Mike Skinner - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Humpy’s Picks:

for the last twelve years, H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler of Lowes Motor Speedway, predicts the winner of the Winston. His record? eight winners in the last dozen Winstons. This year he picks #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, with #31-Mike Skinner winning the Open and either #28-Ricky Rudd...

Skinner/Lowes/Red Cross:

Topping off a second place finish at Talladega, Ala., and a strong performance during the month of April, Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse NASCAR driver Mike Skinner was also a winner for the American Red Cross and victims of natural disasters. At the NAPA Auto Parts...

#82 News UPDATE 2 on Gilchrist:

#82 News UPDATE 2 on Gilchrist: hearing Glenn Allen Jr will drive the #82 ChannelLock Chevy this weekend in California Speedway as regular driver, Derrick Gilchrist, will possibly be fullfilling part of his commitment to Andy Petree and running the #15 Albertsons Chevy...

Racing for Relief:

With a second place finish and 188 laps completed this week in Talladega, Mike Skinner raised $5,828 for the American Red Cross' disaster relief fund as part of the "Racing for Relief" program. To date, Skinner has raised a total of $42,620. With one race remaining...

Nemechek Illegal? UPDATE 2:

Nemechek Illegal? UPDATE 2: hearing rumors that the #87 Joe Nemechek Cellular One Chevy that won the Talladega race may have been found to have some illegalities. No idea on any penalties, but NASCAR rarely takes a win away but fines the team and takes away points ...

Wow, what a race:

#24-Jeff Gordon wins at Talladega and his 50th career Winston Cup win, the 11th driver in history to do so. It was #24 crew chief, Robbie Loomis's first win with the #24 team. Gordon who started 36th(almost had to take his first career provisional), breaks the record...

Top 25:

#24-Jeff Gordon qualified outside of the top 25 for the first time since Oct 1998 in Charlotte, a streak of 47 races. Also failing to qualify for the top 25 for the first time this year(making all the races) are #18-Bobby Labonte(46th) and #25-Jerry Nadeau(28th). Only...

Skinner/Lowes/Red Cross:

Mike Skinner and Lowes generates more Red Cross funds, leading ten laps and running 498 of the 500 on Sunday, helping him raise $23,438 for the American Red Cross Racing for Relief program. Lowe's, Skinner's sponsor, is donating $31 for every lap he completes and $...

Skinner and Petree:

Skinner and Petree: Andy Petree Racing announced that Cup regular Mike Skinner will take over driving duties of the #15 Albertson's Chevy in the BGN beginning with California on April 29. Following his debut with the team at California, Skinner will race at both Lowe...

Skinner and Petree:

Andy Petree Racing announced that Cup regular Mike Skinner will take over driving duties of the #15 Albertson's Chevy in the BGN beginning with California on April 29. Following his debut with the team at California, Skinner will race at both Lowe's Motor Speedway ...

Talladega Testing

on Thursday. #27-Mike Bliss, #3-Dale Earnhardt, #18-Bobby Labonte, #1-Steve Park and #31-Mike Skinner spent Thursday preparing for the April 16 DieHard 500. Also Loy Allen tested the Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevy(Talladega Site)(4-7-2000)...

Steele Out? UPDATE 2:

Steele Out? UPDATE 2: Hearing #82 ChannelLock/SABCO driver may be replaced. A spokesman for the team confirmed that an announcement is due soon, possibly within the next day or so, about Steeles future with Team SABCO. Steele, who was signed by Sabates late last year...

#19 News:

#19 News: Emerald Performance Group(EPG) has named BGN ROTY contender, P.J. Jones, as driver of the #19 Chevy for the remainder of the 2000 season. Jones was released from his contractual obligations with the #74 BACE Motorsports team on Wednesday of this week. Jones...

Did ya Know?

Three drivers collected their first Winston Cup starts at Martinsville: Dale Jarrett (4/29/84 - started 24th and finished 14th), Mike Skinner (4/27/86 - started 27th and finished 22nd) and Stacy Compton (4/21/86 - started ninth and finished 33rd). And....Lee Petty ...

#31 and Lowes news:

This Friday at the Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth, Mike Skinner and Lowe's are announcing the "Racing for Relief" program to raise money for the American Red Cross' disaster relief efforts and awareness about disaster preparation during April, the beginning of severe...

Ruttman again:

#18-Joe Ruttman won the pole at Phoenix by winning his third consecutive pole, the others were at Daytona and Homestead. Ruttman broke the CTS track record with a run of 129.204mph. Greg Biffle in 1998, Mike Bliss and Rich Bickle in 1997, Ron Hornaday in 1995 and Mike...

Chevy Nose UPDATE:

hearing that not all teams used the full additional two inches on the nose of the Monte Carlo allowed by NASCAR, as they found it made the car lose. Which ones? the #3 and #31 along with the #8 and #1, all ran strong and up front(3-15-2000) UPDATE: When NASCAR changed...

Wind Tunnel UPDATE:

According to Doug Duchardt, GM Racing NASCAR Group Manager, Chevrolet might have won Sunday's NASCAR Winston Cup race in Atlanta but didn't come out ahead of Ford in Monday's wind tunnel test. NASCAR took Mark Martin's Taurus, Mike Skinner's Monte Carlo and Bobby Labonte...

The Military Cars UPDATE 2:

For the first time, all five branches of the Armed Forces came together to target NASCAR fans in support of their recruiting efforts, through a special program with a Tribute to Freedom in the Millennium theme. Action Performance Companies Inc, Jay Howard Events Inc...

Morgan Back:

Morgan Back: Morgan Shepherd will drive the #19 Kobalt Tools Chevy in the BGN race at Darlington for Team Yellow. Why no Skinners? Mike Skinner hadminor corrective eye surgery Monday and will drive in the CUP race(NOL)(3-14-2000)...