Race/Date: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 – May 16, 2008
Location: Lowe’s Motor Speedway – Concord, N.C.

• NOTES:

* This week’s race truck for the event at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway is Chassis No. 5-78. This is the same truck Mike Skinner drove to a fifth-place finish last time out at Kansas Speedway. 

* Pole Winner… Skinner has captured the pole at the 1.5-mile Charlotte-area track for the past three races. He has an average starting position of 1.5 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in four NCTS starts. 

* Starts… Skinner will make his 160th career NCTS start Friday night in Charlotte. 

* Catching Back Up… After having some bad luck during the first few races, Skinner has his No. 5 Toyota Tundra are back on the right path and he is only a mere three points out of the top-10 and 42 points out of the top-five in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship point standings. 

* Record Breaking Stat… If Skinner can finish in the top 10 this weekend, he will have captured his 100th top-10 finish of his NCTS career. 

* BDR Stat… Last time out in Kansas, Bill Davis Racing started its 300th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. Over the years the dominating team has captured 17 wins, 79 top-five finishes, 123 top-10 finishes and 32 poles in 303 races. 

* Listen and watch … The North Carolina Education Lottery 200 is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST Friday, May 16. It will broadcast live on SPEED (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 128).

Mike Skinner Racing Quotes:
Mike Skinner on Racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

“We normally run pretty well at Charlotte, but we are kind of scratching our heads a bit about our aero package right now. All three BDR teams are taking different aero package to Charlotte this week, and hopefully we can get things going in the right direction and back running strong week in and week out.”

> Skinnerites! 

I wanted to personally THANK YOU for the beautiful flowers you sent me for my birthday last week - and the chocolate ( which I think I got 1 1/2 pieces of before Mike found them to eat with his red wine! ) You all are very thoughtful and the BEST fans in NASCAR by far - you stick with us no matter what and we notice all of your wonderful actions and loyalty! 

We have been enjoying the couple weeks at home - Mike had to fly to California for some Toyota business, but being home on the weekend is great this time of year! 

Mike will test next week in Datyona for Red Bull at Daytona International Speedway then we fly onto Charlotte for the next truck race! Mike is also continuing consultant work with Red Bull drivers Aj Allmendinger and Scott Speed, so keep an eye on those drivers and root then on!

>BILL DAVIS RACING’S TRUCK STABLE STILL 
  RUNNING STRONG

HIGH POINT, N.C. (April 30, 2008) - Bill Davis Racing’s Toyota Tundra trio, Mike Skinner, Johnny Benson and rookie Scott Speed, are on a mission this season. A Bill Davis Racing team has finished second in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship standings the past two seasons, and all three teams are vying for a shot at the title this year.

Bill Davis Racing’s Craftsman Truck Series success is truly a team effort. All three teams finished in the top-10 last week at Kansas Speedway. It was the third time in Bill Davis Racing history all three teams had finished in the top-10, with the most recent occurrence coming at California Speedway in February.

“We definitely didn’t start the year like last year,” said Skinner, who won three of the first four events in 2007, including two poles. “But we seem to be back in the game and once Jeff (Hensley, crew chief) and the boys get rolling, there is no stopping them. Last year our bad luck came at the end of the year. This time it has been at the beginning of the season. Hopefully it’s all gone and we can get back to the top, which is where we should be.”

Bill Davis’s Craftsman Truck Series teams have historically been strong and the team leads almost every series statistical category. The team holds the record for most poles in a single season (11) with Mike Skinner. The team holds the same record with the same number of poles in the NASCAR Nationwide (then Busch) Series. Jeff Gordon helped Bill Davis Racing achieve that record.

“Bill Davis’s truck program has proven to be the one to beat week in and week out over the years,” said Benson, who finished second in NCTS points in 2006 and third in 2007. “This year, Bill Davis Racing as an organization has a goal and that is to bring Bill Davis his first NASCAR Championship. We will do everything in our power to make that happen.”

After completing its 300th truck race this past weekend at the Kansas Speedway, Bill Davis Racing has accumulated 17 wins, 79 top-five finishes, 123 top-10 finishes and 32 poles in Truck Series competition. These accomplishments lead all teams in the Craftsman Truck Series over the past two seasons.

The increasingly popular Bill Davis Racing truck teams are proving once again that they are the force to reckon with in the Craftsman Truck Series garage. With all three teams gaining momentum as the series rolls into a seven-week stretch, Bill Davis Racing is sure to be in contention for the championship entering the season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway in November. Hopefully, one of the teams will bring the championship back to High Point.