Mike Skinner News

Tribute to Landry:

Tribute to Landry:

February 20, 2000
Tribute to Landry: One of the dash decals in Mike Skinner's Busch Series car was the star of the Dallas Cowboys. It was a tribute to former Cowboys coach Tom Landry, who died recently. The car's owner, David Ridling, was a close friend of Landry and his father Ray(

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

February 16, 2000
Several Cup teams had unapproved parts confiscated by NASCAR in recent days. The most common parts taken were springs, which were taken from the cars of #55-Kenny Wallace, #31-Mike Skinner, #41-Rick Mast (two), #4-Bobby Hamilton (two), #27-Jeff Fuller, #42-Kenny Irwin

Daytona 500…important for the season?

Daytona 500…important for the season?

February 12, 2000
How important is it to run well at the Daytona 500? Consider this: Of the top-five finishers in last year's race, none finished in the top five in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship standings. Jeff Gordon won the race and finished sixth in the points, while

T.R.I.X. Racing:

T.R.I.X. Racing:

January 26, 2000
TRIX Racing of Toms River, NJ announces plans for the 2000 season. Kevin Ray of Eastaboga, AL, will drive the TRIX #79 Chevy for the ARCA race at Daytona and other selected ARCA events in 2000. Ray, 22, will be driving the same car that Mike Skinner sat on the pole

Snap-On News:

Snap-On News:

January 11, 2000
I hear Snap-On Tools announced at their annual kick-off that they will be associate sponsors for Rusty Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield, Mike Skinner, Bill Elliot, and current teams of Dale Earnhardt Sr & Jr and Steve Park(1-11-2000)

The 2000 season starts:

The 2000 season starts:

January 10, 2000
Test sessions for the Daytona 500 begin Monday at DIS with a two-day session for General Motors(Chevrolet and Pontiac) Winston Cup teams. #14-Mike Bliss, #31-Mike Skinner, #50-Ricky Craven, #36-Ken Schrader, #42-Kenny Irwin, #33-Joe Nemechek and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr

Hasbro Signs Drivers:

Hasbro Signs Drivers:

November 19, 1999
Hasbro Sports announced today that it has reached agreements with 29 NASCAR drivers enabling the leading publisher to develop interactive games featuring the drivers, their vehicles and teams. Hasbro Sports plans to release several NASCAR titles for a range of gaming

10th Clinched:

10th Clinched:

November 15, 1999
Both #22-Ward Burton and #31-Mike Skinner clinched their first career top 10 finish in the Winston Cup points. Burton is ninth in the points and Skinner is 10th. #12-Jeremy Mayfield, who is 11th in the standings, is 288 points behind Skinner which can't be made up

Tire Testing at Texas:

Tire Testing at Texas:

November 14, 1999
Three drivers - one from each car make - will take part in a Goodyear tire test Nov. 29 and 30 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner, in the No. 31 Chevrolet, Ward Burton in the No. 22 Pontiac and Jeremy Mayfield, in the No. 12 Ford, will participate in the test. At

Skinner Fined:

Skinner Fined:

November 13, 1999
NASCAR fined driver Mike Skinner $5,000 for ?›????actions detrimental to auto racing.?›??? Skinner bumped Hermie Sadler's car(#47) during the cool-down lap of last weekend's Outback Steakhouse 200 BGN race in Phoenix(St Petersburg Times)(11-13-1999)

Chevy Test UPDATE 2:

Chevy Test UPDATE 2:

November 11, 1999
Several Chevrolet drivers will run the 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo in a test session Monday at Miami-Homestead Speedway, following the Cup race( That's Racin' ) -- UPDATE: Not all Chevy teams will be testing at Homestead. Andy Petree's team will be testing its 2000 Monte

Mike Skinner to finish:

Mike Skinner to finish:

November 10, 1999
Mike Skinner will finish the season for Team Yellow Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway. As the season comes to a close, team owner David Ridling, of Emerald Performance Group, is proud of the #19 Team Yellow Racing/Pameco Chevy Monte Carlo's performance. ?›????We've

Hornaday at Phoenix:

Hornaday at Phoenix:

November 3, 1999
Ron Hornaday, who will drive the #31 NAPA Chevrolet owned by Dale Earnhardt Inc. this weekend at Phoenix, is one of three drivers entered in the Grand National series race who have won a major NASCAR series event at the track. Hornaday won the NASCAR truck series events

Cup Drivers at Phoenix:

Cup Drivers at Phoenix:

November 3, 1999
Ten Winston Cup regulars have entered the inaugural Busch Series Outback Steakhouse 200 on Saturday at PIR. They are Gordon, Jeff Burton, Ken Schrader, Mike Skinner, Michael Waltrip, Kenny Wallace, Elliott Sadler, Terry Labonte, Joe Nemechek and Bobby Hamilton(Arizona

Atlanta Testing:

Atlanta Testing:

November 3, 1999
Stacy Compton had the fastest car Tuesday in the second of two days of testing at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Compton, a regular on the Craftsman Truck Series who will drive the #9 Ford of Melling Racing Enterprises in the final three Winston Cup races, was clocked at