NASCAR Trucks: Bliss earns Craftsman Championship.

Sports Network, The, November, 2002

Nov 15, 2002 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)

Homestead, FL (Sports Network) - Ron Hornaday Jr. won the Ford 200 and teammate Mike Bliss, driving the No.16 IWX Chevrolet finished fifth, to capture the 2002 Craftsman Truck Series championship.

Bliss became the fifth driver to win a NASCAR truck title (Mike Skinner, Hornaday, Jack Sprague, Greg Biffle). The Milwaukie, OR native won five times in 2002 and earned 13 top-five finishes.

Bliss won the title by 46 points over Rick Crawford (3,359 - 3,313) with Ted Musgrave (3,308) finishing third, 51 points behind.

"I didn't want to start thinking about being a champion until after the race," said Bliss. "I started tingling with about two laps to go and to have Ron leading in the other IWX...

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