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Wimmer Reflects on Phoenix as he gears up for Vegas  

Altamonte Springs, FL/March 1, 2011 – NASCAR favorite Scott Wimmer returned to Phoenix this past weekend for the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Speedway. Wimmer and his Key Motorsports team went into weekend on a mission to rebound from their outing at Daytona that was ended prematurely due to engine failure the week before. Read More!


Wimmer Shows Strong In Daytona Looking Forward To Strong Season With Key Motorsports  

Altamonte Springs, FL/February 21, 2011 – NASCAR star, Scott Wimmer, and the entire racing team of Key Motorsports were excited to be back in Daytona to race in NASCAR’s Drive4COPD 300 in the new #40 Chevy Impala this past weekend. They would face an uphill battle to keep up with the changes to the restrictor plates as NASCAR tried to eliminate the 2-car drafting which proved to be the quickest way around the circuit. A number of these changes were to take place at a moments’ notice, and kept the team hard at work. The team handled their task and never missed an on-track session. Read More!


Key Motorsports Signs NASCAR Veteran Scott Wimmer for 2011 

Altamonte Springs, FL/October 21, 2010 – Curtis Key and his Key Motorsports team will again be fielding the #40 Chevrolet, now with the new Impala, in the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. For this coming season Curtis has gone back to the well with a driver that he is very familiar with, and knows can show the true ability of his team and the equipment they are putting on track in Wausau, Wisconsin native Scott Wimmer. In limited action in 2010 Wimmer led every race in which he competed, finishing with three Top-10’s in just five races. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS TEAM OWNER CURTIS KEY REFLECTS ON 2010 SEASON; ORGANIZATION SENDS CHRISTMAS GREETINGS WITH WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

With 2010 nearing an end as the Christmas holiday rapidly approaches, Key Motorsports team owner Curtis Key reflected on the past twelve months and how much his Nationwide Series program has grown since making its NASCAR debut at Martinsville in the former Busch Series eighteen seasons ago. Competing in NASCAR’s second-highest series on a part-time basis for many years before taking a multi-year hiatus and returning to the sport as a Truck Series team in 2004, Key Motorsports has blossomed into a full-time Nationwide Series team with a stable of 12 race-ready COT cars and a string of consistent performances under its belt. Read More!


MIKE BLISS FINISHES 31st IN NATIONWIDE SERIES SEASON FINALE AT HOMESTEAD; KEY MOTORSPORTS 21ST IN CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINTS

Mooresville, NC (November 22, 2010) Mike Bliss encountered a difficult day Saturday in the season ending 300-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The veteran driver finished a disappointing 31st after an altenator problem forced the Westerman Companies Chevrolet to pit road for a battery change, a costly stop that sent the Key Motorsports team seven laps in arrears. Read More!


WESTERMAN COMPANIES RETURNS WITH MIKE BLISS 
AND KEY MOTORSPORTS FOR NATIONWIDE SERIES SEASON FINALE IN HOMESTEAD

Mooresville, NC (November 17, 2010) Westerman Companies returns with driver Mike Bliss and the Key Motorsports team for Saturday’s 300-mile race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, an annual event that traditionally concludes the NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Bliss and crew chief Gary Showalter are going to South Florida with the goal of improving on their 12th-place run at Phoenix last week and an eye on the Nationwide owner standings where Key Motorsports is currently ranked 21st, only 32 points out of the top-20. Read More!


MIKE BLISS POSTS 12TH-PLACE FINISH IN WESTERMAN COMPANIES CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX

Mooresville, NC (November 15, 2010) Mike Bliss turned in another great performance Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway, taking the Westerman Companies sponsored Key Motorsports entry to a 12th- place finish after starting the 200-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at the tail end of the 43-car field. The Key Motorsports organization was the highest ranked independent team at the conclusion of the Wypall 200. Read More!


MIKE BLISS SEEKS REDEMPTION IN WESTERMAN COMPANIES CHEVROLET AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Mooresville, NC (November 10, 2010) Mike Bliss returns to the Phoenix International Raceway aboard the Westerman Companies Chevrolet Impala seeking to improve on the results of his April visit to the Valley of the Sun. Bliss, who started 39th in the spring, moved the Key Motorsports prepared Chevrolet up more than 20 positions in the 43-car field before being struck by a lapped car and exiting the race early with heavy damage. Read More!


