Mike Skinner News

Toyota takes Manufacturer’s title at Texas:

Toyota takes Manufacturer’s title at Texas:

November 4, 2006
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 wins the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway:

November 3, 2006
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:

Starting lineup for the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway:

November 2, 2006
(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:

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

November 2, 2006
(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:

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

November 2, 2006
(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:

News & Notes, Part I – Texas:

October 30, 2006
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:

Results from Atlanta Motor Speedway:

October 30, 2006
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:

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

October 28, 2006
(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:

Benson to return in 2007: UPDATE:

October 28, 2006
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:

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

October 28, 2006
(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:

News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway:

October 23, 2006
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:

Final Results for the Kroger 200:

October 23, 2006
(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:

Jack Sprague wins the pole for the Kroger 200:

October 20, 2006
(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:

Homestead-Miami Speedway Testing Day 1:

October 17, 2006
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:

This Week’s Craftsman Truck Series leaders:

October 16, 2006
(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