Mike Skinner News

Martinsville Notes II:

Martinsville Notes II:

April 3, 2004
Jack Sprague's (No. 16 Chevy Trucks Chevrolet) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record at Martinsville Speedway mirrors the previous Augusta National stats of golf professional Phil Mickelson, who broke his Masters drought last Sunday. Sprague, on three occasions, has

Hamilton wins at Atlanta; Parker, Gordon, Crawford Injured:

Hamilton wins at Atlanta; Parker, Gordon, Crawford Injured:

March 13, 2004
#4-Bobby Hamilton used overtime and a wild last-lap pass of fellow veteran #42-Mike Skinner to claim the win in Saturday's EasyCare 200, the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. A late-race caution forced the scheduled 130-lap race

Reutimann wins pole at Atlanta, Toyota on the pole:

Reutimann wins pole at Atlanta, Toyota on the pole:

March 13, 2004
#17-David Reutimann led a Toyota and rookie invasion of Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday. Reutimann, a rookie, turned a lap at 179.452 mph to claim the pole for Saturday's EasyCare 200 (1 p.m. Eastern, Speed), the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta

Atlanta Notes:

Atlanta Notes:

March 12, 2004
Some records seem destined to last forever, like Bill Elliott's qualifying marks of 210.364 and 212.809 mph, respectively, at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Geoffrey Bodine (No. 03 Team EJP Chevrolet) holds the title to one such lap - with

Line-X to Sponsor Truck Series race at Michigan:

Line-X to Sponsor Truck Series race at Michigan:

February 25, 2004
Line-X, the nationwide leader in spray-on truck bedliners, will sponsor the Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Since MIS is located in the backyard of the automotive capital world, partnering with

Testing at Texas:

Testing at Texas:

February 20, 2004
Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. is one of two-dozen drivers scheduled to test at Texas Motor Speedway prior to the Samsung/RadioShack 500 race week. In addition to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series teams, the Crown Royal International Race of Champions (IROC

StockCarFans.com RUMBLINGS — DAYTONA:

StockCarFans.com RUMBLINGS — DAYTONA:

February 17, 2004
They all knew who they had to beat....it just wasn't gonna get done today! Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead for good on lap 181 and led the rest of the way to grab his first ever Daytona 500 victory. Six years to the day from his dad's only victory in the 500, the

#33 Crew Member Injured:

#33 Crew Member Injured:

February 16, 2004
During the first caution period in the Daytona 500 on Sunday, John Wallace, a tire carrier for #33-Mike Skinner, fell from the wall onto pit road, suffering a hairline fracture of his right arm and requiring 8-10 stitches in his forehead, just above his nose, team

Sponsor for the #33:

Sponsor for the #33:

February 11, 2004
during Speed Channel's Wed Nextel Cup practice, it was mentioned that Bass Pro Shops and Tracker Marine Boats would be the sponsor of the #33 RCR Chevy and driver Mike Skinner for the Daytona 500. The sponsor is NOT AOL as I earlier reported. Also see the PR at RCR

Bang Racing to run some Cup races later in 2004 UPDATE 3:

Bang Racing to run some Cup races later in 2004 UPDATE 3:

February 10, 2004
First-year Craftsman Truck Series team owner Alex Meshkin says he will make an announcement Tuesday about a sponsorship deal that will see his team compete in the Nextel Cup Series near the end of this season. Meshkin, 23, owns Bang Racing, which will field a pair

Biffle #6:

Biffle #6:

February 9, 2004
#16-Greg Biffle is the sixth driver to claim his first career pole position in the Daytona 500, following Ramo Stott (1976), Loy Allen (1994), Dale Jarrett (1995), Mike Skinner (1997) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).(Richmond Times Dispatch)(2-9-2004)

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES NEWS AND NOTES DAYTONA

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES NEWS AND NOTES DAYTONA

February 9, 2004
10-year anniversary for series begins at Daytona The 2004 season figures to be the most competitive yet with an unprecedented three former champions #42-Mike Skinner, #16-Jack Sprague and #24-Travis Kvapil competing fulltime. Sprague will be in pursuit of his fourth

45 cars show, NASCAR trying to add to the list?

45 cars show, NASCAR trying to add to the list?

February 7, 2004
Next Thursday's Twin 125-mile qualifiers will be superfluous this SpeedWeeks since only 45 teams arrived for the 43-car Daytona 500 field. NASCAR officials are reported to be scrambling to add cars to the 125s.(Winston Salem Journal)(2-7-2004) 45 cars entered: the

#10 to be sponsored by Valvoline’s MaxLife at the Shootout:

#10 to be sponsored by Valvoline’s MaxLife at the Shootout:

February 4, 2004
MaxLife, the premium motor oil created by The Valvoline Company for cars with more than 75,000 miles, will be the primary sponsor on Mike Skinner's #10 Chevy in Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. The Valvoline MaxLife Chevrolet will

Said in the #10 for more races? UPDATE No:

Said in the #10 for more races? UPDATE No:

February 3, 2004
saw this in a few reports about the #33 Mike Skinner/RCR ride and been asked by dozens of readers, so....."Skinner will also be competing in the Feb. 7 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, driving the #10 Chevrolet, team car to the #01 Chevrolet he won the pole in last year