MIKE BLISS TAKES HEIL TRAILER CHEVROLET TO 21ST PLACE FINISH AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Mooresville, NC (November 8, 2010) Mike Bliss fought a tight condition throughout the 300-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, a problem that led to a 21st place finish for the Heil Trailer Chevrolet. Green flag pit stops would also be a contributing factor as the Key Motorsports team lost valuable track position while making adjustments to the No. 40 on pit road. Read More!


HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH KEY MOTORSPORTS AND DRIVER MIKE BLISS FOR 300 MILE NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Mooresville, NC (November 2, 2010) Key Motorsports announced today Heil Trailer International, a world leader in the manufacturing of specialty transport trailers, will partner with the No. 40 team and veteran NASCAR driver Mike Bliss for Saturday’s 300-mile Nationwide Series event at Texas Motor Speedway. Bliss saddles up in the car the independent organization used last month in California to earn a ninth place finish, the Heil Trailer Chevrolet features a new SB-2 engine this weekend in Texas. Read More!


JEFF GREEN OVERCOMES DAMAGE TO SCORE 
TOP-25 FINISH IN KEY MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET AT GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Mooresville, NC (October 25, 2010) Jeff Green overcame a mountain of damage to the Key Motorsports Chevrolet, incurred in an unavoidable mid-race melee that involved ten cars, to finish 25th in Saturday's 200-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Gateway International Raceway. Green spent more than 30 laps in the garage as Key Motorsports crew chief Gary Showalter directed repairs that allowed the No.40 team to complete the remainder of the crash laden event. Read More!


JEFF GREEN PILOTING SPONSORLESS 
KEY MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET AT GATEWAY

Mooresville, NC (October 20, 2010) Jeff Green will strap into the Key Motorsports Chevrolet Impala for Saturday’s 250-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Gateway International Raceway, the 2000 series champion ready to get back behind the wheel of No. 40 for the fourth time this season. Read More


MIKE BLISS ENCOUNTERS UNEXPECTED PROBLEM IN DOLLAR GENERAL 300; WESTERMAN COMPANIES CHEVROLET 
FINISHES DISAPPOINTING 31st AT CHARLOTTE

Mooresville, NC (October 18, 2010) Mike Bliss and the Key Motorsports team endured a tough weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, encountering an unexpected problem in the carburetion system of the No. 40 Westerman Companies/Cricket SW3 Chevrolet Impala that relegated the independent Nationwide Series organization to a 31st-place finish in the Dollar General 300. Read More!


WESTERMAN COMPANIES ON BOARD WITH MIKE BLISS FOR CHARLOTTE; CRICKET SW3 ELECTRIC SPORT VEHICLE SIGNS ON AS ASSOCIATE SPONSOR FOR DOLLAR GENERAL 300

Mooresville, NC (October 11, 2010) The Key Motorsports Chevrolet Impala driven by Mike Bliss will carry the colors of Westerman Companies in Friday night’s 300-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Cricket SW3, a product of Rick’s Specialty Vehicles, is making their first venture into motorsports as an associate sponsor of the No. 40 for the Charlotte race. Read More!


MIKE BLISS SCORES TOP-10 AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY IN UNSPONSORED KEY MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET; HIGHEST FINISHING INDEPENDENT TEAM IN CAMPINGWORLD.COM 300

Mooresville, NC (October 11, 2010) Mike Bliss enjoyed a good weekend at Auto Club Speedway, the veteran driver capitalizing on a strong effort by the Key Motorsports team that resulted in a top-10 finish in Saturday’s CampingWorld.com 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Posted 9th on the leader board at the conclusion of the 150-lap event, the unsponsored car 40 placed highest among the independent teams competing in the 43-car field. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS WITH DRIVER 
MIKE BLISS PREPARED FOR CALIFORNIA

Mooresville, NC (October 6, 2010) Veteran NASCAR driver Mike Bliss is ready to get on the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway, the site of Saturday’s 300-mile Nationwide Series race. With the Key Motorsports team making the decision to take the same Chevrolet Impala used in Kansas last week, Bliss expects a top-10 result in California this weekend. Read More!


