The Official Website of Mike Skinner - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver

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Mike Skinner -Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Ford 200 – Nov.16, 2007
Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway – Miami, Fla.

This week’s race truck for Homestead-Miami Speedway is Chassis No. 5-112. This is the same truck Mike Skinner drove to a third-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway a few weeks ago. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: Casino Arizona 150 (Race 24 of 25)
Track: Phoenix International Raceway
Date: Friday, Nov. 9, 2007 - Started: First - Finished: Eighth
Laps Completed: 150 - Total Laps: 150 - NCTS Points: First

The No. 5 Toyota Tundra team and its driver Mike Skinner went to Phoenix International Speedway with hopes of extending their lead in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship standings. After capturing his very first Craftsman Truck Series victory at PIR in 1995, Skinner had hopes of dominating once again this year. Read More!

Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Casino Arizona 150 – Nov. 9, 2007
Location: Phoenix International Raceway – Phoenix, A.Z.

This week’s race truck for Phoenix International Raceway is Chassis No. 5-76. This is the same truck Skinner won with at Martinsville just a few races ago. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing
Post Race Report - Race: Silverado 350K (Race 23 of 25)
Track: Texas Motor Speedway - Date: Friday, Nov. 2, 2007
Started: First - Finished: Third - Laps Completed: 149
Total Laps: 149 - NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner and his No. 5 Tundra team visited one of Skinner’s favorite tracks this weekend. It would be a perfect place for Skinner to reclaim the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship lead from Ron Hornaday Jr. Skinner trailed Hornaday by only four points entering the race at Texas Motor Speedway. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (Race 22 of 25)
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway - Date: Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007
Started: Second - Finished: Fifth - Laps Completed: 130 - Total Laps: 130
NCTS Points: Second

Mike Skinner and his No. 5 Toyota Tundra team went into Atlanta’s Motor Speedway with hopes of dominating just like they did there in the Spring. Capturing the pole at the 1.5 mile last Fall and this past Spring, as well as winning the race in the Spring, Skinner was looking to extend his points lead in the series. Read More!

Mike Skinner
Bill Davis Racing Event Preview

Race/Date: Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 – Oct. 27, 2007
Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway – Atlanta, Ga.

This week’s race truck for Atlanta Motor Speedway is Chassis No. 5-112. Mike Skinner drove this truck earlier in the year at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis, but the No. 5 team has made a number of changes to it in preparation for the race this weekend. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: Kroger 200 (Race 21 of 25) - Track: Martinsville Speedway
Date: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 - Started: Fourth - Finished: First
Laps Completed: 200 - Total Laps: 200 - NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner headed to Martinsville (Va.) Speedway this weekend looking to gain ground on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship leader, Ron Hornaday Jr. After capturing the pole and winning the race in a dominating fashion at Martinsville in the spring, Skinner hoped to duplicate his effort again. Read More!

Skinner beats Sprague at M'ville, reclaims points lead
By Hank Kurz Jr., The Associated Press October 20, 2007 08:20 PM EDT

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Mike Skinner sneaked into the lead and held off Jack Sprague for the final 66 laps Saturday, helped along by numerous cautions that made the Kroger 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway look like a brawl.

The race was red-flagged with seven laps to go after an accident coming out of Turn 4 that involved at least nine trucks and left wreckage and fluid strewn everywhere. Read More!

Dustin Skinner Tests Truck With Dad at New Smyrna

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Oct. 10, 2007) – Dustin Skinner, son of 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Champion Mike Skinner, tested a Bill Davis Racing Toyota Tundra Monday and Tuesday at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway. The younger Skinner exceeded everyone’s expectations. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Kroger 250 – October 20, 2007
Location: Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, V.A.

This week’s race truck for Martinsville Speedway is Chassis No. 5-76. This is the same truck Skinner ran in March at Martinsville when he captured the pole and the race win earlier this year. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: Mountain Dew 250 (Race 20 of 25)
Track: Talladega Superspeedway - Date: Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007
Started: Eighth - Finished: 13th - Laps Completed: 94 -
Total Laps: 94 - NCTS Points: Second

Mike Skinner headed to Talladega as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points leader by just a mere three points, the closest margin in the series history with just six races to go. Finishing in the second position last year at the Talladega Superspeedway, Skinner was hoping to make it just one spot better this year. Read More!

