Mike Skinner News

Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

March 20, 2006
Sometimes the calendar can stop momentum cold but not in 2006 and not for Todd Bodine (# 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota). Bodine closed out 2005 with three consecutive victories and hated to see the Truck Series season end at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His Germain Racing

Qualifying for the John Deere 200 is over:

Qualifying for the John Deere 200 is over:

March 17, 2006
(Top five) #30-Todd Bodine 181.260 #5-Mike Skinner 181.171 #99-Erik Darnell 181.147 #85-Dennis Setzer 180.958 #20-Bobby East 180.798 1st Dodge(28th) #1-Robert Richardson 178.654 Going Home:#06-Chase Montgomery, #28-Carl Long, #40-Chad Chaffin For complete starting

Friday Final Practice:

Friday Final Practice:

March 17, 2006
for the John Deere 200 is over. (Top five ) #4-Mike Skinner 180.910 #6-Mark Martin 180.551 #99-Erik Darnell 180.522 #21-Jon Wood 179.965 #60-Jack Sprague 179.907 1st Chevy(7th) #06-Chad McCumbee 179.697 1st Dodge(8th) #01-Robert Richardson 179.633 slowest: #28-Carl

1st Friday Practice:

1st Friday Practice:

March 17, 2006
for the John Deere 200 is over.(Top five) #20-Bobby East 182.195 #12-Joey Miller 181.420 #21-Jon Wood 181.271 #5-Mike Skinner 180.728 #60-Jack Sprague 180.663 1st Chevy(8th) #16-Mike Bliss 180.222 1st Dodge(21st) #08-Bobby Hamilton Jr. 178.677 For entire practice results

Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

March 6, 2006
John Deere 200 marks series' 100th race with at least one female starter. Terry Cook to become second series driver to log 200 consecutive starts Veteran Kelly Sutton (# 02 Team Copaxone Chevrolet) and Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Erin Crocker (# 98 Cheerios

Truck Series News and Notes:

Truck Series News and Notes:

February 28, 2006
Joey Miller (#12 Curb Records Toyota) has a couple of goals in mind for the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. One will follow the other. Miller hopes to join Darrell Waltrip Motorsports teammate David Reutimann (#17 Team Tundra Toyota) as the Raybestos Rookie

Qualifying for the RaceTickets.com 200 is over:

Qualifying for the RaceTickets.com 200 is over:

February 24, 2006
Top five were: #17-David Reutimann 178.980 #5-Mike Skinner 178.253 #9-Ted Musgrave 177.932 #20-Jon Wood 177.730 #30-Todd Bodine 177.681 1st Chevy, (6th) #16-Mike Bliss 177.410 1st Dodge, (15th) #77-Brendan Gaughan 176.035 Going home: #24- Wayne Edwards; #47-Kraig Kinser

California Qualifying Notes:

California Qualifying Notes:

February 24, 2006
• Kurt Busch won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Auto Club 500, lapping California Speedway in 38.485 seconds at 187.086 mph. Kyle Busch holds the track-qualifying record of 38.248 seconds at 188.245 mph, set Feb. 26, 2005. • This is his first top-10

1st Thursday Practice:

1st Thursday Practice:

February 23, 2006
for the RaceTickets.com 200 is over. Top five were: #6-Mark Martin 175.820 #20-Jon Wood 175.481 #5-Mike Skinner 175.251 #60-Jack Sprague 175.050 #30-Todd Bodine 174.978 1st Chevy, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr.(7th), 1st Dodge,#18-Bobby Hamilton(18th), 1st Rookie, #12-Joey Miller

Skinner in the #37 for some races:

Skinner in the #37 for some races:

February 22, 2006
been told that Mike Skinner will run some Nextel Cup races in the #23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge as sponsorship permits and the #37 R&J Racing Dodge in some races. No word on what happened with Chad Blount's full time ride with the #37. Skinner will run the #37 at

Daytona Race Results:

Daytona Race Results:

February 17, 2006
(Top Ten) 1) #6-Mark Martin, Scott's Ford 2) #30-Todd Bodine, iracing.com Toyota 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 4) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 5) #60-Jack Sprague, Con-Way Toyota 6) #99-Erik Darnell, Woolrich Ford (1st Rookie) 7) #08-Bobby

GM Flex Fuel 250 Qualifying is over:

GM Flex Fuel 250 Qualifying is over:

February 16, 2006
Top five were: #6-Mark Martin 178.628 (16th driver to win a pole in all three series) #22-Bill Lester 178.017 #21-Stacy Compton 177.715 #20-Jon Wood 177.480 #5-Mike Skinner 177.473 Starting 11th: #47-Kraig Kinser (first Chevrolet) 176.291 Starting 16th: #59-Mike Wallace

News & Notes Daytona:

News & Notes Daytona:

February 13, 2006
Ted Musgrave (#9 ASE/Germain Toyota) has figured out how to top his first NASCAR championship. Win another one. Musgrave now rides with Germain Racing, a five-time winner a year ago with Todd Bodine (#30 Germain Motors Toyota). Bodine, last years third-place finisher

Golf Channel and NASCAR Drivers Raise Money for Charity:

Golf Channel and NASCAR Drivers Raise Money for Charity:

February 9, 2006
Riding on the success from a previous NASCAR The Big Break: All-Star Challenge edition (Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Michael Waltrip and Rusty Wallace), some of NASCAR's best will once again perform their driving skills...on a golf course for a charity

Bad Boy Mowers back on the #23:

Bad Boy Mowers back on the #23:

February 8, 2006
#23-Mike Skinner will run a third car for Bill Davis Racing in the Daytona 500 with Bad Boy Mowers as the primary sponsor. The #23 Bad Boy Mowers Dodge Charger at Daytona International Speedway is Chassis No. 62 It was last run in the 2004 Daytona 500 and helped carry