Mike Skinner News

No Bull 5 UPDATE 1:

No Bull 5 UPDATE 1:

April 28, 1999
The five fans selected for the Winston No Bull 5 contest for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte will be paired with their drivers Thursday in Ontario, Calif. The drivers are: Jeff Burton, Ward Burton, Jeff Gordon, Mike Skinner and Bobby Labonte will compete in a 20-lap

More Rudd UPDATE 2:

More Rudd UPDATE 2:

April 16, 1999
Ricky Rudd's NASCAR team is for sale, and Larry McReynolds, crew chief for the Richard Childress-Mike Skinner team, has made an offer to buy it, McReynolds has confirmed. Rudd could not be reached for comment( PitNow ) -- UPDATE 1: Ricky Rudd said Friday he is not

Black Flag:

Black Flag:

April 13, 1999
Had a few questions on why Steve Park and Mike Skinner got black flagged towards the end of the Food City 500. From David Poole of That's Racin': Mike Skinner and Steve Park were shown the black flag by NASCAR late in the race for violating rules governing how they

GM Talladega Testing Day One UPDATE 1:

GM Talladega Testing Day One UPDATE 1:

April 13, 1999
Bobby Hillin stepped in for Jeff Gordon and tested the #24 DuPont Chevy. Mike Skinner had Mike Dillon subbing in the #31 Lowes Chevy. The top six speeds: #40-Marlin 195.376mph; #24-Hillin 195.369; #5-Labonte 194.362; #7-Waltrip 194.196; #3-Earnhardt 194.168; and #42

Who is Carl Long?

Who is Carl Long?

April 7, 1999
UPDATE 4: on NOL's Bristol Cup race entry list, there is a Carl Long listed in the #85 Mansion Motorsports Ford, all I know is that he ran a few truck races in 1998, and made four Slim Jim series starts in 1998, otherwise no info -- UPDATE 1: I hear Long drove in the

Who is Carl Long? UPDATE 4:

Who is Carl Long? UPDATE 4:

April 6, 1999
on NOL's Bristol Cup race entry list, there is a Carl Long listed in the #85 Mansion Motorsports Ford, all I know is that he ran a few truck races in 1998, and made four Slim Jim series starts in 1998, otherwise no info -- UPDATE 1: I hear Long drove in the Late Model

Team Yellow Trouble UPDATE:

Team Yellow Trouble UPDATE:

March 31, 1999
NASCAR may fine Team Yellow, the #19 Yellow Freight Chvy of Mike Skinner, for drilling holes in the chassis of its cars. The holes were exposed when driver Mike Skinner crashed during opening day practice at Texas on Thursday. NASCAR officials then checked the backup

Skinner Update:

Skinner Update:

March 30, 1999
Mike Skinner stopped by the RCR #31 shop Monday and told the crew he would be ready to run 500 laps at Bristol in two weeks(almost). Team Mgr, David Smith told RPM2Nite that he would have a relief driver standing by in case Skinner needs one(RPM2Nite). Candidates would

Hard Licks Update:

Hard Licks Update:

March 29, 1999
Some tough licks for Jeff Gordon, Mike Skinner and Jimmy Spencer. Both Gordon's and Skinner's accidents looked like right rear tires went down. During an interview at lap 128, Gordon said they took X-Rays and he didn't think anything was broken but he was mighty sore

No New Monte:

No New Monte:

March 27, 1999
According to Richard Childress, owner of the #3 Goodwrench car driven by Dale Earnhardt and the #31 driven by Mike Skinner, the possibility of running a new Chevrolet is now a dead issue. See the complete story at It's official: No new Monte in '99 by Lee Spencer (

Wind Tunnel Results? UPDATE

Wind Tunnel Results? UPDATE

March 21, 1999
According to men familiar with the tests, Jeff Gordon's Monte Carlo came out with numbers clearly better than the other five cars, 30 drag-horsepower better than the Fords according to one source, and 20 drag-horsepower better than the rival Chevrolet of Mike Skinner

Skinner Disqualified UPDATE 5 Reinstated:

Skinner Disqualified UPDATE 5 Reinstated:

March 19, 1999
From TNN's Raceday - Mike Skinner who won the BGN race in Atlanta Saturday in the #19 Team Yellow Chevy, has been disqualified for unapproved cylinder head modifications and Dave Blaney in the #93 Amoco Pontiac has been declared the winner - Skinner and the #19 Team

Childress Third Team?

Childress Third Team?

March 15, 1999
Now that Richard Childress has locked up Lowe's and Mike Skinner for another three years, he can start work on that long-rumored third Winston Cup team. One possible driver is Casey Atwood, but is the 18-year-old sensation rough and tough enough for Childress? Another

Skinner Disqualified UPDATE 5 Reinstated:

Skinner Disqualified UPDATE 5 Reinstated:

March 14, 1999
From TNN's Raceday - Mike Skinner who won the BGN race in Atlanta Saturday in the #19 Team Yellow Chevy, has been disqualified for unapproved cylinder head modifications and Dave Blaney in the #93 Amoco Pontiac has been declared the winner --- Skinner and the #19 Team

Skinner/Childress:

Skinner/Childress:

March 14, 1999
Mike Skinner is in the process of working out a new three-year deal with owner Richard Childress. But he's torn because his crew chief, Larry McReynolds with whom he has a productive relationship, is looking to create his own Winston Cup team next season( That's Racin