Second Annual “Toyota Tundra Skinner Round Up” Raises $145,000

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Oct. 1, 2007) – The second annual “Toyota Tundra Skinner Round Up,” hosted by NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner and his wife, Angie, raised more than $145,000 for Daytona Beach, Fla., area charities, including the Council on Aging: Meals on Wheels, Second Chance Animal Rescue, Safe Kids Coalition and Greyhound Pets of America. The event, held Sept. 27-28, was expanded to two days this year after a successful first event in 2006. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Mountain Dew 250 – October 6, 2007
Location: Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL.

This week’s race truck for Talladega Superspeedway is Chassis No. 5-10. This is the same truck Skinner ran earlier in the year at Daytona International Speedway, where he took home a fourth place finish. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing Post Race Report
Race: Smith’s Las Vegas 350 (Race 19 of 25)
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Date: Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007
Started: Second - Finished: 13th - Laps Completed: 146 -
Total Laps: 146 - NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner headed to Las Vegas as the defending race winner, and he wanted to dominate this year just as he did the last. He entered the race second in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship standings and knew that every position and every decision was extremely crucial to retaking the points lead. Read More!

Second Annual “Toyota Tundra Skinner Round Up” Slated for Sept. 27 – 28

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Sept. 5, 2007) – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner and his wife, Angie, will partner with Toyota to host the second annual “Toyota Tundra Skinner Round Up” Sept. 27-28 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Due to the success of last year’s fundraiser for Daytona Beach-area organizations, the Skinners have expanded the event to two days, and this year’s event promises to be equally successful. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Las Vegas 350 – September 22, 2007
Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, N.V.

This week’s race truck for Las Vegas Motor Speedway is Chassis No. 5-97. This is the same truck Skinner has run at numerous races this year, including his dominating win at Kentucky Speedway in July. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing Post Race Report
Race: New Hampshire 200 (Race 18 of 25) - Track: New Hampshire International Speedway - Date: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 - Started: Second
Finished: Third - Laps Completed: 200 - Total Laps: 200 - NCTS Points: Second

Mike Skinner and his No. 5 Tundra team were looking to regain the NCTS point’s lead this past weekend at Loudon’s 1.058 mile track in New Hampshire. Coming off a 28th place finish at Gateway last time out, Skinner lost the point’s lead for the first time in the 2007 season. Focused and determined to get it back, Skinner and his crew were going to do all they could at Loudon. Read More!

Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: New Hampshire 200 – September 15, 2007
Location: New Hampshire International Speedway – Loudon, N.H.

This week’s race truck for New Hampshire International Speedway is Chassis No. 5-76. This is the same truck Skinner ran at a few races earlier in the year, including when he won at Martinsville in March. Read More!

Mike Skinner – XM Radio/Toyota Tundra Racing Post Race Report
Race: Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 (Race 17 of 25)
Track: Gateway International Raceway Date: Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007

Started: First - Finished: 28th - Laps Completed: 95
Total Laps: 160 - NCTS Points: Second

Mike Skinner headed to Gateway International Raceway as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship points leader, and he was determined to leave Gateway as the leader. After experiencing some bad luck at Gateway in the past, Skinner was ready to tackle the 1.25 mile track. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Tough Ram 200 – September 1, 2007
Location: Gateway International Raceway – St. Louis, M.O.

This week’s race truck for Gateway International Raceway is Chassis No. 5-112. This is a brand new truck that the No. 5 team will bring out this weekend in St. Louis. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: O’Reilly 200 (Race 16 of 25) - Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
Date: Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 - Started: Fifth - Finished: Fourth -
Laps Completed: 200 - Total Laps: 200 - NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner headed to his favorite track, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, with hopes of dominating like he has done so many times this year. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: O’Reilly 200 – August 22, 2007
Location: Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, T.N.

This week’s race truck for Bristol Motor Speedway is Chassis No. 5-87. This is the same truck Skinner ran at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this year as he took home a second place finish at the 1.5 mile track. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing
Post Race Report - Race: Toyota Tundra 200 (Race 15 of 25)
Track: Nashville Superspeedway - Date: Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007
Started: First - Finished: Third - Laps Completed: 150 -Total Laps: 150NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner headed to Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway hoping to better his finish at the 1.33-mile superspeedway in 2006. The crew took the same truck that Skinner dominated with at Kentucky Speedway earlier this year, and Skinner was ready to dominate at Nashville. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Toyota Tundra 200 – August 11, 2007
Location: Nashville Superspeedway – Nashville, T.N.

