Aric Almirola has departed the seat of the #09 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet to concentrate his efforts on winning the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship with Billy Ballew Motorsports.

Sources close to the situation say Mike Bliss will be in the #09 for the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend.

Bliss has driven the Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet in five Sprint Cup events this season with a best finish of 22nd at Fontana. Like Almirola, Bliss did not qualify for the Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix on April 10.

HardcoreRaceFans.com confirmed with team owner Tommy Baldwin late Monday Johnny Sauter will be in the #36 at Texas. Sauter qualified a TBR prepared car in on time at Phoenix and finished 41st Saturday night.

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