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Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will begin on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the Florida Dodge Dealers 200, and end on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season, the first one ever to be run, began February 5 and ended October 28. ... The 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season, the first one ever to be run, began February 5 and ended October 28. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... The 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season, the first one ever to be run, began February 5 and ended October 28. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... The 12th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season set off on February 16, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250, and ends on November 16, 2007 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The Built Ford Tough 225 presented by Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Kentucky Speedway. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Susanville is a city and county seat of Lassen County, California, USA. At the 2000 census, the population was 13,541. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Bill Davis Racing is a NASCAR team that fields the #22 Caterpillar Inc. ...

Craftsman Truck Series

Mike Skinner competed in the inaugural 1995 SuperTruck Series (now Craftsman Truck Series). He was the series' first champion. He also holds the distinction of winning the first ever Truck Series event, barely edging NASCAR legend Terry Labonte. Skinner went on to win seven more races in 1995. In 1996, he impressively recorded another eight wins. He currently ranks third on the all-time Truck Series wins list with 22. He has earned 39 pole positions, a Craftsman Truck Series record. This season, Skinner had a streak of winning 6 poles in a row. In 2007 he won 3 of the first 4 races of the season, and 3 in a row- all on very distictly different types of tracks: California (2 miles), Atlanta (1.5 miles), and Martinsville (.526 miles). He currently leads the points in the Craftsman Truck Series. This is the second time he has won 3 races in a row in his Truck Series career, the first Truck Series driver ever to accomplish that feat. In 2007, Mike Skinner has led laps in 14 races in-a row, another Craftsman Truck series record. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Terry Labonte, on the right, shows the frame of a race car in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. ...

Busch Series

Mike Skinner has one NASCAR Busch Series victory. It came in 1999 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the #19 Yellow Freight Monte Carlo. NASCAR briefly stripped the win from Skinner for a post-race inspection violation. Runner-up Dave Blaney was given the win. Within a couple days, the victory was awarded back to Skinner. NASCAR Busch Series logo The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford, Ohio, United States is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ...

NEXTEL Cup

Mike Skinner's rookie season in NEXTEL Cup was in 1997 and started out on top by winning the pole of the 1997 Daytona 500 in his Lowe's sponsored Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo. He went on to claim Rookie of the Year at the NEXTEL Cup level. 1998 was uneventful for Skinner, though he helped then teamate Dale Earnhardt hold the lead on his way to victory in the 1998 Daytona 500. He finished a career high 10th in the points in 1999. In 2000 he was on his way to a dominating victory in the spring Atlanta race before his engine expired within sight of the checkered flag, and finished second to Jeff Gordon five races later at Talladega. Skinner finished a respectable 12th in the final point standings in 2000. He was let go from Richard Childress Racing late in 2001 due to injury and performance problems. He drove for the struggling Morgan-McClure Motorsports car in 2002 and 2003, after scoring only 1 top ten finish in 2 seasons, he left the NEXTEL Cup series to join Toyota's entry in the Craftsman Truck Series. This article is about the elder Dale Earnhardt. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is a professional American race car driver. ...

In 2006, Mike was scheduled to drive the #23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge part-time in Nextel Cup. In the car, he failed to make the Daytona 500. Bill Lester subsequently made more starts in the car. He has subsequently made appearances in the #34 Front Row Motorsports car and the #37 R&J Racing car. He is not currently under contract to any Nextel Cup team. Skinner has significantly helped Bill Davis Racing's Nextel Cup Toyota Camry program through testing, and possibly racing a few events in NASCAR's top series in 2007. He failed to qualify the #23 Bill Davis Racing Camry for the 2007 Daytona 500. The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... Bill Davis Racing is a NASCAR team that fields the #22 Caterpillar Inc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bill Lester Bill Lester (born February 6, 1961) is the driver of the #07 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the #23 Waste Management, Inc. ... Front Row Motorsports is a relatively new team to the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit. ... R&J Racing is a NASCAR Nextel Cup team. ... The Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan assembled by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Australia; Guangzhou, China and the original factory in Toyota City, Japan. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Toyota Camry is a large family car manufacured by Toyota in the United States at Georgetown, Kentucky, as well as Australia and Japan. ...

Skinner is often referred to over the years as the best driver not to have won a Winston/Nextel Cup points race. He has several exhibition and non-points race wins in NASCAR's top series.

Mike currently drives the number 5 Toyota Tundra / XM Toyota in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He drove at the Winston Cup level for Richard Childress Racing from 1997 to 2001 and for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2002 and 2003. XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) is a satellite radio service in the United States based in Washington, DC and controlled by News Corporations DirecTV, General Motors, American Honda, Hughes Electronics, and several private investment groups. ... Toyota Motor Corporation ), or Toyota, is a Japanese multinational corporation and the worlds largest automaker by revenue (USD $212. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Richard Childress Racing is a NASCAR team fielding Chevrolets for Kevin Harvick (#29 Royal Dutch Shell), Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels) Jeff Burton (#31 (Cingular Wireless/AT&T), full-time, and Scott Wimmer (#33 Holiday Inn part-time in the Nextel Cup series, as well as the #2 BB... The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 and ended on November 23. ... The #4 car that will be run in 2006 Morgan-McClure Motorsports(formed in 1983) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. ... The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 10 and ended on Sunday November 17. ... The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. ...

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Personal

In addition to his expertise in racing, Skinner is an accomplished amateur pool player and competes in tournaments in the off-season. Look up pool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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