This week’s race truck for Nashville Superspeedway is Chassis No. 5-97. This is the same truck Skinner won and dominated with in Kentucky just last month. * Point’s Leader… Skinner remains your NCTS point’s leader after Indy. He is now leading Ron Hornaday, Jr. by 77 points. Read More!

Happy Mid Season Skinnerites!!!

Mike and I wanted to post a message on the home page to say SORRY for not posting lately! We have been so busy but for good reason. Bristol James Skinner was born on July 11 at 7:45am – and between doing all the media interviews for winning in Kentucky and holding that precious baby – it’s been hectic busy! Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing / Post Race Report Race: Power Stroke Diesel 200 (Race 14 of 25) - Track: O’Reilly Raceway Park
Date: Friday, July 27, 2007 - Started: First - Finished: 20th - Laps Completed: 201
Total Laps: 201 - NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner headed to O’Reilly Raceway Park near Indianapolis wanting to duplicate the races there in 1995 and 1996, in which he sat on the pole, led every lap and won the race. Read More!

Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: POWER STROKE DIESEL 200
presented by Ford and International – July 27, 2007
Location: O’Reilly Raceway Park – Indianapolis, I.N.

This week’s race truck for O’Reilly Raceway Park is Chassis No. 5-76. This is the same truck Skinner won with earlier in the year at Martinsville and took home a fourth place finish at Mansfield, Milwaukee and Memphis as well. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing Post Race Report
Race: Built Ford Tough 225 (Race 13 of 25) - Track: Kentucky Speedway
Date: Saturday, July 14, 2007 - Started: Fourth - Finished: First - Laps Completed: 150
Total Laps: 150 - NCTS Points: First

Having never captured a pole or a victory at Kentucky Speedway, Mike Skinner and his No. 5 Toyota Tundra team were hoping to change those statistics after the race this weekend.

The truck ran well during the first practice session Friday, so Skinner and his team made only minor adjustments to their Tundra before the final practice session. Skinner practiced his qualifying run during the final practice and finished with the third-fastest truck on the track. Read More!

Skinner dominant, posts fourth win of the season By The Associated Press
July 15, 2007 12:13 AM EDT

Mike Skinner completely dominated Saturday night's Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway, leading 135 of 150 laps to earn his series-leading fourth victory of the season.

With the victory, Skinner became just the second driver 50 years or older to win a Truck Series race and set a record by leading his 13th consecutive race -- every one of the year. He celebrated his 50th birthday two weeks ago. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Built Ford Tough 225 presented by
The Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers – July 14, 2007
Location: Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, K.Y.

This week’s race truck for Kentucky Speedway is Chassis No. 5-97. This is the same truck Skinner captured a seventh place finish with at Dover and a fourth place finish with at Michigan earlier this year. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: O’Reilly 200 (Race 12 of 25) - Track: Memphis Motorsports Park
Date: Saturday, June 30, 2007 - Started: Third - Finished: Fourth
Laps Completed: 200 - Total Laps: 200 - NCTS Points: First

The No. 5 Toyota Tundra team headed to Memphis looking to run well at the hot track. Skinner has never finished higher than ninth at the .75 mile track, but he was looking to change that statistic this weekend. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: O’Reilly 200 – June 30, 2007
Location: Memphis Motorsports Park – Memphis, T.N.

This week’s race truck for Memphis Motorsports Park is Chassis No. 5-76. This is the same truck Skinner won with earlier in the year at Martinsville and took home a fourth place finish with at Mansfield and last weekend at Milwaukee. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (Race 11 of 25) - Track: The Milwaukee Mile
Date: Friday, June 22, 2007 - Started: First - Finished: Fourth - Laps Completed: 200
Total Laps: 200 - NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner and his Toyota Tundra team headed to The Milwaukee Mile with high expectations. The most success Skinner had at the track in years past was a pole and victory in 1995, and he wanted to return to that form in 2007. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 – June 22, 2007
Location: The Milwaukee Mile – Milwaukee, W.I.