VAN CHEVROLET PARTNERING WITH KEY MOTORSPORTS 
IN KANSAS LOTTERY 300

Mooresville, NC (September 30, 2010) Van Chevrolet will be the primary sponsor of the Key Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Mike Bliss in the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday, October 2 at Kansas Speedway. The one-race arrangement with the Kansas City, Missouri based automobile dealer was announced Thursday morning. Read More!


BLISS PILOTS WESTERMAN COMPANIES CHEVROLET 
TO 18TH PLACE FINISH IN DOVER 200

September 27, 2010 (Mooresville, NC) Mike Bliss and the Key Motorsports team arrived at Dover International Speedway with a well prepared Westerman DV500.jpg (149775 bytes) Companies Chevrolet for Saturday’s 200-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series race, while the effort fell short of the internal goal of a top 10 result the organization certainly achieved redemption with an 18th place finish after suffering engine failure in their last outing at Richmond two weeks ago. Read More!

KEY MOTORSPORTS EXPERIENCES ENGINE FAILURE FOR SECOND TIME IN 2010; FINISHES 40TH AT RICHMOND

Mooresville, NC (September 13, 2010) Mike Bliss and the Key Motorsports team experienced a disappointing result in Friday night's Virginia College Savings 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Richmond International Raceway, the engine expiring just beyond the halfway point, relegating the No. 40 Chevrolet to a 40th place finish. In a season of establishing itself as one of the premiere independent teams on the circuit, Key Motorsports has now suffered two DNF’s due to engine failure, the first at New Hampshire in June. Read More!


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 Facebook have a direct link to the team with updated news, press releases, photos, driver and show car appearances as well as contact with team members.

“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.


KEY MOTORSPORTS WITH DRIVER MIKE BLISS TO DEBUT NEW No. 40 IN RICHMOND FRIDAY NIGHT

September 8, 2010 (Mooresville, NC) Key Motorsports with driver Mike Bliss will debut a newly constructed No. 40 Chevrolet at Richmond International Raceway Friday night, the independent team looks forward to 250 laps of NASCAR Nationwide Series competition in the home state of car owner Curtis Key, a self made Virginia businessman with a passion for stock car racing. Read More!


MIKE BLISS POSTS 15TH PLACE FINISH AT ATLANTA; 
SECOND CONSECUTIVE TOP-15 RESULT FOR KEY MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET

September 6, 2010 (Mooresville, NC) Mike Bliss drove an unsponsored Key Motorsports Chevrolet to a 15th place finish in the 300-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday night, the second week in a row the independent team has posted a top-15 after completing the past 10 races inside the top-20. Read More!


MIKE BLISS AND KEY MOTORSPORTS POISED 
TO CONTINUE MOMENTUM IN ATLANTA

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. Read More!


BLISS DELIVERS 15TH PLACE FINISH TO MOM FOR HER 75TH BIRTHDAY; KEY MOTORSPORTS BREAKS INTO TOP-20 IN OWNER POINTS

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. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS CELEBRATES MOMS BIRTHDAY 
WITH SPECIAL SCHEME FOR MONTREAL

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. Read More!


MIKE BLISS BRINGS WESTERMAN COMPANIES/KEY MOTORSPORTS TEAM 17th PLACE FINISH AT BRISTOL

Mooresville, NC (August 23. 2010) Continuing a streak of top-20 performances that began nearly two months ago, Mike Bliss maintained a consistent pace throughout the Food City 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at the lightning fast Bristol Motor Speedway to bring the Westerman Companies/Key Motorsports Chevrolet home in the top-20 for the eighth week in a row. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS EARNS 7TH CONSECUTIVE TOP 20 FINISH WITH DRIVER MIKE BLISS IN CARFAX 250 AT 
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Mooresville, NC (August 16, 2010) Key Motorsports and driver Mike Bliss continue to display consistency and results, earning the teams 7th consecutive top 20 finish after taking the green flag in Saturday's CARFAX 250, NASCAR Nationwide Series event from the 34th position, and finishing a solid 19th at Michigan International Speedway. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS ENJOYS BEST ROAD COURSE EFFORT WITH TOP-15 FINISH AT WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL

