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Kroger 250 | March 31, 2007 | Race 4 of 25
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Drivers Mike Bliss and Frank Kreyer confer before practice.
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Bliss takes the 40 truck inside the 09 of Joey Clanton during race.
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Virginia's Best Water was a deck lid sponsor of the 40 truck.
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Culver's marketing department representative Jennifer Leahy is all smiles as she takes in gher first NASCAR race.
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Back-up motor is ready to be put into the 44 truck after engine failure.
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Broken rocker arm was the culprit in the 44 truck's engine failure.
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Kreyer indicates #1 before start of his first-ever NASCAR race.
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Curtis Key Plumbing 40 truck pit ready for the race to begin.
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Virginia's Best Water Sales Director Nathan Pence offers Frank best of luck for the race on pre-race grid.
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Nathan Pence of Virginia's Best Water and Mike Bliss pose by the 40 truck.
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Broken right front suspension knocked Bliss out of race early.
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40 truck damage doesn’t look all that bad, but you can’t run if the wheel can’t turn.
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2007
Martinsville Prep Photos
Motorsports Designs installers wrapping Frank Kreyer’s Culver’s Chevrolet race truck.
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Nacho Whitehead working under the hood of Mike Bliss’ #40 Martinsville race truck.
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Crew members prepping the #40 Martinsville race truck.
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#44 Culver’s Restaurants Chevrolet Silverado ready for Martinsville.
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Crew loads Mike Bliss’ #40 Chevrolet for short trip to Martinsville.
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American Commercial Lines 200 | March 16, 2007 | Race 3 of 25
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The two Key Motorsports truck entries sit side-by-side in Atlanta garage area.
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Nick Savino prepping the 40 truck’s fuel cell.
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Barry Dodson, Billy Hicks and Nick Savino getting engine ready for practice in
the 40 truck.
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Seth Saunders getting the fuel cell of the 44 truck ready for NASCAR inspectors.
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Billy Hicks and Nacho Whitehead getting engine on the 44 race truck
ready for practice.
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Crew swarms all over 40 truck to make major suspension changes.
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Crew Chief Rick Markle (right) oversees the work on
the 44 truck.
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The Hilton Atlanta Airport served as an associate sponsor of Key Motorsports
for the race.
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Tires, tires everywhere as team preps them for the race for the #40 and #44.
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Crew pushes the 40 truck onto the qualifying grid.
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Crew pushes the 44 truck onto the qualifying grid.
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Morgan Shepherd (left), Barry and Mike Bliss talking shop on pit road before qualifying.
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Bliss buckles up for
qualifying run.
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Shepherd set and
ready to qualify.
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Crew inspects and begins repairing damaged right front fender of the 40 truck.
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Blown tire that caused the late-race accident.
Atlanta & Martinsville Pre Race Prep Photo's
& New Additions to the Key Motorsports Race Shop
Official Shop Dog Razzie guards the race shop entrance door.
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Race shop expansion area now complete and
ready for business.
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Another shot of completed race shop expansion area
now functional.
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New Key Motorsports
golf cart
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#44 Martinsville race truck preparation now underway.
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The primary #40 Martinsville truck being prepped.
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Construction process moving along on new speedway truck.
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Atlanta back-up truck getting fine tuned.
The #40 primary Atlanta truck being tweaked.
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Official Shop Dog Razzie stands guard underneath the #40 Martinsville truck
as it awaits work.
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Primary #44 Atlanta truck nears completion.
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San Bernardino County 200 | February 23, 2007 | Race 2 of 25
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Product sponsor logo decals displayed on the 44 truck.
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Ageless Morgan Shepherd buckles in for his qualifying run in the 44 truck.
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This is Mike’s second lap speed that was faster.
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Driver Mike Bliss being interviewed live by the SPEED Channel’s Ray Dunlap during qualifying TV show.
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Mike Bliss and Barry Dodson discuss qualifying strategy.
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NASCAR officials inspecting the 40 truck.
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Race team product sponsor logos on the 40 race truck.
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The #44 truck awaits pre-qualifying inspection.
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The #40 truck awaits inspection before Friday’s qualifying.
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Curtis Key Plumbing shows brilliantly on the 40 race
truck hood.
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Nacho building shocks for the two race trucks.
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Nick Savino working underneath the 40 truck.
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Doyle getting wheel
hubs ready.
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Barry putting tape on grill of the 40 truck before qualifying.
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Barry (left) and Billy (right) getting the two race trucks ready.
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Both Key Motorsports race trucks sit side-by-side getting prepped for qualifying.
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Billy Hicks putting on right front wheel on the 44 truck.
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Jeff installing the Curtis Key Plumbing decals on the 40 truck.
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James “Nacho” Whitehead working on the right front suspension of the 44 truck.
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Jeff O’Farrell adjusting
roof flap.
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Billy Hicks adjusting the carburetor on the 40 truck.
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Crew Chief Barry Dodson working on the cowl of one of the California race trucks.
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Crew backs out the 40 truck off of trailer and pushes it into garage stall.
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Doyle Myrick and Tim Taylor balance the scales on opening day in California.
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Chevy Silverado HD 250 | February 16, 2007 | Race 1 of 25
Larry Foyt in the #44 Silestone USA by Cosentino Chevrolet Silverado at Daytona.