This week’s race truck for The Milwaukee Mile is Chassis No. 5-76. This is the same truck Skinner won with earlier in the year at Martinsville and took home a fourth place finish with at Mansfield. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: Michigan 200 (Race 10 of 25) - Track: Michigan International Speedway
Date: Saturday, June 16, 2007 - Started: Fourth - Finished: Fourth
Laps Completed: 100 - Total Laps: 100 - NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner and his dominating No. 5 Toyota Tundra team headed to the Irish Hills of Michigan this weekend in hopes of yet another strong performance. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Michigan 200 – June 16, 2007
Location: Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, M.I.

This week’s race truck for Michigan International Speedway is Chassis No. 5-97. This is the same truck Skinner ran earlier this year at Dover’s Monster Mile, where he took home a seventh place finish. Read More!

A Visionary Moves On

William C. France, chairman of the board of directors for france.440.new.jpg (24228 bytes) International Speedway Corporation, died June 4 at home. His father may have been the architect of NASCAR, but throughout his life, Bill France Jr. proved to be the ultimate general manager. His plaque at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame may put it best: "Other than the founding of NASCAR itself, Bill Jr.'s appointment to leadership is probably the most significant event in the history of the sanctioning body." Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: Sam’s Town 400 (Race 9 of 25) - Track: Texas Motor Speedway
Date: Friday, June 8, 2007 - Started: Second - Finished: Second
Laps Completed: 169 - Total Laps: 169 - NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner and the No. 5 Toyota Tundra team headed to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend with hopes of furthering their lead in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship standings. Read More!

Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Sam’s Town 400 – June 8, 2007
Location: Texas Motor Speedway – Ft. Worth, T.X.

* This week’s race truck for Texas Motor Speedway is Chassis No. 5-87. This will be a brand new truck.

* Pole Positions… After capturing six consecutive poles so far this season and four out of his six starts at Texas in the past, Skinner is looking to make it seven in a row this weekend. Skinner has captured the No. 1 spot 38 times in his NCTS career. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing
Post Race Report - Race: AAA Insurance 200 (Race 8 of 25)
Track: Dover International Speedway - Date: Friday, June 1, 2007
Started: First - Finished: Seventh - Laps Completed: 200 - Total Laps: 200 - NCTS Points: First

Skinner and his No. 5 Toyota Tundra team have been on a roll so far this season and saw no reason to stop that streak at the series 300th race at Dover’s Monster Mile track this past weekend. Read More!

Attention Dover Skinnerites!!!

The Dover RV park security in Lot 2 would not let us in!

Yes… fans you are reading this right – We came over on a golf cart because JB takes the Tundra to the hotel with him after each race/practice day. We had our spotter Mike Swaim and his wife Karen with us – traveled from the infield all the way across the highway to your campground only to have the most rude man run over and tell us to leave. When we showed our hard cards and told him we just wanted to come in quickly to see our fans who were holding a bbq, they kept slobbering on their sandwiches and told us they really didn’t care. Then I asked if they could it least find you all and tell you that they would not allow us to come see you, they rudely told us they would not do such a thing. Then referred us to some sloppy dressed rude slob in a golf cart – so we politely tried to ask him if he would be kind enough to tell our nice fans that we were not allowed to come to see them and he was even worse than the other man! We were shocked at how rude they were, and how rude to Mike when he tried to ask them for help!

They then said the only way we could come is if we drove a truck in, parked across the street and walked our a**** in. So we then asked for the rude mans name so I can write a letter to the track president about how un-professional these men were and down right rude.

So I am asking all or you to do the same! Write letters to Dover Downs track president and express your disappointment that a driver could not visit his fans for 10 minutes!

The security “manager” name was Buddy Reed – we know this as his spelled it out for us being a smart ….well finish my sentence for me!

Sorry we could not see you – we tried very hard!

Thanks,

Angie

Skinner Scorches Dover for Sixth Straight Pole 06-01-2007
Charles Krall, Associate Editor

With a modest tone in his voice, Mike Skinner downplayed his chances at scoring his sixth straight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Bud Pole Award following the conclusion of practice for the AAA Insurance 200 on Thursday afternoon at Dover International Speedway. "We aren't too worried about qualifying as we are the race," Skinner said then. "I don't know if we are a threat for the pole. If you look at (the practice times) we are. But all we want to do is keep doing what we're doing. We've been able to salvage decent races all - year top tens and top fives. It's hard for me to race like that though." Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: AAA Insurance 200 – June 1, 2007
Location: Dover International Speedway – Dover, D.E.

