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Toyota takes Manufacturer’s title at Texas:

Toyota clinched the Craftsman Truck Series manufacturer's championship in Friday evening's race at Texas Motor Speedway when Mike Skinner crossed the finish line third in his #5 Bill Davis Racing Tundra. It marks the first manufacturer's title for Toyota since joining...

Clint Bowyer wins the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway:

Clint Bowyer started from the pole position, picked up his first win in three starts driving the #46 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Chevy at Texas. A green-white-checkered finish saw the second place finisher, #15-Kyle Busch trying to make a run on Bowyer, but came up short...

Starting lineup for the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway:

(Top ten) 1) #46-Clint Bowyer, 184.464 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 184.332 3) #10-Terry Cook, 194.074 4) #21-Bobby East, 184.011 5) #17-David Reutimann, 183.667 6) #9-Ted Musgrave, 183.580 7) #14-Rick Crawford, 183.436 8) #15-Kyle Busch, 183.436 9) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 183...

Final practice results for the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway:

(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 185.008 2) #17-David Reutimann, 184.830 3) #21-Bobby East, 184.742 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 183.836 5) #14-Rick Crawford, 183.511 6) #98-Erin Crocker, 183.505 7) #22-Bill Lester, 183.455 8) #46-Clint Bowyer, 183.212 9) #16-Mike Bliss, 183.156...

First practice results for the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway:

(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, 183.748 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 183.580 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, 183.337 4) #17-David Reutimann, 183.281 5) #60-Jack Sprague, 183.169 6) #15-Kyle Busch, 183.076 7) #46-Clint Bowyer, 182.784 8) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 182.488 9) #22-Bill Lester, ...

News & Notes, Part I – Texas:

Points Leader Bodine Hopes To Repeat Success Down Stretch: With only three races remaining in the Craftsman Truck Series season, the road to a championship looks custom built for Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota). Bodine, who leads second-place Johnny Benson...

Results from Atlanta Motor Speedway:

1) #15-Mike Bliss, Xpress Motorsports/Strutmasters Chevy 2) #10-Terry Cook, Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 3) #99-Erik Darnell, Northern Tool & Equipment Ford 4) #17-David Reutimann, Team Tundra Toyota 5) #14-Rick Crawford, Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford 6) #...

Skinner picks up another pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway; Allmendinger to start 2nd:

(Starting line up top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 180.993 2) #24-AJ Allmendinger, 180.410 3) #17-David Reutimann, 180.387 4) #4-Chase Miller, 180.357 5) #21-Bobby East, 180.351 6) #6-Mark Martin, 180.105 7) #46-Joe Nemechek, 180.082 8) #23-Johnny Benson, 180.064 9) #9...

Benson to return in 2007: UPDATE:

It was announced by Bill Davis Racing that Johnny Benson will continue to drive the #23 Toyota for Bill Davis Racing in 2007 and will carry the 360 OTC colors in 10 races.(Bill Davis Racing PR)(10-28-2006) UPDATE: Skinner too: Mike Skinner is also slated to return ...

Final Practice results for the Easy Care Vehicle Services Contracts 200 at Atlanta:

(top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 182.970 2) #17-David Reutimann, 182.278 3) #6-Mark Martin, 182.003 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 181.550 5) #4-Chase Miller, 181.307 6) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 181.171 7) #30-Todd Bodine, 180.987 8) #14-Rick Crawford 180.751 9) #16-Mike Bliss, 180...

News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway:

A solid finish coupled with the championship leader's bad luck has put Johnny Benson (#23 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota) closer to Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) than any challenger since June 1. Just 79 points separate the pair heading into Saturday's EasyCare...

Final Results for the Kroger 200:

(top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, Con-way Freight Toyota 2) #11-David Starr, Red Horse Racing Toyota 3) #99-Erik Darnell, Northern Tool & Equipment Ford 4) #6-Mark Martin, Scotts Ford 5) #23-Johnny Benson, Napa Toyota 6) #15-Kyle Busch, Team Tundra Toyota 7) #5-Mike Skinner...

Jack Sprague wins the pole for the Kroger 200:

(starting lineup top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 95.675 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 94.965 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, 94.927 4) #20-Marcos Ambrose, 94.727 5) #99-Erik Darnell, 94.708 6) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 94.604 7) #30-Todd Bodine, 94.571 8) #6-Mark Martin, 94.567 9) #15-Kyle Busch...

Homestead-Miami Speedway Testing Day 1:

Fifty-Eight cars took to the track in each session of testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with quite a mix of cars, most were 2006 cars, with a few Car-of-Tomorrow's [#83-Skinner, #72-Benson, #1-Truex, #26-McMurray, #99-Edwards] and some Toyota's listed [#23-Mayfield...

This Week’s Craftsman Truck Series leaders:

(through 20 races of the 25-race season) Points leader - Todd Bodine (3,076) Winnings - Todd Bodine ($546,650) Laps led - Mark Martin (522) Miles led - Mike Skinner (758.168) Victories - Mark Martin (5) Budweiser Poles - Mike Skinner (6) Top-five finishes - Johnny ...

Charlotte Qualifying Notes:

Scott Riggs won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Bank of America 500, lapping Lowes Motor Speedway in 28.203 seconds at 191.469 mph. Elliott Sadler holds the track-qualifying record of 27.948 seconds, 193.216 mph - set Oct. 13, 2005. This is Riggs third...

Talladega COT test UPDATE 2, IMAGES:

October 9th at Talladega Superspeedway, so far scheduled drivers are #10-Riggs, #66-Green, Ricky Rudd for Wyler Racing, #16-Biffle, #99-Edwards, #01-Nemechek, #42-Juan Montoya, #07-Bowyer, #48-Johnson, Mike Skinner for Red Bull Racing, Kerry Earnhardt for DEI and NASCAR...

News & Notes Part I:

Trucks, Talladega Superspeedway A Perfect Match: They came, they saw and while it's open to question whether any competitor would admit he or she conquered, all nonetheless gave high marks to Talladega Superspeedway and the Craftsman Truck Series' inaugural John Deere...

Final results for the John Deere 250:

(Top ten) 1) #6-Mark Martin, Scotts Ford 2) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 4) #30-Todd Bodine, Lumber Liquidators Toyota 5) #24-AJ Allmendinger, Bill Davis Racing Toyota 6) #17-David Reutimann, Napa Auto Parts...

#72 CJM Racing to run last six races with Skinner:

Mike Skinner, has signed a deal to take the seat of the #72 CJM Racing for the final six races of 2006 starting at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte on October 14th. "I really look forward to the opportunity to race for CJM Racing starting in Charlotte", says Skinner...