Mike Skinner News

Miller leads first test session at LVMS:

Miller leads first test session at LVMS:

September 21, 2006
Chase Miller's Dodge Motorsports #4 Dodge led the first session of Friday's practice in preparation for the Smith's Las Vegas 350 NASCAR Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Miller's best Truck lap - 174.796 mph/30.898 sec. - was just shy of the Cup Series

Mayfield could run #15 Truck at Atlanta UPDATE at Vegas:

Mayfield could run #15 Truck at Atlanta UPDATE at Vegas:

September 18, 2006
on Speed Channel's Inside Nextel Cup Monday, Jeremy Mayfield was interviewed and said he was talking to the #15 Billy Ballew Racing Truck Series team about possibly running a truck at Atlanta for the team in October. Mayfield said he also expects to test for Bill Davis

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

September 18, 2006
Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 16 New Hampshire 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Darnell scored a ninth-place finish, his seventh top-10 of the 2006 season. He claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 10th

Results for the New Hampshire 200 at NHIS:

Results for the New Hampshire 200 at NHIS:

September 18, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Cars Toyota 2) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 3) #15-Kyle Busch, Freedom Grill/Team Davis Dirt Racing Chevy 4) #30-Todd Bodine, Lumber Liquidators Toyota 5) #11-David Starr, Red Horse Racing/Forklift.net

Benson wins the New Hampshire 200:

Benson wins the New Hampshire 200:

September 16, 2006
Johnny Benson is on a roll -- J.B.'s win at NHIS makes it four wins in the last nine races. Benson also led the most laps at 145 and gained 30 points on Todd Bodine in the championship standings. Mike Skinner came on strong at the end of the race to pick up second

Skinner claims 5th pole at NHIS:

Skinner claims 5th pole at NHIS:

September 16, 2006
This is Mike Skinner's fifth Budweiser Pole of the 2006 season - most by any driver. Skinner's 29th career pole breaks a tie with Jack Sprague for most poles in the Craftsman Truck Series. This is Skinner's second pole at New Hampshire International Raceway. A.J. Allmendinger

Starting Lineup for the New Hampshire 200:

Starting Lineup for the New Hampshire 200:

September 16, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 129.626 2) #23-Johnny Benson, 129.151 3) #21-Bobby East, 128.954 4) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 128.941 5) #46-Clint Bowyer, 128.941 6) #9-Ted Musgrave, 128.876 7) #30-Todd Bodine, 128.819 8) #77-Brendan Gaughan, 128.802 9) #15-Kyle Busch,

Final practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

Final practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

September 15, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 129.090 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 129.072 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, 128.589 4) #14-Rick Crawford, 128.186 5) #4-Chase Miller, 128.135 6) #23-Johnny Benson, 127.997 7) #6-Mark Martin, 127.898 8) #24-A.J. Allmendinger, 127.709 9) #17-David Reutimann

First practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

First practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

September 15, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #15-Kyle Busch, 128.650 2) #88-Matt Crafton, 127.928 3) #6-Mark Martin, 127.773 4) #5-Mike Skinner, 127.688 5) #10-Terry Cook, 127.658 6) #9-Ted Musgrave, 127.602 7) #60-Jack Sprague,127.555 8) #17-David Reutimann, 127.500 9) #23-Johnny Benson, 127.419

Celebrity Poker Tourney to Benefit Speedway Children’s Charity:

Celebrity Poker Tourney to Benefit Speedway Children’s Charity:

September 12, 2006
Before betting on the best racing strategy for the Smith's Las Vegas 350 on Saturday night, a handful of Truck Series personalities will be going "all in" for a night of celebrity poker. The 'Craftsman Truck Series Tough Poker Tournament' presented by the South Coast

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

September 12, 2006
Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 23 O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Darnell was credited with an 18th-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the ninth time this season. Darnell leads Chad McCumbee by 32

Truck Series News & Notes – New Hampshire:

Truck Series News & Notes – New Hampshire:

September 11, 2006
Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 AES HR Solutions Chevy) laid the foundation for New Hampshire International Speedway's reputation as a track with a flair for the dramatic. Hornaday, winner of the first New Hampshire 200 in 1996, passed a number of trucks on a late restart and

1st Annual Toyota Tundra Skinner Round-Up Ponies raises $104,000:

1st Annual Toyota Tundra Skinner Round-Up Ponies raises $104,000:

September 11, 2006
1995 Truck Series Champion, Mike Skinner will deal out over $104,000 to local Daytona Beach charities in the next week after an extremely successful first annual charity golf and poker tournament held on September 5th, 2006 at Spruce Creek Country Club in Daytona Beach

Where the Truck Series Regulars finished at Richmond:

Where the Truck Series Regulars finished at Richmond:

September 9, 2006
Eric Almirola finished 18th driving the #19 Banquet Chevy. Other regulars had a tough night, all out early due to accidents; 32nd, #12-Mike Skinner, bluegreen/Supercuts Dodge; 41st, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., Outdoor Channel Chevy; 43rd, #56-Kevin Grubb, Western Sizzlin

Skinner and Musgrave Back for FitzBradshaw at Richmond: UPDATE:

Skinner and Musgrave Back for FitzBradshaw at Richmond: UPDATE:

September 8, 2006
Mike Skinner will pilot the #12 Bluegreen Resorts Dodge in the Emerson Radio 250 Friday night at Richmond. The Book of Fate, a Brad Meltzer novel, is set to become the first novel ever to adorn a NASCAR racecar as it shares space on the #12 with primary sponsor Bluegreen