Mike Skinner - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Day 1 AM Speeds – Daytona:

#24-Jeff Gordon led the morning sessions with a speed of 187.029mph. Gordon led a Chevy contingent in the top 3. He was followed by #48-Jimmie Johnson and #36-Bill Elliott. The new Ford Fusions made a strong debut, led by #17-Matt Kenseth with a speed of 186.023, 4th...

New #49 Crew Chief:

Ron Otto has been named crew chief for the #49 BAM Racing Dodge of rookie driver Brent Sherman. Otto was promoted from car chief. "We are very excited that Ron Otto will be leading our race team in 2006, and working with Brent Sherman," said Beth Ann Morgenthau, who...

Hamlin leaves RCR for BDR? UPDATE Official – Blaney and Hamlin:

hearing [or have learned] that crew chief Kevin Hamlin has left Richard Childress Racing and will be the new crew chief at Bill Davis Racing for Dave Blaney and the #22 Caterpillar Dodge with former #22 crew chief Derrick Finley moving over to the #55 NAPA Auto Parts...

News and Notes – Season Ends:

Ted Musgrave (#1 Mopar Dodge) wasnt leaving anything to chance. Musgrave, once bitten at Homestead-Miami Speedway, chose discretion over valor with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship on the line. His 19th-place finish in Saturdays Ford 200 was workmanlike...

FINAL Points Standings After Homestead [race 25 of 25]

#1-Ted Musgrave, 3532 #46-Dennis Setzer, 3480, -52 #30-Todd Bodine, 3562, -70 #6-Ron Hornday, 3369, -163 #5-Mike Skinner, 3273, -259 For points standings see: ESPN.com Truckseries.com Motorsports One - Drivers Motorsports One - Owners NASCAR.com - official [posted ...

Reutimann wins pole at Homestead:

#17-David Reutimann won the pole for the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a lap of 173.116mph to break his own track record he set last year. It is Reutimann's 4th career pole. The top five drivers went faster then the old track record of 171.255mph. Toyota...

Rumblings – Phoenix

This time is was Kyle Busch, getting by Greg Biffle and leading the final 38 laps today at Phoenix International Raceway to capture the Checker Auto Parts 500 for his second win of the season/career. Win #140 for Hendrick Motorsports (and the 10th of 2005) moves Busch...

News and Notes – Phoenix:

This years championship battle essentially has evolved into a two-driver race with Ted Musgrave (#1 Mopar Dodge) leading Dennis Setzer (#46 Silverado Z71 Chevrolet) by 63 points. Musgrave could close out the race at Phoenix although odds are that it will go down to...

Bodine wins at Texas:

#30-Todd Bodine won the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway for his 3rd win of 2005, 5th o his career and moving into 3rd place in the points standings. Bodine won the event last season. Pole sitter, #5-Mike Skinner finished 2nd, followed by #15-Kyle Busch, #75-David...

#55 for Mikey? UPDATE 2 Skinner NOT to the #22? BDR still looking:

hearing Michael Waltrip will run the #55 in the NAPA Bill Davis Racing Dodge. DEI chose to keep the #15.(10-28-2005) UPDATE - Skinner to the #22? Forget those Ward Burton returns stories for Bill Davis Racing next season. Mike Skinner will drive the Caterpillar Dodge...

News and Notes – Texas:

ETC. Buschs third win of the season clinched Chevrolets sixth NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series manufacturer title and first since 2002. The trophy gives GM a sweep of NASCARs three national touring series. The 20-year-old Busch has three starts left in which to match ...

Rumblings – Atlanta:

Carl Edwards completed the Atlanta sweep today as he captured the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 in rather easy fashion....winning at Atlanta Motor Speedway by a comfortable 2.712 seconds. This was his 3rd win of they season (besides the spring race here he also won at Pocono...

Skinner wins pole at Atlanta:

#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.591mph for his 6th pole off the season and 23rd in his Truck Series career. With today's qualifying effort, Skinner wraps up the season's $10,000...

Ramblings – Atlanta:

Ryan Newman took his 6th straight Bud Pole tonight at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and he certainly lived up to his "Rocket Man" monicker. His time of 28.588 (193.928 mph) was almost a tenth of a second quicker than Carl Edwards and was good for his 7th pole of 2005 and...

Park to run 4th BDR truck at Atlanta/Texas:

Steve Park is joining forces with Bill Davis Racing this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway and next weekend at Texas Motor Speedway to race the #67 South Padre Island Toyota Tundra. This will be the first time Park has raced for Davis, as well as Toyota. Park was released...

News and Notes – Atlanta:

Cravens Martinsville win ties the record With his first series victory, Ricky Craven (#99 Superchips Ford) became the record-matching 14th different winner of the 2005 season. Craven, the eighth different Roush Racing driver to win on the series, gave Jack Roush his...

Skinner in the #37 at Atlanta:

Mike Skinner was hired this week to drive the #37-BoSPOKER.net/PatrÃ³n Tequila Dodge for this Sundays Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Tony Raines, who drove the car at Michigan, has decided to concentrate on his job with Kevin Harvicks Busch ...

54 cars entered at Atlanta:

there are 54 cars/teams entered for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, including: Mike Skinner in the #37 Bospoker Dodge, Bobby Hamilton in the #04 Dodge, Reed Sorenson in the #39 Discount Tire Dodge, #80-J.J Yeley will drive a 4th Gibbs car, the...

News and Notes – Martinsville:

Chevrolet can wrap up its sixth NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series manufacturers championship this week. A victory will win the title outright. Chevrolet also can clinch with a second place among manufacturers if Toyota finishes fourth and Dodge third. Manufacturer points...

Driver changes at Talladega:

#00 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. replaced Mike Skinner; #34 - Mike Skinner replaced Hermie Sadler..Tide is going on the #00 and Aaron's going to the #34 for the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.(NASCAR Stats Services)(10-1-2005) AND the deal was with the #...