Mike Skinner News

Skinner back to the trucks?

Skinner back to the trucks?

July 17, 2003
Mike Skinner will likely be driving for Michael Waltrip's new Truck team, according to team sources.(Winston Salem Journal)(6-23-2003) UPDATE: The future, Skinner said, is still up in the air: 'If I get in cars that aren't part of big-name teams, without big-name sponsors

Brickyard 400 Testing part II – Tuesday News and Speeds:

Brickyard 400 Testing part II – Tuesday News and Speeds:

July 17, 2003
A second round of NASCAR Winston Cup Series private testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway gets underway Monday, July 14 [and 15th]. Drivers scheduled to test are: #0-Jack Sprague, #01-Mike Wallace, #02-Hermie Sadler. #07-Ted Musgrave, #2-Rusty Wallace, #4-David

Edwards wins at Kentucky:

Edwards wins at Kentucky:

July 13, 2003
#99-Carl Edwards raced to his first NASCAR Truck series victory Saturday night, beating #1-Ted Musgrave by 3.568 seconds in the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Edwards, a 23-year-old rookie from Columbia, Mo., finished second last week at Kansas Speedway

Skinner to test at Indy…but for who?

Skinner to test at Indy…but for who?

July 12, 2003
it was reported in an XM Radio interview with Mike Skinner, that he will test for an independent team at Indianapolis on July 14-15th. Said he would give feedback and could even end up running the race.( XM Satellite- NASCAR Radio - Subscription Required) - hearing

Wood is on the pole at Kentucky:

Wood is on the pole at Kentucky:

July 11, 2003
#50-Jon Wood, coming off his first NASCAR Truck series win last week, earned his second career pole Friday night for the Built Ford Tough 225 with a qualifying record for the series of 169.641mph at Kentucky Speedway. Bryan Reffner had held the record after a 168.46

Skinner back in a Truck:

Skinner back in a Truck:

July 8, 2003
Former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Mike Skinner makes his return to the truck series this weekend as the driver of the #15 VOKAL Clothing Racing team. Team owner Billy Ballew named Skinner as the replacement for Rich Bickle starting with Saturday's Built

A Sauter in the #4? UPDATE 3 Sauter to run Chicago:

A Sauter in the #4? UPDATE 3 Sauter to run Chicago:

July 3, 2003
hearing that Busch Series driver [#'s 21 and #43] Johnny Sauter will test the #4 Pontiac for Morgan-McClure next week in Chicago.(6-19-2003) UPDATE: Morgan-McClure Motorsports owner Larry McClure said he is in no hurry to find a permanent replacement for driver Mike

ARCA Driver up for #4 Ride/test:

ARCA Driver up for #4 Ride/test:

June 27, 2003
Keith Segars, who races on the ARCA Series, is among the candidates to replace Mike Skinner in the Morgan-McClure Motorsports #4 Kodak Pontiac. Segars was en route to Talladega Superspeedway Tuesday for two days of testing the race set-up Morgan-McClure plans to use

Andretti still looking:

Andretti still looking:

June 27, 2003
John Andretti said he has spoken to his cousin, Michael, but not about the opening Michael had on his Indy Racing League team. "He's got a path he's set on, and I'm not looking to change from one (series) to another at this point," Andretti said. "I guess it might

More on possible #4 Drivers UPDATE Testing at Chicago with Sauter and Talladega with Compton:

More on possible #4 Drivers UPDATE Testing at Chicago with Sauter and Talladega with Compton:

June 24, 2003
Morgan-McClure Motorsports team general manager Larry McClure spent part of Monday pondering one of the hottest questions in NASCAR. Who will replace Mike Skinner in the No. 4 Kodak Pontiac? "We're looking at a couple of drivers,'' McClure said. "We're not going to

Skinner back to the trucks?

Skinner back to the trucks?

June 23, 2003
Mike Skinner will likely be driving for Michael Waltrip's new Truck team, according to team sources.( Winston Salem Journal )(6-23-2003)

A Sauter in the #4? UPDATE Compton at Daytona in the #4?:

A Sauter in the #4? UPDATE Compton at Daytona in the #4?:

June 23, 2003
hearing that Busch Series driver [#'s 21 and #43] Johnny Sauter will test the #4 Pontiac for Morgan-McClure next week in Chicago.(6-19-2003) UPDATE: Morgan-McClure Motorsports owner Larry McClure said he is in no hurry to find a permanent replacement for driver Mike

A Sauter in the #4? UPDATE:

A Sauter in the #4? UPDATE:

June 21, 2003
hearing that Busch Series driver [#'s 21 and #43] Johnny Sauter will test the #4 Pontiac for Morgan-McClure next week in Chicago.(6-19-2003) UPDATE: Morgan-McClure Motorsports owner Larry McClure said he is in no hurry to find a permanent replacement for driver Mike

Hamilton Jr offered #4 Ride UPDATE turned down, why?:

Hamilton Jr offered #4 Ride UPDATE turned down, why?:

June 21, 2003
during an interview, #25 Busch Series driver, Bobby Hamilton Jr., talked to #4 Morgan-McClure team owner Larry McClure about the now open #4 Kodak Pontiac ride in Cup, but turned it down as he is committed to Team Rensi and is signed with them thru 2004.( XM Satellite

Skinner Comments:

Skinner Comments:

June 21, 2003
Mike Skinner is not surprised he was let go by Morgan-McClure Racing because he said this is a performance business and the bottom line is we weren't performing...primarily on Friday's. Skinner thinks his former team has great race cars and hopes they have success