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The #44 Silestone USA by Cosentino/Key Motorsports Chevrolet up to speed in Daytona.
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Mike Bliss practicing the #40 Curtis Key Plumbing /Silestone USA by Cosentino Chevrolet in Daytona.
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Crew surrounds the #40 truck getting it ready for
qualifying run.
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SilestoneUSA by Cosentino South Atlantic Regional President Brandon Calvo poses with driver Larry Foyt prior to Thursday night's qualifying run.
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Larry Foyt and crewman Duane Barbour converse prior to Foyt's Daytona
qualifying run.
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Craftsman Tools race series Public Relations Manager Rick Gambill and Curtis Key talking shop prior to qualifying.
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Wisconsin racer Frank Kreyer and his wife Michelle sit on the pit wall during the race. Kreyer will be driving in a few races in the Key Motorsports #44 race truck this season.
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Both Key Motorsports race trucks in Daytona benefited from sponsorship from Silestone USA by Cosentino, the world's largest producer of natural quartz surfaces.
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Larry Foyt buckles in for his Daytona qualifying run in the #44 Silestone USA by Cosentino Chevrolet Silverado.
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Mike Bliss and crew chief Barry Dodson talk strategy before Bliss' Daytona qualifying run.
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Crew pushes the #40 Curtis Key Plumbing/Silestone USA by Cosentino Chevrolet into position on the qualifying line.
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Larry Foyt nestling into his seat prior to opening Daytona practice session.
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Mike Bliss climbs into his Key Motorsports race truck before first Daytona practice session.
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Foyt ready to roll out of Craftsman Truck Series garage area for practice.
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Bliss rolls out of garage area for opening practice session.
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Foyt reacting to the bottoming out condition of his race truck during practice.
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Team owner Curtis Key and crew chief Barry Dodson converse during practice.
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The #44 Silestone USA by Cosentino race truck going through pre-inspection preparation.
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Crewmen getting the #40 race truck ready for pre-practice inspection.
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#40 crew getting the race truck ready for inspection.
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2007 Key Motorsports product sponsor logo displays
on race truck.
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Crewmen working underneath the #44 truck in Daytona garage area.
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Representatives from several Key Motorsports sponsors watching the race from
the pit wall.
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Office Manager Molly Houser (team owner Curtis Key's girlfriend) and son Caleb are all bundled up on top of the pit box during the Daytona race.
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Key Motorsports crew delivering big time during a Daytona race pit stop of Mike Bliss' #40 truck.
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Firehouse Subs Director of Marketing Doug Reifschneider and his wife, Nancy, are all smiles during the race.
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2007 RACE SEASON PREPARATION PHOTOS
The nose of the newly designed Key Motorsports Daytona race truck takes on an ominous appearance that may cause a stir when it appears in the rear view mirror this coming season.
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Race trucks of Larry Foyt (44) and Mike Bliss nearing completion for Daytona.
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James Whitehead, Jr. and Nick Savino getting ready to put Daytona engine into Larry Foyt's machine.
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Doyle Myrick works on an axle in preparation for Daytona race week.
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First shot of the Key Motorsports Daytona race truck outside of the race shop with still some more things to be completed.
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NEW KEY MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET SILVERDO RACE TRUCK FOR 2007 SEASON
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It's a busy race shop as four race trucks with new Key Motorsports paint scheme are being prepared.
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Barry Dodson and Joey Dabrowski working on California primary
race truck.
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Barry Dodson oversees
the work on primary
California race truck.
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Daytona and California primary and back-up trucks in various stages of development.
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Primary California race
truck nearing completion.
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Larry Foyt's Silestone USA
by Cosentino Chevrolet getting its decals positioned.
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Crew thrashes over three race trucks being readied for the start of 2007 race season.
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Jeff O'Farrell working underneath the primary California race truck.
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Super speedway back-up truck ready for painting.
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Another shot of California race truck being prepared.
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California race truck rounding into form.
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Pre-Daytona test preparation on primary #40 truck nears completion.
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Daytona race truck power plant for the #40 truck did its job in Daytona test.
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Jeff O'Farrell (left) and Joey Dabrowski going through Daytona
truck following its successful test earlier in the month.
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Framework for wall goes up that will provide secured space for new paint booth.
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Daytona race truck getting ready for January test session.
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Crew chief Barry Dodson working on window plastic covers on Daytona truck.
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Tommy Morgan (left) and Barry Dodson cutting lexlan window coverings.
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Tommy Morgan cuts window coverings from
sheets of lexan.
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Jeff O'Farrell working on floor boards of new Daytona
race truck.
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Another view of new wall being installed in expanded shop area that will house paint booth.
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Left rear view of new intermediate race truck paitn scheme.
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Front view of new intermediate truck paint scheme.
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Right rear quarter panel view of truck.
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New nose adorns the nearly race-ready 2007 short track race truck.
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Three race trucks in different stages of preparation.
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More 2007 Prep Photos
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Part of the inventory of seven Key Motorsports-owned SB2 Chevrolet
engines ready to race.
Two trucks await new Chevrolet noses, tails and suspension parts as part of
2007 season preparation.
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New 2007 Key Motorsports paint scheme adorns a new intermediate track race truck being prepared for January's
Homestead testing.
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New short track truck waits
for prep work.
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RACE SHOP EXPANSION PHOTO'S
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