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MIKE BLISS AND KEY MOTORSPORTS POISED
September 1, 2010 (Mooresville, NC) Mike Bliss and the Key Motorsports team head to Atlanta this weekend ready for 300 miles of NASCAR Nationwide Series competition on the fast 1.5-mile superspeedway, determined to continue the consistency that has propelled the independent organization among the top-20 in owner
points. Posting nine consecutive top-20 finishes over the past two months, Bliss and company are expecting good things to happen in the Atlanta 300. Key Motorsports crew chief Gary Showalter is excited to be going to Atlanta, “We have been looking forward to the Labor Day race at Atlanta for several weeks now. We have prepared a good car for Mike, it’s the same car we ran 12th in at Charlotte in May. He likes the track and has had some good runs there, the whole crew is excited and it should be a good weekend.” With ten races remaining on the 2010 Nationwide schedule, Key Motorsports is postured for a top-15 performance in the owners championship point standings, a major accomplishment for a single-car team without adequate funding. Unless a last minute arrangement is completed, the Key Motorsports Chevrolet will run sponsorless in Saturday night’s event. “The Key Motorsports team brings a good car to the race track every week,” said driver Mike Bliss. “Curtis Key put this team together from the ground up and has made tremendous headway without the support of a primary partner that many competitors in the Nationwide Series have the benefit of. The people on this team are a hardworking group who are focused on their goals and have the ability to properly represent anyone out there.” QUOTES & FACTS: BARGAIN OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE – Key Motorsports team owner Curtis Key is looking for a sharp-minded CEO who is prepared to meet a great opportunity. Performing consistently before millions of loyal fans each week, car No. 40 provides high speed results at bargain house prices. AN EYE ON POINTS – Key Motorsports has made steady gains in the 2010 Nationwide Series owner points all season and the team will be looking to accomplish more of the same at Atlanta. Bliss, Showalter and the crew are aggressively chopping away at the 154-pont deficit that will land Key Motorsports solidly in the top-15. 2009 ATLANTA – Key Motorsports goes to Atlanta with a goal of bettering their 2009 performance at the high-banked Georgia facility, when the No. 40 Chevrolet came from the 29th starting position to finish 18th. ON ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY -
Race length: 195 laps/300.3 miles Atlanta Nationwide Schedule – All times are eastern
Friday, September 3 The Atlanta 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race will be broadcast live from the Atlanta Motor Speedway on ESPN2 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 4, 2010.
BLISS DELIVERS 15TH PLACE FINISH TO MOM FOR HER 75TH BIRTHDAY; KEY MOTORSPORTS BREAKS Mooresville, NC (August 30, 2010) Mike Bliss and the Key Motorsports team presented team owner Curtis Key’s mother, Geneva Key, a 15th place finish in Sunday’s NAPA 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for her 75th birthday, a celebration that included the Happy 75th Birthday Mom message on the No. 40 Chevrolet in honor of her special achievement. Driver Bliss wasted no time in bringing the Key Motorsports Chevrolet up to speed, making moves at the start of the race that would result in a gain of 13 positions in the first 10 laps of the 77-lap contest. Beginning the grueling afternoon from 37th, the veteran with a niche for road course racing kept No. 40 in the top-25 over the final 30 laps, entering the top-20 with ten laps remaining. Avoiding several close calls on the tight 2.71-mile course, Bliss marched from 19th to 15th in the closing laps. “All in all the Key Motorsports Chevrolet ran good today,” said Bliss. “Gary (Showalter, crew chief) and the crew put in a good effort for this race, we all wanted to do well for Mom on her birthday. We had to overcome some problems during the race, everybody just kept digging and we were able to move up there at the end. This is a good team and we just need to catch a break, we are bound to get one soon.”