Mooresville, NC (August 9, 2010) Mike Bliss had several exciting moments in Saturday’s Zippo 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen International, driving the Key Motorsports Chevrolet from the 30th starting position safely through a huge multi-car accident to a 14th place finish, the No. 40 teams best road course effort to date. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS PREPARED TO LIGHT UP FOR HOT PERFORMANCE IN ZIPPO 200 AT WATKINS GLEN

August 4, 2010 (Mooresville, NC) Key Motorsports and driver Mike Bliss head to Watkins Glen International for Saturday’s Zippo 200 looking to build on the momentum of five consecutive top-twenty finishes in race number twenty-two on the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule. Read More!


MIKE BLISS / KEY MOTORSPORTS CONTINUE STREAK WITH 17th PLACE FINISH AT IOWA SPEEDWAY

August 2, 2010 (Mooresville, NC) Mike Bliss and the Key Motorsports team posted another consistent finish to the results column of the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series page at Iowa Speedway Saturday night, with veteran Bliss using skill and finesse to bring the green No .40 across the finish line 17th in the U.S. Cellular 250. Continuing a streak that began at Daytona in July, Iowa marks the fifth consecutive top-20 finish for Bliss and the Key Motorsports organization. Read More!


MIKE BLISS / KEY MOTORSPORTS IOWA SPEEDWAY NATIONWIDE SERIES ADVANCE

July 18th, 2010 (Mooresville, NC) - Pleased with the performance of the new Key Motorsports Chevrolet Impala last week at ORP, team owner Curtis Key, along with driver Mike Bliss and crew chief Gary Showalter, have decided to take the car, with a new engine, to Iowa Speedway for Saturday’s U. S. Cellular 250. Read More!


CONSISTENT PACE EARNS 13TH PLACE FINISH FOR WESTERMAN COMPANIES/KEY MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET IN KROGER 200 AT O’REILLY RACEWAY PARK

Mike Bliss captured another 13th place finish in the green-colored Westerman Companies Chevrolet Saturday night in the Kroger 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at O’Reilly Raceway Park, running a consistent pace throughout the event to bring the No. Read More!


WESTERMAN COMPANIES ON BOARD 
KEY MOTORSPORTS NO. 40 AT ORP THIS WEEKEND

July 21, 2010 (Mooresville, NC) Mike Bliss straps into a newly constructed No. 40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet this weekend, completely decked out in the colors of long-time sponsor Westerman Companies, at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. Out on the town in a new ride, Bliss will be shopping for a good finish in Saturday night’s Kroger 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series event. Read More!


DETERMINATION DRIVES JANSENCHEVROLET.COM / KEY MOTORSPORTS TO THIRD CONSECUTIVE TOP-20 
AMIDST CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION 
AT GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

July 19, 2010 (Mooresville, NC) Mike Bliss avoided several close calls Saturday night in the wild Nationwide Series event at Gateway International Raceway, a race that saw 40% of the 43-car starting field in the garage area by the end of the 200-lap battle. Read More!


JANSENCHEVROLET.COM PARTNERS WITH MIKE BLISS AND
 KEY MOTORSPORTS FOR GATEWAY; 
DOUG RANDOLPH JOINS NO. 40 TEAM FOR FOUR RACES

JansenChevrolet.com appears on the quarter panels of the Key Motorsports No. 40 in Saturday's Missouri- Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 Presented by Ventrilo.com NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Gateway International Raceway. Veteran NASCAR driver Mike Bliss returns to the cockpit of the Jansen Chevrolet.com sponsored machine on the heels of posting consecutive top-20 finishes the past two races at Daytona and Chicagoland. Read More!


