Mike Skinner - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Second Annual “Toyota Tundra Skinner Round Up” slated for Sept. 27- 28:

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, FL, more info on my Racing Charities page.(BDR Racing PR)(9-5-2007)...

BDR hires race engineer for Villeneuve:

Ryan Coniam has been hired as race engineer for Jacques Villeneuve in the 2008 Nextel Cup Series. Villeneuve, who was world driving champion in 1997, will start his NASCAR career at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sept. 22 when he will partner with Bill Davis Racing teammate...

BDR hires race engineer for Villeneuve:

Ryan Coniam has been hired as race engineer for Jacques Villeneuve in the 2008 Nextel Cup Series. Villeneuve, who was world driving champion in 1997, will start his NASCAR career at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sept. 22 when he will partner Bill Davis Racing teammate...

Villeneuve tests truck at Chicago, debut at Vegas, could run Cup race UPDATE:

Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One champion and 1995 Indianapolis 500 winner, will drive seven races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing in anticipation of racing full time next season. Villeneuve tested in a Craftsman truck [the #27 Toyota...

Skinner on course to make history:

After 14 races, Mike Skinner's 2007 is a season full of big numbers - four wins, seven pole positions, top 10s in all but one race, and series-leading marks by wide margins for miles-led, laps-led, races-led, best running position, average finish and driver rating ...

New record for Skinner:

Until this week's event at Kentucky, Mike Skinner and Jason Leffler shared the record [12] for most consecutive races led from a season's first event. But Skinner broke that record when he took the lead for the first time on lap one in the Built Ford 225 at Kentucky...

Congrats to the Skinner family:

Another Skinner will be welcomed into the world this week as Mike Skinner will become a grandfather once again as the Skinner family welcomes a new grandson named Bristol Skinner this week.(Bill Davis Racing PR)(7-9-2007)...

Nine teams test at Iowa:

Nine teams from the Craftsman Truck Series were at the Iowa Speedway for testing on Thursday. Craftsman Truck points leader Mike Skinner was at the Iowa Speedway. Former Nextel Cup Series regular and Craftsman Truck Series driver Johnny Benson was also in Newton as...

Daytona Rookie Notes:

#6-David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 1 LENOX Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Ragan scored a 15th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the eighth time this season. #42-Juan Pablo Montoya leads Ragan by ...

Sprague scores third straight runner-up finish at Mansfield:

Jack Sprague's streak of strong performances continued on Saturday at Mansfield Motorsports Park after the three-time Series' Champion qualified the #60 Con-way Freight Toyota 11th and finished second for the third consecutive year at the 0.5-mile mid-Ohio short track...

Skinner presented with commemorative ring for Atlanta victory:

American Commercial Lines presented Mike Skinner [#5-Toyota] today with a 14-carat gold ring to recognize his victory in the American Commercial Lines 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March. Skinner as well as team owner Bill Davis were ...

Skinner going for three poles in a row at Lowes:

Series Points leader, Mike Skinner [#5-Toyota] not only sat on the pole last time out at Kansas, but he has also captured the pole position his last two starts at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Skinner remains the NCTS point's leader after finishing fifth in Atlanta. He remains...

MMP to host students on Pole Day:

Mansfield Motorsports Park will open its gates for local school field trips on Graham Auto Mall Pole Day on May 24, part of the fourth annual Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250 weekend. Students will be admitted for free, as well their designated school chaperones. Additionally...

Skinner tests at New Smyrna:

Teams are always looking for the upper hand, which explains why a pair of NASCAR teams showed up for a two-day test at New Smyrna Speedway. Bill Davis Racing was represented by its #36-Cup [COT] Toyota, with Jeremy Mayfield at the wheel, and the #5-Tundra truck raced...

Teams testing at New Smyrna:

two Nextel Cup teams testing ay New Smyrna Speedway in Florida. Joe Gibbs Racing arrived at the half-mile track Tuesday with two haulers, three [COT] Nextel Cup Chevy, three drivers (including Tony Stewart) and more than a dozen mechanics. Bill Davis Racing was represented...

News & Notes Part I: May 1, 2007

Erik Darnell proves 'Can't Miss' pronouncements accurate: Three-time Craftsman Truck Series champion Jack Sprague (#60 Con-way Freight Toyota) predicted we'd hear a lot from 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Erik Darnell (#99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford). Sprague...

Skinner breaking records:

After winning three in a row in Martinsville, Mike Skinner [#5-Toyota Tundra Toyota] became the first series driver in history to win three in a row twice matching his 1996 performance. This weekend at Kansas, he will attempt to win four straight races. If he succeeds...

Mike Skinner delivers Daytona ride-along experience:

A crew from CBS News Sunday Morning and national correspondent Tracy Smith visited DIS on Monday with 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...

News & Notes Part I – April 16, 2007

Joe Ruttman (#18 Fastenal Dodge) feels the shoe is on the other foot when it comes to proving his ability to compete. "That's for the other guys to do," said Ruttman, 62, who'll rejoin the series April 28 at Kansas Speedway after an absence of nearly five years. "I...

Bodine, Skinner among drivers for Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race: UPDATE 2: Skinner wins Pro Category:

An unprecedented number of female stars of film, television and sports will be donning their helmets and strapping their seatbelts in race-ready Toyota Scion tCs for this year's Toyota/Pro Celebrity Race on Saturday, April 14, as part of the 33rd Annual Toyota Grand...