This week’s race truck for Dover International Speedway is Chassis No. 5-97. This is a brand new truck that Skinner will debut this weekend in Dover. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: Ohio 250 (Race 7 of 25) - Track: Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
Date: Saturday, May 26, 2007 - Started: First - Finished: Fourth
Laps Completed: 250 - Total Laps: 250 - NCTS Points: First

Mike Skinner and his No. 5 Toyota Tundra team headed to Mansfield Motorsports Speedway in hopes of a top-10 finish. Skinner had never started higher than 14th and never finished higher than 11th at the Ohio track and was looking to score his best finish at the half-mile facility. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250 – May 26, 2007
Location: Mansfield Motorsports Speedway – Mansfield, O.H.

This week’s race truck for Mansfield Motorsports Speedway is Chassis No. 5-76. This is the same truck Skinner won with at Martinsville earlier in the year. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing Post Race Report
Race: Quaker Steak and Lube 200 presented by Circle K (Race 6 of 25)
Track: Lowe’s Motor Speedway - Date: Friday, May 18, 2007

Started: First -- Finished: Eighth -- Laps Completed: 136 -- Total Laps: 136 NCTS Points: First

Never having finished higher than 15th at Lowe’s Motor Speedway made Mike Skinner determined to finish inside the top 10. He took a strong No. 5 Toyota Tundra team and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship lead with him as he entered the Concord, N.C., track. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Quaker Steak and Lube 200 presented by Circle K – May 18, 2007
Location: Lowe’s Motor Speedway – Charlotte, N.C.

This week’s race truck for Lowe’s Motor Speedway is Chassis No. 5-78. This is the same truck Skinner ran earlier in the year at California, Atlanta and Kansas. * Points Leader… Skinner remains the NCTS point’s leader after finishing fifth in Kansas. He remains 108 points ahead of second place Todd Bodine in the Championship points. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Race 5 of 25) - Track: Kansas Speedway
Date: Saturday, April 28, 2007 - Started: First - Finished: Fifth
Laps Completed: 167 - Total Laps: 167 - NCTS Points: First

After becoming the first driver in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history to win three races in a row on two occasions, Mike Skinner wanted to go down in the record book as the first driver to win four races in a row. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 – April 28th, 2007
Location: Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS.

This week’s race truck for Kansas Speedway is Chassis No. 5-78. This is the same truck that Mike ran and won with at both the California Speedway and the Atlanta Motor Speedway earlier this year. Read More!

Two Minutes with Mike Skinner!

Mike Skinner drives the No. 5 Toyota Tundra for Bill Davis Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and is the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion. The California native calls Daytona Beach, Fla., home and has notched victories in the Gatorade Duel At Daytona and the Budweiser Shootout qualifying race.

In the latest edition of "Two Minutes With," you can find out what the former Daytona 500 pole winner calls his perfect vacation, what’s his favorite junk food is and what he likes spend his money on. Check out the interview - Click Here!

Mike Skinner Delivers Daytona Ride-Along Experience , To CBS News’ Tracy Smith

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Even though it wasn’t a major race weekend at Daytona International Speedway, national media still flock to “The World Center of Racing.”

A crew from CBS News Sunday Morning and national correspondent Tracy Smith visited DIS on Monday with NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner and his wife Angie.

Smith’s visit was highlighted by a ride-along in a Richard Petty Driving Experience race car with Skinner, who is the current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.

The RPDE car was outfitted with cameras and the footage will be used in a segment about why NASCAR is appealing to women on CBS News Sunday Morning on May 13. Read More!

Dave Mirra Wins 2007 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race
NASCAR Truck Champ Mike Skinner Takes Professional Category

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 14, 2007) – It was billed as "the battle of the sexes" and it lived up to expectations, as BMX champion Dave Mirra crossed the finish line in his race-ready Scion tC ahead of Tennis Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova and actor Joshua Morrow, star of "The Young & The Restless," to take the crown in the 2007 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) Champion Mike Skinner finished first in the Pro category.

