Mike Skinner News

News and Notes – Las Vegas:

News and Notes – Las Vegas:

September 21, 2005
Crawfords win sets one record, closes on another Rick Crawford (#14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford) became the 10th different winner in succession at New Hampshire International Speedway on Sept. 17 to set a record for a series track. Crawford, with victories in three

News and Notes – New Hampshire:

News and Notes – New Hampshire:

September 14, 2005
Hornaday, Skinner make championship noise For the first time since the final race of 1996, former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champions Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (#6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet) hold top-five rankings together in the

Skinner wins at Richmond:

Skinner wins at Richmond:

September 8, 2005
#5-Mike Skinner won the Cheerios Betty Crocker 200 at Richmond International Raceway for his 2nd wins of the season and in a row and 18th of his career. #30-Todd Bodine was 2nd, followed by #47-Kevin Harvick, #1-Ted Musgrave and #13-Tracy Hines. Points leader, #46-

Starr wins pole at Richmond:

Starr wins pole at Richmond:

September 8, 2005
#75-David Starr won the pole for the Cheerios Betty Crocker 200 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 126.648mph with a new track qualifying record [was held by Jamie McMurray, 125.436 in Sept 2004] in the last Truck Race at Richmond for his 2nd pole of

News and Notes – Richmond:

News and Notes – Richmond:

September 7, 2005
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitors are closing in on a record thats stood for six years. With 12 different winners in the seasons first 17 races, the series is on track to eclipse the 14 who won in 1998. The record was in jeopardy last year when 13 drivers posted

Testing at Richmond:

Testing at Richmond:

August 29, 2005
As the hours and minutes tick down to the waving of the green flag for the Chase weekend at Richmond International Raceway, several NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series teams have tests planned at the 3/4-mile facility. Test sessions at Richmond International

Skinner wins at Bristol:

Skinner wins at Bristol:

August 24, 2005
#5-Mike Skinner won the O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday night leading 190 of 200 laps for his first win of 2005 and first win since November 1996 at Bakersfield, CA. It was Skinner's 17th career Truck Series win. #30-Todd

Reutimann wins pole at Bristol:

Reutimann wins pole at Bristol:

August 24, 2005
last race winner, #17-David Reutimann won the pole for the O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 126.278mph. Starting second is #5-Mike Skinner, followed by #60-Chad Chaffin, #10-Terry Cook and #38-Brandon Whitt. Points leader

News and Notes – Bristol:

News and Notes – Bristol:

August 24, 2005
Five series champions entered at Bristol With Mike Bliss (#06 MRD Motorsports Chevrolet) making his first appearance since November 2002, five NASCAR Craftsman Truck champions could be part of the OReilly 200 starting field. He joins series regulars Hornaday, Sprague

Reutimann wins at Nashville:

Reutimann wins at Nashville:

August 13, 2005
#17-David Reutimann won the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway for his first career Truck Series win, passing pole sitter, #5-Mike Skinner just before the white flag after Skinner smacked the wall after getting in some oil. Skinner fell back to finish 4th

Skinner wins pole at Nashville:

Skinner wins pole at Nashville:

August 13, 2005
#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway breaking the previous track record with a lap of 161.440mph, his 4th pole of the season and 19th of his career. #22-Bill Lester will start 2nd on the outside pole, followed by #38-Brandon

Rumblings – Indianapolis:

Rumblings – Indianapolis:

August 7, 2005
Tony Stewart finally got to the fence he's been looking to climb all his racing life today as he passed Kasey Kahne with 11 laps to go and went on to win the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard for his first-ever win at his beloved Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Our unforgivable

News and Notes – IRP:

News and Notes – IRP:

August 2, 2005
Setzer holds point lead of historic proportions Setzer is 158 points ahead of closest rival Ted Musgrave (#1 Mopar Dodge) entering the 15th race of 2005. The last time there was a lead greater than 158 points in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the last race of

Testing at Nashville:

Testing at Nashville:

July 26, 2005
Nashville Superspeedway will host a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Test on Wednesday, July 27. Some drivers testing include: #5-Mike Skinner, #17-David Reutimann, #23-Johnny Benson, #30-Todd Bodine, #38-Brandon Whitt, Joe Ruttman (Toyota test team driver and Nashville

Memphis News and Notes:

Memphis News and Notes:

July 20, 2005
Truck drivers slinging some pre-race mud Seven NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitors including Reutimann and defending OReilly 200 winner Bobby Hamilton (No. 04 Baileys Dodge) will run a Friday night match race in late model cars on Memphis Motorsports Parks .25