MIKE BLISS STEERS PHILLIPSCHEVY.COM / KEY MOTORSPORTS NO. 40 THROUGH LATE RACE MELEE TO EARN TOP-20 RESULT

Starting from the 31st position in Friday night's Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Chicagoland Speedway, driver Mike Bliss made immediate progress at the drop of the green flag with the PhillipsChevy.com/Key Motorsports entry posted in the top-20 by lap 10 of the originally scheduled 200-lap event, extended to 203 laps after a caution on lap 196 would dictate a green-white-checker finish. Read More!


MIKE BLISS / PHILLIPS CHEVROLET / KEY MOTORSPORTS CHICAGOLAND NATIONWIDE SERIES ADVANCE

Phillips Chevrolet of Frankfort, Illinois joins driver Mike Bliss and the Key Motorsports team for 200 laps of NASCAR Nationwide Series action at Chicagoland Speedway in Friday's Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola. Car number 40 is primed for an aggressive performance in the mid-west after a steady run at Daytona last week. Read More!


Key Motorsports Forming Second NASCAR Nationwide Team

Key Motorsports will field a second NASCAR Nationwide team for at least five races on the 2010 series schedule, team owner Curtis Key announced today.Continuously seeking avenues to advance the organizations competitive efforts, Key feels the addition of a second team will provide components vital to longevity in the sport. Read More!


WESTERMAN COMPANIES/KEY MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET FINISH 19TH IN SUBWAY JALAPENO 250 AT DAYTONA
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Mike Bliss drove the Westerman Chevrolet/Key Motorsports Chevrolet to a 19th-place finish in the Subway Jalapeno 400 Friday night at Daytona Intenational Speedway, accomplishing several goals set by the No. 40 team, in race number 17 on the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule. Read More!


WESTERMAN COMPANIES / MIKE BLISS 
DAYTONA NATIONWIDE SERIES ADVANCE

Mike Bliss buckles in the Westerman Companies / Key Motorsports Chevrolet, geared up for a hot performance in Friday night's Subway Jalapeno 250 at the Daytona International Speedway, the first NASCAR Nationwide Series event for the COT car. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS SUFFERS ENGINE FAILURE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY; 
FINISHES 34th IN NEW ENGLAND 200

Key Motorsports team members unloaded the No. 40 Chevrolet at New Hampshire Motor Speedway focused on a positive result in Saturday's New England 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series event. Their tireless effort coupled with the abilities of veteran driver Mike Bliss placed the unsponsored machine 13th in the 43-car running order with 53 laps remaining when misfortune struck in the form of a cracked piston, relegating the No. 40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet to a 34th-place finish. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS/MIKE BLISS NATIONWIDE SERIES ADVANCE NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Mike Bliss will pilot an unsponsored No. 40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet in the New England 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Saturday June 26,2009, race number 16 on the 2010 schedule. Bliss is familiar with the 1.058 mile flat track located in the Granite State, having finished fourth in the Nationwide event held there last June. Read More!


SHEBOYGAN CHEVROLET/KEY MOTORSPORTS PRODUCE SOLID ROAD AMERICA EFFORT PRIOR TO ON-TRACK 
MISFORTUNE IN BUCYRUS 200

The Sheboygan Chevrolet No. 40 Key Motorsports entry, driven by Mike Bliss in Saturday's crash-marred Bucyrus 200 at Wisconsin's Road America, began the 200-mile journey on the 4.048-mile course from a mid-pack starting position in a field that featured more "rookie" talent, by NASCAR standards, than any Nationwide Series event in recent memory, a factor that would contribute to a short day for the Key Motorsports team. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SHEBOYGAN CHEVROLET FOR BUCYRUS 200 AT ROAD AMERICA

Key Motorsports announced Thursday morning a last minute arrangement with Sheboygan Chevrolet to partner with the #40 Chevrolet team for Saturday's Bucyrus 200, the NASCAR Nationwide Series inaugural event at Road America. Read More!


MIKE BLISS/KEY MOTORSPORTS ROAD AMERICA NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES ADVANCE

Mike Bliss returns to the seat of the Key Motorsports Chevrolet this week at Road America to make his 12th start of the 2010 season for Nationwide Series car owner Curtis Key. Bliss will be making his first career start at the legendary Wisconsin racing facility in a brand new car crafted by team personnel at the Key Motorsports shop in Mooresville, North Carolina. The unsponsored Key Motorsports Chevrolet will be dressed out in signature attire, red flames accentuated with white and black backdrops. Read More!