"It is always exciting to watch these three powerhouses race," said Les Unger, Toyota Motor Sales USA national motorsports manager. "Martina, Joshua and Dave had all participated in previous years but hadn’t won, and each was hungry to take home the trophy this year. However, all the celebrities came prepared for the challenge, and their competitive spirit made for a thrilling show. Their enthusiasm, both on the track and off, demonstrates exactly what the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race is all about." Read More!

Skinner to compete in pro/celebrity race
SCENEDAILY - APRIL 12, 2007 -

Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner will put his three-race win streak on the line this weekend ... in the streets of Long Beach, Calif. ... against movie director George Lucas, tennis star Martina Navratilova and actress Kathryn Morris, among others. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: Kroger 250 (Race 4 of 25) - Track: Martinsville Speedway
Date: Saturday, March 31, 2007 - Started: First - Finished: First - Laps Completed: 250 - Total Laps: 250 - NCTS Points: First

Coming off of two wins in a row, Skinner and the No. 5 Toyota Tundra team were looking to keep their hot streak alive at Martinsville.

Running at the speedway where he received his first Nextel Cup ride back in 1986, Skinner was poised and ready to get the weekend underway. Able to maneuver his truck well during both practice sessions, Skinner was still looking for more out of his Tundra. Making some much needed adjustments, Skinner ended up fifth quickest during the final practice session on Friday. Read More!

Bill Davis Racing Shows Strength in Truck Series

HIGH POINT, N.C. (April 2, 2007) – When Mike Skinner brought home his third victory of the 2007 campaign last Saturday at the Martinsville Speedway Bill Davis Racing captured its 12th win in three years. Not only did Skinner win, but he won in dominating fashion leading all but seven laps in the 250-lap event. In 2007, Bill Davis Racing has lead 378 laps in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series which is 65% of the total laps completed. Read More!

Skinner dominates for third consecutive Truck victory
Leads all but seven laps in caution-filled Martinsville race
By Hank Kurz Jr., The Associated Press March 31, 2007 06:52 PM EDT

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Mike Skinner started on the pole and stayed out front virtually all day at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, leading all but seven of 253 laps to win his third consecutive NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.

Coming off victories at California and Atlanta, Skinner set a series record by leading 246 laps and won for the 22nd time in his career. He became only the second driver in the series to win twice on the small, tight oval at Martinsville. "This was about as good as it gets right here," he said in Victory Lane. Read More!

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Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: Kroger 250 – March 31, 2007 - Location: Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Va.

This week’s race truck for Martinsville Speedway is Chassis No. 5-76. This is the same truck Skinner ran last year at Martinsville, which qualified on the front row and ended up with a seventh place finish as well. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing Post Race Report

Race: American Commercial Lines 200 (Race 3 of 25)
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway -- Date: Friday, March 16, 2007
Started: First -- Finished: First -- Laps Completed: 130 -- Total Laps: 130

NCTS Points: First

The No. 5 Toyota Tundra team headed to Atlanta tied for the points lead. After coming off a win two weeks ago in California, Skinner and his Tundra team were looking to score two in a row.

Waiting around all morning on Friday due to rain, Skinner couldn’t wait for the rain to stop. With the clouds finally clearing and the sun coming out, the first and only practice session of the day would get underway. Running well right out of the box, Skinner and crew chief Jeff Hensley would make minor changes to the truck during the session. Getting faster by the minute, Skinner would wrap up practice and emerge as the quickest truck. Read More!

Skinner bumps Bowyer to win NCTS race at Atlanta
By Mike Harris, The Associated Press March 17, 2007

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Mike Skinner bumped past Clint Bowyer to take the lead on a restart seven laps from the finish Friday night and raced away to his second consecutive victory in NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series.

Todd Bodine, the defending series champion and last spring's winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway, followed Skinner past Bowyer to grab second place on Lap 124 of the 130-lap event, but the leader was just too strong, pulling away to a five-length victory, the 21st of his truck career.

"I think the No. 30 [Bodine] was probably the better truck tonight, but I was a little better on short runs and the cautions just kept coming out,'' said Skinner, who drives a Toyota Tundra. "I was fortunate to get by Bowyer on that restart and was just able to hold Todd off for those last few laps.'' Read More!

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NASCAR Goes Gourmet: Food for the Fast Lane
Mike and Angela Skinner Offer Fast and Simple Recipes for NASCAR Fans
By JESSICA GOLDEN

March 10, 2007 — NASCAR fans all know that good food is essential when it comes to watching the big race. With 75 million fans, America's leading spectator sport is creating a new market of cookbooks for those who want to refuel on race day.

