Mike Skinner - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Who is Carl Long? UPDATE 4:

on NOL's Bristol Cup race entry list, there is a Carl Long listed in the #85 Mansion Motorsports Ford, all I know is that he ran a few truck races in 1998, and made four Slim Jim series starts in 1998, otherwise no info -- UPDATE 1: I hear Long drove in the Late Model...

Team Yellow Trouble UPDATE:

NASCAR may fine Team Yellow, the #19 Yellow Freight Chvy of Mike Skinner, for drilling holes in the chassis of its cars. The holes were exposed when driver Mike Skinner crashed during opening day practice at Texas on Thursday. NASCAR officials then checked the backup...

Skinner Update:

Mike Skinner stopped by the RCR #31 shop Monday and told the crew he would be ready to run 500 laps at Bristol in two weeks(almost). Team Mgr, David Smith told RPM2Nite that he would have a relief driver standing by in case Skinner needs one(RPM2Nite). Candidates would...

Hard Licks Update:

Some tough licks for Jeff Gordon, Mike Skinner and Jimmy Spencer. Both Gordon's and Skinner's accidents looked like right rear tires went down. During an interview at lap 128, Gordon said they took X-Rays and he didn't think anything was broken but he was mighty sore...

No New Monte:

According to Richard Childress, owner of the #3 Goodwrench car driven by Dale Earnhardt and the #31 driven by Mike Skinner, the possibility of running a new Chevrolet is now a dead issue. See the complete story at It's official: No new Monte in '99 by Lee Spencer (...

Wind Tunnel Results? UPDATE

According to men familiar with the tests, Jeff Gordon's Monte Carlo came out with numbers clearly better than the other five cars, 30 drag-horsepower better than the Fords according to one source, and 20 drag-horsepower better than the rival Chevrolet of Mike Skinner...

Skinner Disqualified UPDATE 5 Reinstated:

From TNN's Raceday - Mike Skinner who won the BGN race in Atlanta Saturday in the #19 Team Yellow Chevy, has been disqualified for unapproved cylinder head modifications and Dave Blaney in the #93 Amoco Pontiac has been declared the winner - Skinner and the #19 Team...

Childress Third Team?

Now that Richard Childress has locked up Lowe's and Mike Skinner for another three years, he can start work on that long-rumored third Winston Cup team. One possible driver is Casey Atwood, but is the 18-year-old sensation rough and tough enough for Childress? Another...

Skinner Disqualified UPDATE 5 Reinstated:

From TNN's Raceday - Mike Skinner who won the BGN race in Atlanta Saturday in the #19 Team Yellow Chevy, has been disqualified for unapproved cylinder head modifications and Dave Blaney in the #93 Amoco Pontiac has been declared the winner --- Skinner and the #19 Team...

Skinner/Childress:

Mike Skinner is in the process of working out a new three-year deal with owner Richard Childress. But he's torn because his crew chief, Larry McReynolds with whom he has a productive relationship, is looking to create his own Winston Cup team next season( That's Racin...

The Wind Tunnel:

NASCAR is taking the cars from Sunday's top six finishers - #24-Jeff Gordon, #18-Bobby Labonte, #6-Mark Martin, #88-Dale Jarrett, #22-Ward Burton and #31-Mike Skinner - to the wind tunnel in Marietta, Ga., for testing( That's Racin' ) JAYSKI NOTE: Ward Burton finished...

Tracy to BGN?

Check this story out from the Speedway Scene - Paul Tracy To Busch? , possible in the #19 Team Yellow Chevy when Mike Skinner has Cup conflicts...

DW and Yellow Freight:

Darrell Waltrip has signed on with Yellow Freight System to be the chief strategist and official spokesman for the company's NASCAR racing team. Waltrip will make public appearances for Yellow Freight many BGN races in 1999, starting with the Yellow Freight 300 in ...

No Bull 5 drivers

for the Coca-Cola 600: #99-Jeff Burton; #22-Ward Burton; #24-Jeff Gordon; #31-Mike Skinner; and #18-Bobby Labonte...

Lowes? UPDATE 3:

I didn't see the story yet, but I hear an article in this weeks Winston Cup Scene mentions that Lowes will not return to the #31 Richard Childress Chevy in 2000. Also will not sponsor any car/team in 2000. I guess they are concentrating on the Lowes Motor Speedway ...

Lowes? UPDATE 4:

I didn't see the story yet, but I hear an article in this weeks Winston Cup Scene mentions that Lowes will not return to the #31 Richard Childress Chevy in 2000. Also will not sponsor any car/team in 2000. I guess they are concentrating on the Lowes Motor Speedway ...

McReynolds Cup Team:

Mike Skinners crew chief, Larry McReynolds is steaming full-ahead with his plans to own his own racing operation in the year 2000. McReynolds is keeping Skinner's owner, Richard Childress abreast of his situation. The new team, Motorsports Performance Headquarters, ...

Double Duty:

Ten drivers with full Winston Cup rides will attempt to make the BGN race at the Rock: #9-Jeff Burton; #19-Mike Skinner; #26-Johnny Benson; #29-Ted Musgrave; #41-David Green; #44-Bobby Labonte; #60-Mark Martin; #61-Derrike Cope; #64-Geoff Bodine; and #99-Kevin Lepage...

Vegas Testing:

Jeff Gordon, Brett Bodine, Mike Skinner, Joe Nemechek, Lyndon Amick and Jeff Finley will test next week at Las Vegas. Dale Jarrett is scheduled to test next Wednesday( News and Record ) -- Joe Nemechek and Richard Childress Racing tested Cup cars at Vegas while Gordon...

Team Yellow Ready:

Team Yellow Racing, the team that will field Chevrolet Monte Carlos in 20 races in the BGN in 1999 with Mike Skinner handling the driving chores in 14 of the events is ready to go. Mike Skinner, fresh off of an outstanding 4th place finish in one of the most exciting...