With Sunday’s top-15 at Montreal, Bliss has nine consecutive top-20’s behind the wheel of the Key Motorsports No. 40. This accomplishment of an independent
“It was a good weekend for the Key Motorsports team’” offered Showalter. “Our qualifying suffered but the car ran good in the race. Mike drove a good race and it was a good points day for us, we had a plan and other than having to make three extra pit stops we pretty much stayed with it. I want to thank Curtis for working with us and providing everything we need to run competitively when we go to the track. I also want to thank Mom for everything she does for us and hope she is enjoying her birthday.” Key Motorsports broke into the top-20 in NASCAR Nationwide Series owner points at Montreal, marking the organizations first appearance inside the top-20 of the championship standings. Mike Bliss currently holds down 16th in driver points with ten races remaining on the 2010 schedule. Key Motorsports with driver Mike Bliss return to Nationwide Series action on Saturday, September 4, 2010 for the Georgia 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
KEY MOTORSPORTS CELEBRATES MOMS BIRTHDAY
Mooresville, NC (August 25, 2010) The Key Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Mike Bliss carries a birthday message in this week’s NASCAR Nationwide Series event at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, with team owner Curtis Keys mother, Geneva Key, celebrating her 75th birthday on Sunday, August 29th, car
No. 40 is adorned with “Happy 75th Birthday Mom!” to honor this special occasion. Geneva Key is affectionately known as Mom to all members of the Key Motorsports organization. “This is a special day for Mom as well as our extended family at Key Motorsports,” said Curtis Key. “We are happy to be celebrating Mom’s 75th birthday in Montreal on Sunday, for someone to be around three quarters of a century says a lot. Mom loves racing and goes to every race she is able to, she helps the team when she can and is our #1 fan. Every member of our team wishes her a Happy Birthday and hopes she enjoys her special day.”
Key Motorsports crew chief Gary Showalter is confident the team has prepared a competitive car for Sunday’s race. “We are taking the car we ran at Road America and Watkins Glen, it has performed well in the road course races this year, Mike is good on road courses and we want to do well for Mom this weekend. We
hope she has a great birthday and a good finish in Montreal will certainly make it a little Designed and constructed at the Key Motorsports facility in Mooresville, North Carolina for road course competition, the Chevrolet Impala being used at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve posted a top-15 result at Watkins Glen International earlier this month after starting the Zippo 200 from the 30th position with driver Mike Bliss behind the wheel. Bliss has been instrumental in the progress of the independent organizations road course program and is comfortable with the car he will pilot Sunday afternoon.
“We are looking for results in Montreal,” said Bliss. “Gary and the crew have worked hard in the shop preparing this car, it ran well at Watkins Glen a few weeks ago and we are expecting good things from it this weekend. Curtis Key has provided the equipment we need each week, he and Gary and everyone involved
are all working together and that’s what it takes. I would like to join with the Key Motorsports team in wishing Mom a Happy 75th Birthday, we are thinking about her and hope she has a great day on Sunday.” Jeffrey Earnhardt drove the Key Motorsports Chevrolet at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in the 2009 event, starting 25th and finishing 31st after experiencing transmission problems during the race. The fourth generation driver competed in two road course events last season with Key Motorsports, making his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Watkins Glen International behind the wheel of No. 40 August 8, 2009.
ON CIRCUIT GILLES VILLENEUVE –
NATIONWIDE WEEKEND SCHEDULE – All Times ET ESPN2 offers live coverage from Montreal, Canada of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. KEY MOTORSPORTS ENHANCES FAN INTERACTION WITH LAUNCH OF FACEBOOK SOCIAL NETWORK MEDIA PAGE
Mooresville, NC (August 20, 2010) Key Motorsports has launched a new Facebook page on the popular social networking site that enjoys millions of visitors daily, enhancing the NASCAR Nationwide Series team’s efforts to interact with race fans in the United States and around the world. Fans visiting Key Motorsports on “Social networking has become very popular among race fans,” said team owner Curtis Key. “Facebook offers a great avenue for Key Motorsports to communicate directly with the fans. We are excited to have the opportunity to provide race fans an inside view of our team and we appreciate their interaction with us. Fans are what make our sport great and we encourage them to become a part of Key Motorsports on Facebook.” Race fans can viist Key Motorsports on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Key-Motorsports-Inc/100725169989360 Fans are also welcome at the teams shop in Mooresville, North Carolina, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Please call ahead for parties of 10 or more.
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