Mario Batali proved in his cookbook "Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style," that good tailgating food isn't just hotdogs and hamburgers anymore; he offers some mouth-watering gourmet delicacies such as Mortadella Skewers and Prosciutto-Wrapped Grilled Asparagus.

The sizzling recipes in the newest NASCAR recipe book, "Race Day Grub," written by Angela Skinner, wife of racing great Mike Skinner, is sure to draw hungry tailgaters hovering over your grill in no time.

The recipes were inspired by their fast-paced lifestyle during racing season.

Eager to impress her husband and truly experience the NASCAR cookout, Angela Skinner began collecting recipes and cooking tips from the entire NASCAR community. From the "Skinnerite Breakfast Casserole," to David Starr's "Texas Hot Sauce," race fans are sure to find something to make their taste buds sizzle.

Tune in to ABC NEWS NOW's What's the Buzz on Monday at 12:35, when Angela and Mike Skinner will reveal their favorite recipe.

Mike Skinner -- Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: American Commercial Lines 200 – March 16, 2007
Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, Ga.

NOTES:

* This week’s race truck for Atlanta Motor Speedway is Chassis No. 5-78. This is the winning chassis from California Speedway a few weeks ago. Skinner and the No. 5 team seem very confident with the truck and look forward in finishing strong once again at Atlanta. Read More!

Mike Skinner – Toyota Tundra Racing - Post Race Report
Race: San Bernardino 200 -- Track: California Speedway
Date: Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 -- Started: Second -- Finished: First
Laps Completed: 100 -- Total Laps: 100

After a strong fourth-place finish in Daytona, Mike Skinner and the No. 5 team were looking forward to running at Skinner’s home track, California Speedway.

The team knew it had one of the strongest trucks in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, particularly at this speedway, and it proved that point Thursday afternoon during practice. Skinner’s Toyota Tundra moved well throughout the draft during the final practice session and wound up third fastest at the end of all practice. Read More!

Skinner wins wild finish to Truck race

Mike Skinner took the lead with less than five laps to go on a crazy restart and made it stick to win the San Bernardino County 200 Truck Series race at California.

Mark Martin had the lead with five laps to go on a restart, as he tried to hold off Ron Hornaday. But Martin got off to a slow start and Hornaday spun Martin around as they took the green. Skinner flew around Hornaday and the caution immediately came out again.

Skinner took the green with two to go and everyone dicing around behind him. He kept enough distance between him and Hornaday to seal the win.

Martin put himself out front and battled with Skinner for much of the race as the two quickest trucks. But when David Starr went spinning with less than 25 laps remaining, Martin stayed out while everyone else took tires.

The move proved to be problematic.

Martin managed to keep his old tires ahead of everyone else's new ones on the restart, but a fourth caution flew inside of 10 laps.

On the restart with nine laps remaining, Skinner immediately dove to the inside but couldn't make it stick. Hornaday shoved his nose into the picture and began racing Skinner, giving Martin room to build his lead.

But Starr blew a tire to bring out another caution to force the final battle between Martin and second-place Hornaday

Skinner slips by to Win California Truck Race
By Mike Harris, The Associated Press February 24, 2007 01:04 AM EST

FONTANA, Calif. -- Mark Martin lost another heartbreaker Friday night.

Five days after being passed on the last lap and losing to Kevin Harvick by the length of a hood in the Daytona 500, Martin was dominating the NASCAR Craftsman Truck race at California Speedway before Ron Hornaday Jr. bumped him out of the lead on a restart with five laps to go.

Former series champion Mike Skinner jumped past Hornaday into the lead before the caution flag came out and stayed out front, earning his 20th Truck Series victory. Read More!

Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview
Race/Date: San Bernardino County 200 – Feb. 23, 2007
Location: California Speedway – Fontana, Calif.

NOTES:

* This week’s race truck for California Speedway is Chassis No. 5-78. The No. 5 team is taking the truck they tested at the Homestead Miami Speedway earlier this year.

* Tested and approved … The No. 5 team tested chassis No. 5-78 in January at the Homestead Miami Speedway. They were very pleased with the outcome of the test session. The No. 5 team ran within the top five the entire time they were there.