40 for the first three events of the Nationwide Series schedule, the Camping World 300 at Daytona February 13th, the Stater Brothers 300 at Auto Club Speedway February 20th and the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas on February 27th. Both Key Motorsports and Bliss are hopeful sponsorship will allow for Bliss to remain in the car for the full 35 race schedule. The 2002 NASCAR Truck Series champion is no stranger to Key Motorsports equipment, having driven for the team in three of the past four seasons in both the Truck Series as well as the NASCAR Nationwide Series. "I will be in the #40 for the first three Nationwide Series races, Daytona, California and Las Vegas," said Bliss. "Depending on sponsorship, I could be in the car all year and we are working for that to happen. Key Motorsports is a solid organization, they have a solid team, they have good people and equipment. I am looking forward to having a good year with them." Key Motorsports team owner Curtis Key is happy Mike Bliss will be returning to the seat of the #40 Chevrolet for 2010. "We are excited to have Mike Bliss back behind the wheel of the Key Motorsports Chevrolet," said Curtis Key. "Hopefully this will work out to be a year long deal with Mike. He is a great driver with the talent and ability to make things happen on the race track and at the end of the day, our primary goal at Key Motorsports is to provide him the equipment he needs to be in the top-15 every week." Key Motorsports originally began fielfing cars in the former NASCAR Busch Series in the early 1990's, moving to the Truck Series for several seasons before starting their Nationwide Series program from scratch in January 2009. Key Motorsports completed the 2009 season 21st in owner points and will be locked into the first five races of 2010. "When we started back in the Nationwide Series at the beginning of 2009, we had a goal to be a top-20 team," Curtis Key explained. "Our goal in 2010 is to be a top-15 team and we feel we have the equipment and personnel to accomplish that." Bliss drove several cars, including the #40, on his way to a fifth place finish in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings and believes he can continue his consistent performances with the Key Motorsports team. "Key Motorsports is a capable team," Bliss continued. "There is no reason I can think of that this team can't run in the top-10 consistently." Key Motorsports Continues Sponsorship Search Key Motorsports is continuing its effort to locate a marketing partner following a successful NASCAR Nationwide Series campaign in 2009. The #40 Chevrolet finished 21st in owner points after beginning the season without any points or provisionals. The Key Motorsports team plans to run the full 35 race Nationwide Series schedule in 2010. "We continue to search for a marketing partner for the 2010 season," Key Motorsports team owner Curtis Key said from his office today. "We have had some interest but don't have anything signed with anyone at this time. We are planning to race the full schedule this year and need sponsorship to do it properly. We are here to race and are not interested in being a start and park operation." The lack of a signed sponsor has not slowed activity at the Key Motorsports shop, with team members busily preparing cars for next season. "The Key Motorsports team is working hard for 2010," said Key. "Our Daytona cars are almost ready and we are in the process of preparing cars for California and Las Vegas as well. The Key Motorsports shop in Mooresville, North Carolina is a very busy place right now." While Scott Wimmer, Mike Bliss, Aric Almirola and Jeffrey Earnhardt shared driving duties in the #40 during 2009, Key Motorsports has not made any driver announcement for 2010. Long time NASCAR crew chief Gary Showalter remains with the organization and will call the shots from the pit box again in 2010. "This Key Motorsports team is great to work with," Showalter said. "Everyone here is working together to move this team forward, we have come a long way after pretty much starting from scratch last January and I am excited about this season." Key Motorsports fielded NASCAR Truck Series entries from 2004 through May 2009 after participating in the Nationwide Series for several years prior. Key Motorsports completed more than 7772 miles in NASCAR competition during 2009 and has made a total of 158 NASCAR Nationwide and Truck Series starts since it's first NASCAR Busch Series start in 1993.
* NASCAR Nationwide Series * NASCAR Camping World Series* ARCA * Camping World East
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