Westerman Companies Chevrolet Avoids Carnage To Record Top-25 Finish In Meijer 300 At Kentucky Speedway

Jeff Green's third start of the season in the Westerman Companies/Key Motorsports Chevrolet came Saturday night in the Meijer 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Kentucky Speedway, with the Owensboro native staying in the hunt by taking the #40 safely through several near-disasters that got the best of several competitors, resulting in a race long lead-lap effort that produced another top-20 finish for the Curtis Key organization. Read More!


JEFF GREEN / WESTERMAN COMPANIES REUNITE FOR
MEIJER 300 AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY

REUNITING IN KENTUCKY - Jeff Green will reunite with long-time sponsor Westerman Companies for Saturday's Meijer 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway, with Green piloting the #40 green and white Chevrolet prepared by Key Motorsports. The 2001 Nationwide Series champion has made several NASCAR starts in Key Motorsports entries wearing the colors of Westerman Companies. Read More!


JEFF GREEN / KEY MOTORSPORTS POST TOP-25 
AT NASHVILLE; MAINTAINS POINTS POSITION

The Key Motorsports team with driver Jeff Green rallied throughout the weekend to bring the #40 Chevrolet home from Nashville with a 24th place finish in Saturday night's Federated Auto Parts 300. Forced to start the event from 41st after after losing a new engine in practice Friday evening, Green and crew chief Gary Showalter had little track time to dial in the #40 on the 1.333-mile superspeedway. Key Motorsports persevered to maintain 23rd position in the 2010 Nationwide owner point standings. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS / JEFF GREEN NASHVILLE 
SUPERSPEEDWAY NATIONWIDE ADVANCE

10tn1.jpg (142549 bytes)RETURNING "HOME" - Jeff Green returns to Nashville, Tennessee, the area that jump started his NASCAR career in the early 1990's, to pilot the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet in Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 300 at the Nashville Superspeedway. The Key Motorsports team looks to better their April performance at the high-banked oval, when their efforts produced a 27th place finish after starting 42nd. Read More!


#40 TIMVOTE.COM CHEVROLET PROVIDES 8th DISTRICT WITH “COME FROM BEHIND” PERFORMANCE IN 12th PLACE FINISH

Mike Bliss propelled the #40 TimVote.com Chevrolet to a 12th place and lead-lap finish in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series TECH-NET Auto Service 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Scheduling concerns at the venue over making up for rain the night before, and performing in the center of NASCAR racing, added pressure that the Key Motorsports easily overcame. Read More!


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Visitors flocking to the turnstiles at the track in the heart of racing will see Mike Bliss in the #40 TimVote.com Chevrolet turning laps around Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. Key Motorsports will place the incumbent NASCAR Nationwide Series race winner in the driver’s seat for the TECH-NET Auto Service 300 on Saturday May 29th. Aspiring Congressman Tim D’Annunzio places his website on the hood of Curtis Key’s Nationwide entry in preparation for the 8th District Republican run-off June 22nd. Read More!

STRUTMASTERS.COM SEEKS HELUVA GOOD! 
TIME WITH KEY MOTORSPORTS

Driver Mike Bliss inhabits the seat of the #40 Strutmasters.com Chevrolet for the return of Key Motorsports to the Monster Mile. The one-race sponsorship reunites Oregon native with old friends that sponsored many of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series engagements. Read More!


MORE THAN A STRIPE ON #40 KEY MOTORSPORTS 
CHEVROLET AFTER ROYAL PURPLE 200 
PRESENTED BY O'REILLY AUTO PARTS

The “Lady in Black” gave Mike Bliss a hard slap to end the date for the NASCAR Nationwide Series event in Darlington, South Carolina. A promising evening with plenty of forward moves culminated in a 32nd place finish, after contact with a competitor while passing led to a flat tire. The unsponsored #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet was one of over a dozen teams whose night ended early. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS SEEKS PARTNER FOR 
DATE WITH “THE LADY IN BLACK”

The fate of the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet will once again be trusted to driver Mike Bliss during the team’s appearance for “Showtime Southern 500 Week” in South Carolina. The unsponsored car will encounter the drama under the lights of Darlington Raceway. “Designer Attire” may still be provided for the photogenic performer. Read More!


