GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY - 2009 marks 50 years of racing at Atlanta Motor
Speedway. The track, which opened in 1960, has hosted the NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series since 2004, and is currently one of the fastest tracks on the
NASCAR circuit.
FORMER WINNER - Mike Bliss is hoping to drive the No. 40 Oakland Metal
Buildings Chevrolet into victory lane this Saturday. The former Camping World
Truck Series champion has already seen the inside of victory circle at Atlanta
Motor Speedway, claiming a win in the fall 2006 NCWTS race.
SEE YOU NEXT FALL - This weekend will be the third consecutive race with
Oakland Metal Buildings as a primary sponsor of the No. 40 Silverado. Oakland
Metal Buildings came aboard in Daytona after company president Phillip May saw
Bliss qualifying in an unsponsored truck. The Alabama-based company will return
for one final race this season, the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway
in October.
CHASSIS - Key Motorsports will utilize chassis #007 this weekend at
Atlanta Motor Speedway. Crew Chief Gary Showalter considers this to be the
team's best chassis on 1.5 mile tracks. #007 was the team's premier chassis on
intermediate tracks such as Texas, Kansas, and Charlotte in 2008, and is the
same chassis and motor used two weeks ago at Auto Club Speedway.
BLISS ON ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY - "Atlanta is a track I've had success
at, and a track I really enjoy racing at. It's real fast, you can race
three-wide, and it's always an exciting race in the trucks. I like that it's a
track where you can run wide-open, and the banking really lets you pick up some
speed."
