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

NOTES:

* 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. 

* Fast Fact… Skinner received his first NASCAR Cup ride with the Zanworth Racing Team at Martinsville on April 27, 1986.

* Numbers… With eight starts at Martinsville Speedway, Skinner has accumulated three top-fives and six top-10s, including a win and a pole at the .5 mile track. 

* Incredible Stat…With 327 laps in the top-15, Skinner has spent 99.1% of the 330 laps run this season at the front of the pack.

* Points Leader… Skinner has taken over the points lead after his second win in a row. He is 69 points ahead of second place Toyota runner Todd Bodine. 

* Home Sweet Home… Jeff Hensley, Skinner’s crew chief for the last three years actually resides in Ridgeway, Va. Born and raised near Martinsville Speedway, Hensley is looking to make it three in a row in front of his family and friends. 

* Going Back Home… Kevin Riddle was born and raised in Martinsville, Va. Still residing in Martinsville, Riddle grew up as a fan of NASCAR and went to the speedway on his weekends off. Now working on the No. 5 Toyota Tundra as the rear tire catch man, Riddle hopes for a victory at his hometown track. 

* Tested and Approved… Skinner and his No. 5 Toyota Tundra crew spent some time last week preparing for Martinsville during a test session at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida. 

* Listen and watch … The Kroger 250 is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET Saturday, March 31. It will broadcast live on Speed Channel (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 128).

Mike Skinner Racing Quotes:
Mike Skinner on racing at Martinsville Speedway:

"I love Martinsville. I absolutely love it. It is a very hard track to run in that you use a lot of brakes, but I think it is a very cool place to race."

"I have had a lot of success in Martinsville. I won back in 1996 in the truck series and won another race there in the late model series. I normally run pretty well in the Cup car there as well. But our goal this week is simple; it is just like every other week. We want to come out of the race with all our fenders on this No. 5 Toyota Tundra. We are simply looking for a top-10 finish again this week. Our goal this year has been consistency and so far that seems to be working, so we will just keep going from there."