Mike Skinner News

New Paint for the #21

New Paint for the #21

April 20, 2001
The #21 BGN car of Winston Cup regular Mike Skinner will sport a new color scheme for Saturday's Subway 300. Skinner's #21 car will be painted with a special paint created by Danny Dillard of Richard Childress Racing. Dillard created the gun-metal color and then covered

True Value Man of the Year:

True Value Man of the Year:

April 20, 2001
True Value Man of the Year: Mark Martin's countless hours of preparation, planning meetings and fundraising to fulfill his dream of building a quarter-midget track to give local kids a place to race, received the first quarter nomination for the NASCAR True Value Man

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE:

April 20, 2001
Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial,

Dillon Out UPDATE Skinner In

Dillon Out UPDATE Skinner In

April 11, 2001
Mike Dillon has stepped down as the driver of the #21 Rockwell Chevy co-owned by father-in-law Richard Childress in an attempt to improve the team's performance, and not because of injuries he sustained in a multicar wreck March 24 at Bristol. Mike Skinner, who drives

Tire Carrier Hurt UPDATE:

Tire Carrier Hurt UPDATE:

April 11, 2001
Tire Carrier Hurt UPDATE: Kevin Garband, 35, of Winston-Salem was injured during a late-race pit stop when a loose tire from Bill Elliott's #9 Dodge rolled into the pit stall of driver Mike Skinner. Garband is the front-tire carrier on Skinner's pit crew. Garband had

Dillon Out UPDATE Skinner In:

Dillon Out UPDATE Skinner In:

April 11, 2001
Dillon Out UPDATE Skinner In: Mike Dillon has stepped down as the driver of the #21 Rockwell Chevy co-owned by father-in-law Richard Childress in an attempt to improve the team's performance, and not because of injuries he sustained in a multicar wreck March 24 at

Alabama NASCAR License Plates:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates:

April 5, 2001
Alabama NASCAR License Plates: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial, D-Lineville

Skinner in the #21 at Texas – Dillon too sore:

Skinner in the #21 at Texas – Dillon too sore:

March 27, 2001
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) named Mike Skinner as the driver for its BGN #21 Rockwell Automation team this weekend at Texas while fulltime driver Mike Dillon recuperates from injuries sustained from a March 24 crash at Bristol. "Mike (Dillon) took a hard lick at

Fuel Cell Changes?

Fuel Cell Changes?

March 24, 2001
Fuel Cell Changes? Mike Skinner's fiery crash at Darlington has NASCAR officials planning safety changes in the fuel-cell area. The top piece of Skinner's fuel cell, a cast aluminum piece with a safety-check valve to prevent spillage, was sheared off when Skinner backed

Skinner and the HANS UPDATE:

Skinner and the HANS UPDATE:

March 21, 2001
Skinner and the HANS UPDATE: many folks have emailed me and wondered what Mike Skinner thought about the HANS device and the situation where there was quite a bit of fire. On ESPN2's RPM 2Night Skinner said he may had taken him a little longer to get out with the HANS

#31 Fine?

#31 Fine?

March 5, 2001
#31 Fine? Mike Skinner's #31 team could face a penalty for a parts infraction. Skinner's carburetor intake was confiscated before qualifying after being found with a performance-enhancing additive(Richmond Times Dispatch)(3-5-2001)

Skinner in trouble again:

Skinner in trouble again:

February 26, 2001
from a story in the Courier-Tribune(Randolph, NC) - With a list in hand naming 57 people who allegedly sold drugs to undercover agents - sometimes following tips from citizens - the Randolph County Sheriff's Office began "Operation Spring Cleaning" at 2 p.m. Friday

RCR Announcement UPDATE a new sponsor:

RCR Announcement UPDATE a new sponsor:

February 10, 2001
RCR Announcement UPDATE a new sponsor: Richard Childress Racing Enterprises who run the #3 and #31 Cup team and the #2 and #21 BGN teams, have a Major Sponsorship Announcement on Friday, February 9th in Daytona Beach(RCR PR)(2-2/9-2001) UPDATE: Richard Childress Racing

Mast almost went to Childress:

Mast almost went to Childress:

February 3, 2001
Mast almost went to Childress: seems that Rick Mast came close to being Dale Earnhardt's teammate. "A multiple championship owner came to me and said he was thinking about starting a third team, and he was real strong about it. He asked if I would be interested.",

Daytona BGN Testing:

Daytona BGN Testing:

January 22, 2001
starts TODAY(weather permitting): Testing at the Daytona Intl Speedway for the BGN teams begins Jan 22nd with a two day test for BGN car #'s whose owners points place are in the ODD position (1,3,5,7 etc....). The teams that finished in the Even Owners Points will