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Skinner & Benson to drive #27 Cup car for BDR:

Bill Davis Racing (BDR) has announced that it will tap into its pool of veteran Cup Series drivers to pilot the #27 Toyota Camry during the next several NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Truck Series standouts Mike Skinner and Johnny Benson are both expected to step ...
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Skinner and Benson take over #27 ride…for now UPDATE:

Jacques Villeneuve's career in the Sprint Cup Series is on hold. Villeneuve will be replaced next week at California, likely by Mike Skinner, unless a sponsor can be found for the Bill Davis Racing car over the next 24 hours. Mike Brown, the general manager at BDR, ...
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SPEED team makes predictions for 2008:

With the beginning of another new racing season near, I [Ray Dunlap] have asked my broadcasting colleagues for their predictions for the 2008 NCTS Championship. I was a little surprised by what I received. No matter which driver you think will prevail, it will be hard...
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Childress named to N.C. Sports Hall of Fame:

Richard Childress, the owner of Richard Childress Racing in Welcome, NC will be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in May. Childress is one of eight honorees in the Class of 2008. The NASCAR team owner won six Winston Cup [Now Sprint Cup] championships...
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Grand Marshals named for Daytona Community Motorsports Parade:

Alli Owens, a Daytona Beach native, is proud to announce that she will serve as the Co-Grand Marshal for the Inaugural Community Motorsports Parade. The event, which marks the start of Daytona Speedweeks festivities, is being held on February 2, 2008 in conjunction...
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Skinner collected numerous year-end awards:

#5-Mike Skinner collected numerous year-end titles at the NCTS awards banquet: the WIX Filters Award (lap leader), the Bud Pole Award (most poles), Mobil 1 Award (command performance) and the No. 5 Tundra pit crew won the Checkers/Rally Award (fastest pit crew) as ...
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Hornaday collects record $1,137,044 in 2007:

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) collected a record $370,119 in point fund awards along with special awards of $52,000 during Monday's Champions Award ceremonies to bring his 2007 season total to $1,137,044, a new single...
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Extensive coverage on SPEED for season finale at Homestead:

With former NCTS champions Ron Hornaday Jr. and Mike Skinner locked in one of the closest battles in series history, SPEED will support its Truck Series event with live coverage of NCTS practice (Nov. 16, 10:30am/et), NCTS qualifying (Nov. 16, 5:00pm/et) and the popular...
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Rumblings – Texas Race Facts:

In what was otherwise a rather forgettable race today at Texas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson surged to the front late (looked just like last week) and won the Dickies 500 over Matt Kenseth....taking over the points lead in the process. Johnson nabbed his third in ...
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Ramblings – Texas Qualifying:

Martin Truex Jr took his first-ever Bud Pole today at Texas Motor Speedway for Sunday's Dickies 500 with a time of 27.964 sec (193.105 mph) to become the 17th different pole winner of the season (we're gonna have one full field for that Shootout next February!). Martin...
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McGilton to drive for BDR in ’08:

Bill Davis Racing has announced that Phillip McGilton will complete the BDR NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series trio in 2008, with teammates Mike Skinner and Johnny Benson. The 29-year-old McGilton is a native of Marion, Ill., and has been around racing for a while. McGilton...
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Five do not qualify [DNQ] for the Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

: #00-David Reutiman [32 team attempts/38th in OWNERS pts]; #08-Burney Lamar [3/55]; #06-Sam Hornish, Jr. [5/52]; #4-Ward Burton [30/44]; and #36-Mike Skinner [32/46].(10-26-2007)...
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Atlanta Ramblings:

Greg Biffle went out late tonight and took the Bud Pole for Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta with a scary-fast speed of 192.453 (28.807 sec). This is his first top-spot of the season (his last pole was at Richmond in May of 2006) and 4th of his Nextel Cup career...
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Images added:

A few images added from Martinsville; #5-Mike Skinner, #41-Dario Franchitti, #9-Ted Musgrave, #17-Michael McDowell. Photos can be viewed at the 2007 Paint Scheme Gallery page.(10-23-2007)...
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#36 Cup ride available – Skinner in for three races? UPDATE: Skinner & Benson to split driving duties:

An immediate departure to the #66 for Jeremy Mayfield leaves the #36 Cup ride open for the remainder of 2007. Supposedly, Mike Skinner will drive the #36 in three of the final four races and Jacques Villeneuve will drive at Phoenix.(10-22-2007) UPDATE: Bill Davis Racing...
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Stremme? Mayfield to Haas? UPDATE 2 Mayfield in the #66 NOW:

hearing that both David Stremme, currently driving the #40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi [but out of a job at the end of 2007] has also talked to Haas CNC Racing about driving for them in 2008; also hearing that Jeremy Mayfield, currently driving the #36 Toyota for Bill Davis...
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Toyota takes second straight title:

When Mike Skinner's Tundra crossed the finish line first in Saturday afternoon's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Virginia's Martinsville Speedway, it enabled Toyota to clinch its second consecutive NCTS manufacturer's championship. The performance of six teams...
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Dustin Skinner tests truck with Dad:

Dustin Skinner, son of 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Champion Mike Skinner, tested a Bill Davis Racing Toyota Tundra Monday and Tuesday at New Smyrna Speedway. The younger Skinner exceeded everyone's expectations. "Dustin did a good job," said Team Manager Mark Chambers...
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Skinner’s “Toyota Tundra Round Up” raises $145K:

The second annual "Toyota Tundra Skinner Round Up," hosted by Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner and his wife, Angie, raised more than $145,000 for Daytona Beach, Fla., area charities, including the Council on Aging: Meals on Wheels, Second Chance Animal Rescue...
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Roush Fenway drivers Kvapil & Bell make first Talladega start:

Travis Kvapil will make his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Talladega Superspeedway this Saturday in the #6 K&N Filters Ford; T.J. Bell will be driving the #50 Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford. Kvapil enters Talladega third in Craftsman Truck Series...