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

NOTES:

· 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.

* Stats… Skinner leads the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in a number of categories. He has the top marks in Driver Rating (117.9), Average Running Position (5.542), Laps in the Top 15 (3,247 of 3,506) and Laps Led (1,036 laps, 1122.61 miles).

· Double Duty… Not only will Skinner attempt to lengthen his points lead in NCTS race this weekend, but he will also attempt to qualify for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. Skinner will drive the No. 36 Toyota Camry.

· Atlanta Stats… Skinner won both the pole and the race when he visited this track in March. He has an average starting position of second in six career NCTS starts at the 1.5-mile track.

· Pole Record… Skinner will try to capture his 42nd career NCTS pole and tie his season record of 10 poles in a single season, which he set in 1995.

* Fighting to Stay on Top… Skinner reclaimed the points lead from Ron Hornaday Jr. this past weekend when he won the Kroger 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Skinner will attempt to extend his 11-point lead, the closest battle ever in NCTS. * Toyota… As the only driver to compete in a Toyota in all 96 races the manufacturer has been involved in NCTS racing (2004 to present), Skinner was the appropriate driver to lock up Toyota’s second consecutive Manufacturer’s Championship. He clinched the title when he won last weekend in Martinsville. * Listen and watch … The Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 27. 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 Atlanta Motor Speedway:

“We are excited to go back to Atlanta. I enjoy that racetrack. We got the pole and won there in the spring, and we hope to have a repeat this weekend. Our focus this week is on my No. 5 Tundra and gaining more ground on the points lead, but I will also try to make the Cup race for BDR. I should have plenty of laps under my belt when the green flag waves Saturday afternoon for the truck race.”