BLISS URGES GREEN-COLORED RACECAR #40 WESTERMAN COMPANIES CHEVROLET TO 13TH IN RICHMOND

A happy experience came with the return of Mike Bliss to the driver’s seat for Key Motorsports. While green has a stigma of being an unlucky color to many racers, no bad events crossed the #40 Westerman Companies Chevrolet’s path on the way to a 13th place finish. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS HUNGERS FOR WIN IN BUBBA BURGER 250 AT HOME TRACK

Driver Mike Bliss is happily welcomed back to the seat of the #40 Westerman Companies Chevrolet for Key Motorsports at Richmond International Raceway this weekend. Predictions of clear weather and the driver's history at the track foretell another great finish to enrich Westerman's participation. Read More!


MENAGERIE OF CHALLENGES LEADS #40 BAD BOY BUGGIES/WILDGAME INNOVATIONS CHEVROLET 
TO 16TH IN ALABAMA

Driver Jeff Green's best NASCAR Nationwide Series finish since July 1, 2005 served primary sponsors Bad Boy Buggies and Wildgame Innovations with a rousing expedition into the world of Talladega action. No less than three "Big One" wrecks occurred during the two-hour-plus adventure, yet the #40 Chevrolet fielded by Curtis Key was one of only 24 cars considered to be on the lead lap as the checkered flag fell. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS GOES "BAD BOY" 
WILD IN TALLADEGA FOR AARON'S 312

Jeff Green will be hunting big game this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, which carries the moniker of NASCAR's Most Competitive Track. In his sights will be 48 other entries for the Saturday Aaron's 312 competition. Read More!


RAIN LEADS TO CLEAN FINISH FOR #40 
KEY MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET IN TEXAS

The #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet unloaded from the truck ready for the Texas Motor Speedway, but Texas needed an extra two days to be ready for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series program. Storms at the track prolonged the venture producing a 20th place return. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS TEXAS MOTOR 
SPEEDWAY NATIONWIDE ADVANCE

PREPARED FOR A CHALLENGE - The #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet and driver Mike Bliss return for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. The team has been working hard all week to ensure the car is ready off the truck and primed for an aggressive performance. Read More!


MISFORTUNE TURNS #40 KEY MOTORSPORTS’ SHINING PERFORMANCE AT PHOENIX INTO FRUSTRATION

After working his way up from a 39th starting position in the Basha’s Supermarkets 200 to well into the Top 20, Mike Bliss found himself run over by a competitor whose day had been going in the other direction. The headway that came from moving up 20 positions in just over 100 laps and earned praise as the most improved competitor to that point, was instantly erased by contact from the #61 car concluding lap 127. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL 
RACEWAY NATIONWIDE ADVANCE

STEADY IMPROVEMENT - For the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend, the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet and driver Mike Bliss will continue to run the team colors. Look for the unsponsored car to run well in the arid desert Friday night. Read More!


FUEL MISCALCULATION RELEGATES KEY MOTORSPORTS 
TO 27TH IN NASHVILLE

Mike Bliss, driving the #40 Chevrolet persevered for 27th place in Saturday’s Nashville 300. After losing one car in qualifying the Key Motorsports crew was forced to start at the rear of the field with a backup that had not even been shaken down on the one-and-a-third mile track. Miraculously, only one hiccup interrupted the program’s charge to return to the front. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS NASHVILLE 
SUPERSPEEDWAY NATIONWIDE ADVANCE

STEADY IMPROVEMENT - The #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet and driver Mike Bliss return in red, white and green livery this weekend for the Nashville 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. The team looks to better its only two appearances at the track, which brought finishes of 28th and 33rd last year after respective 29th and 33rd place starts in March and June. The latter finish was the result of a mechanical failure of a normally trustworthy part--a wheel. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS AND SPONSOR SOUTHERN PRIDE WELCOME TOP-10 FINISH

