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

• NOTES:

· 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.

* Race Winner… Skinner was your Las Vegas race winner last year as he started from the pole and led 114 of the 146 laps ran. He earned a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 and had an Average Running Position of 1.5. Look for Skinner to try and duplicate last year’s efforts this weekend.

* Pole Winner… Skinner has started from the pole position the last three years at Las Vegas. Look for Skinner to try and capture the pole again as he looks to tie his (1995) season record of 10 poles in a single season. 

* Welcome JV… Jacques Villeneuve, former F1 World Champion and Indy 500 Champion will make his NASCAR racing debut this week in the No. 27 Bill Davis Racing Craftsman Truck. It will be his first oval attempt in nearly 12 years. 

* Skinner Round Up… Mike and Angie Skinner will partner with Toyota to host the second annual "Toyota Tundra Skinner Round Up" Sept. 27-28 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Festivities kick off 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27 with the "Hoe Down Bash" at Daytona International Speedway's Boardwalk Pavilion. Friday's events include the star-studded Golf and Poker Tournaments. Celebrities will hit the links at Spruce Creek Country Club, and then place their bets at the Celebrity Poker Table. The Skinners personally organize and run this annual event, which benefits Daytona Beach-area charities including the Council on Aging: Meals on Wheels, Second Chance Animal Rescue, Safe Kids Coalition and Greyhound Pets of America. Last year's Skinner Round Up raised more than $104,000, and the goal is $125,000 this year. To help the Skinners achieve their goal, they will accept any donations. Donations are tax deductible, and checks can be made out to "HMC Foundation." 

* Points … Skinner is in the second place position in the NCTS points. He is only a mere 29 points out of the lead. 

* Stats… Skinner leads the series in a number of categories. He has the top marks in Driver Rating (120.4), Average Running Position (5.229), Fastest Laps Run (397), Laps in the Top 15 (2,827 of 3,066) and Laps Led (956 laps, 1056.45 miles). 

* Listen and watch … The Las Vegas 350 is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday, September 22. It will broadcast on the Speed Channel (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 128).

Mike Skinner’s Racing Quotes:
Mike Skinner on racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

“The Vegas track is awesome. We won here last year and it always seems that whenever you win somewhere it is so hard to do it again, but we are going to give it everything we got in order to do so. So far we have had a pretty consistent year and I hope to keep it going till the end.”