Mike Skinner News

Lowes to stay on the #31:

Lowes to stay on the #31:

January 5, 2001
Lowes to stay on the #31: Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse will continue its primary sponsorship of the #31 Richard Childress Racing team for the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. RCR president Richard Childress said he is looking forward to a strong season from

#31 Sponsor? UPDATE:

#31 Sponsor? UPDATE:

December 14, 2000
hearing that Top Choice Lumber, which is sold at Lowes, will be the sponsor on the #31 RCR Chevy driven by Mike Skinner for the first half of the 2001 Cup season. Lowes announced a few months ago that it wanted out of its contract to sponsor the #31 but team owner

#31 Sponsor?

#31 Sponsor?

December 5, 2000
hearing that Top Choice Lumber, which is sold at Lowes, will be the sponsor on the #31 RCR Chevy driven by Mike Skinner for the first half of the 2001 Cup season. Lowes announced a few months ago that it wanted out of its contract to sponsor the #31 but team owner

Penthouse to Outhouse:

Penthouse to Outhouse:

November 19, 2000
#16 Kevin Lepage, who won the pole for this race a year ago, will not be in the NAPA 500 at Atlanta as Lepages final-round qualifying lap, 186.686 mph, was 50th, and he was unable to get a provisional spot over Jeff Burton, Ricky Rudd, Mike Skinner, Dale Earnhardt

APR and the BGN UPDATE not so fast:

APR and the BGN UPDATE not so fast:

November 14, 2000
APR and the BGN UPDATE not so fast: Andy Petree Racing announced it may not field a NASCAR Busch Series team in 2001, instead focusing all efforts on its two Winston Cup teams. APR is currently running a limited Busch Series schedule with two part-time sponsors. It

Skinner News – UPDATE:

Skinner News – UPDATE:

November 4, 2000
The son of Winston Cup driver Mike Skinner was arrested in North Carolina on Thursday on multiple drug charges. A spokesman for the Randolph County Sheriff's department said they arrested Michael James Skinner, 22, of Randleman, N.C., after a search warrant turned

Two APR cars:

Two APR cars:

October 26, 2000
Two APR cars: Andy Petree Racing will have two entries at Phoenix. Mike Skinner will be behind the wheel of the #15 Albertsons Chevy, and Elliot Sadler will drive the #51 Hot Tamales Chevy(Hendersonville Times-News)(10-26-2000)

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

October 26, 2000
Homestead-Miami Speedway will be holding a test session for several of the top NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams on Tuesday/Wednesday, October 24-25. Some drivers that will test include: #26-Jimmy Spencer, #20-Tony Stewart, #18-Bobby Labonte, #99-Jeff Burton, #24-Jeff

Skinner in a backup:

Skinner in a backup:

October 20, 2000
#31-Mike Skinner was forced to move to a backup car after hitting the inside retaining wall on the back stretch at Rockingham during Friday's practice(That's Racin')(10-20-2000)

Failed Inspections:

Failed Inspections:

October 14, 2000
Inspections for Winston Cup cars was slow going Friday, as several teams failed to make it through prequalifying inspections on the first try. The teams of Dale Earnhardt, Jeremy Mayfield, Bobby Hamilton, Sterling Marlin, Blaise Alexander and Matt Kenseth had to make

Lowes?

Lowes?

October 10, 2000
The silence about what's going on with the Lowe's sponsorship of the #31 Chevys driven by Mike Skinner makes you believe that lawyers are involved. The best guess is that they're trying to work out some kind of settlement that will allow Lowe's to come off the car

Lowes In? Lowes Out? UPDATE 4 – the #25?:

Lowes In? Lowes Out? UPDATE 4 – the #25?:

September 25, 2000
many readers emailed me a Lowes in-house memo saying that Lowes was leaving the #31 Richard Childress Team and driver Mike Skinner after the 2000 season, ESPN2's RPM 2Night also reported the memo. I was told as was RPM 2Night, that owner Richard Childress says he spoke

Testing at Martinsville:

Testing at Martinsville:

September 19, 2000
Kyle Petty tested with the #45 Sprint Chevy race team on Tuesday at Martinsville Speedway in preparation for the teams first Winston Cup race with Kyle at the wheel. Petty along with #99-Jeff Burton, #19-Casey Atwood, #31-Mike Skinner, and #75-Wally Dallenbach began

#19 to skip races:

#19 to skip races:

September 9, 2000
#19 to skip races: Because of a loss of one of its primary sponsors, the #19 Emerald Performance Group team and driver PJ Jones, has scaled down its involvement the BGN for the rest of the season. When the team's original driver, Mike Skinner, left earlier this season

Sadlers BGN plans:

Sadlers BGN plans:

August 28, 2000
Sadlers BGN plans: Andy Petree Racing has announced today that Elliott Sadler will finish the season in the #15 Hot Tamales Chevy in the Busch Series. Sadler will race at Richmond, Rockingham, and Phoenix. The team also fields the #15 Albertsons Chevrolet driven by