Team Efforts Throughout Early Season Rewards Pairing

The #40 Southern Pride Woodburning BBQ Pits & Smokers Chevrolet enjoyed an 8th place finish in Saturday’s Scott’s Turf Builder 300. Driver Mike Bliss fulfilled many expectations for Key Motorsports, raised after his guest stints last year in the #40 Chevrolet truck. In just his sixth race since moving over to the potent organization’s Nationwide Series effort, the Oregon native matched his finish from Atlanta in the 2009 Camping World Series. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS REPRESENTS EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENT, AND MOUTH-WATERING BARBECUE AT BRISTOL

Southern Pride Woodburning BBQ Pits & Smokers will sponsor the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet and their driver Mike Bliss in this Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Key Motorsports made the announcement after reaching an agreement late Thursday with the largest commercial BBQ smoker manufacturer in the world. Read More!


KEY MOTORSPORTS BRISTOL MOTOR 
SPEEDWAY NATIONWIDE ADVANCE

GROWING TOGETHER - Mike Bliss will enjoy driving the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet this weekend for the Scott’s Turf Builder 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Looking to better his 2 Top 5 finishes at the track, Bliss will count on the progress displayed by the team in this year’s first 3 events together. Bliss’s most recent finish at Bristol was 15th. Bliss proclaimed, “Knowing Gary Showalter and the Key Motorsports team are behind me gives me confidence going back to Bristol.” The #40 Key Motorsports entry completed both 2009 Nationwide Series events at the World's Fastest Half Mile, taking home finishes of 22nd and 21st. Read More!


Westerman Companies Continues Partnership With Key Motorsports For Fourth Consecutive Season; 
Agrees To Eight Race Sponsorship In 2010

Key Motorsports team owner Curtis Key announced this morning the return of Westerman Companies to the quarter panels of the #40 Chevrolet for eight NASCAR Nationwide Series races in 2010. Read More!


Key Motorsports Performance Concealed 
by Penalties at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Mike Bliss, driving the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet, started 28th in Saturday’s Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas. One-quarter of the field broke the previous track record in qualifying, making any accomplishment more remarkable. The 27th place finish while running matched last week’s effort at Auto Club Speedway. Read More!


Key Motorsports Experiences Tough Weekend In California, Bliss Finishes 27th In Stater Bros. 300 At Auto Club Speedway

The Key Motorsports crew unloaded a fast Bad Boy Buggies/Buck Commander Chevrolet for driver Mike Bliss Friday morning at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, only to have bad luck strike early in the first NASCAR Nationwide Series practice session that would plague the team throughout the weekend. Read More!


Goodwill Gesture Brings Bad Boy Buggies And 
Buck Commander Back To Key Motorsports

Bad Boy Buggies, the Mississippi based manufacturer of the world's first dual motor, all electric 4 wheel drive vehicle, will along with associate Buck Commander again be featured on the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet with driver Mike Bliss in Saturday's Stater Brothers 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at California's Auto Club Speedway. Bad Boy Buggies and Buck Commander teamed up to sponsor Key Motorsports in the season opener last week at Daytona. Read More!


Mike Bliss Returns To Key Motorsports To Kick Off 
2010 Nationwide Series Season

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. Read More!


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 provisional. The Key Motorsports team plans to run the full 35 race Nationwide Series schedule in 2010. Read More!


NASCAR Nationwide News 
Key Motorsports Completely Out Of Truck Series 

Written by Ray Everett Wednesday, 27 January 2010 

Key Motorsports is focused on the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Photo courtesy: Key Motorsports Key Motorsports initially established itself in NASCAR through01-keymotorsports-09.jpg (85598 bytes) the former Busch Series, known today as the Nationwide Series, before entering the Camping World Truck Series in 2004. The immaculately prepared #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet Silverados became a fixture in the NASCAR Camping World Series for several seasons prior to rejoining the Nationwide Series in 2009. Read More!

Key Motorsports Rallies To Top Twenty Finish In Ford 300

Key Motorsports with driver Scott Wimmer rallied from a 35th place starting position to finish 19th in the Ford 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series season finale Saturday night at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Read More!


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