Mike Skinner Driver Diary
Something To Build On - 12/09/2009
What Off-Season - 12/22/09
From Tom Jensen's article:TRUCKS: Nead Named Crew Chief For Skinner
NASCAR veteran Gene Nead will serve as crew chief for Mike Skinner and the No. 5 Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota Tundra NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entry, the team announced Tuesday.
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"He’s shown he has what it takes to win a truck series championship, and I definitely think the Nead/Skinner pairing will be a force to be reckoned with right from the start.”
http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/trucks-nead-named-crew-chief-for-skinner/
From Tom Jensen's article: SKINNER: At 52 Still Standing On It:
"There's no substitute for youth, but there's also no substitute for experience," said Skinner. " … It's amazing what a fine line it is between the young guy that's coming in, the Joey Loganos that's coming in, that's going to be the face, the future of our sport, and the Mark Martins that have been here forever, guys like Hornaday and myself. We've got that knowledge of what to do. We don't have the youth anymore. For some reason, we're still getting it done."
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From Ray Dunlap's article Upping the ante:
I look for Skinner to be back in the contender’s saddle every week rubbing fenders with Hornaday. Skinner is a smart, experienced and aggressive driver who won’t give an extra inch on the race track. With Nead calling the shots for Skinner, I anticipate the old school racer to legitimately battle the Longhorn Chevy for the title this season. Nead is all about winning races and letting the points fall where they may, a lethal combination with Skinner’s driving characteristics. Plus, Skinner has a year under his belt at RMM and has developed solid relationships with the crew. Their last-minute swap to Toyota before the 2009 season got underway set them back a bit, but their inventory is established and they now can concentrate on fine-tuning and massaging it.
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Local legend first to enter NASCAR’s 200-200 club
Local racing legend Mike Skinner recently was named the first man in history to enter NASCAR’s 200-200 club after his 200th start in the Camping World Truck Series race held on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Martinsville, Virginia at the Martinsville Speedway.
Skinner is the only NASCAR racer to complete 200 starts in both Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series racing. Skinner is also one of three distinguished racers in the 50 plus age group.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Skinner news - before Matrinsville - 200th NASCAR truck start
Mike Skinner – No. 5 PC*MILER Navigator Toyota Tundra
SKINNER’S THOUGHTS ON MARTINSVILLE: “I look forward to going back to Martinsville with Eric [Phillips – crew chief] because we went there for the first time together in the spring race and I feel like we’re a better team now than we were then. I think we ended up with a halfway decent finish then, so it’s a good racetrack for us. I love Martinsville. I love the fans up there and the whole setting. Short track racing is like drag racing with two hard, sharp corners, so I always enjoy going to Martinsville. My very first race there, if I’m not mistaken, was a Cup race in 1986. I ran my very first Winston Cup race at Martinsville and I’ll never forget Tim Richmond was on the pole and I think Ricky Rudd won the race. I’ll never forget standing there and being in the race with Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty and all these great drivers and champions. They started doing the National Anthem and I basically got teary eyed. I think about that moment every race when they are doing the National Anthem. I think about that moment at Martinsville, Virginia. It’s a special place to me.”
Randy Moss Motorsports
Skinner, nearing 200th race, still loves to go truckin'
"We've had a lot of fun memories, and hopefully it won't end anytime soon," said Skinner, 52. "I planned on retiring a couple of years (ago), and we almost won the championship, so I decided to I was just having too much fun to retire. I guess I will when it's no fun anymore."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2009-10-22-skinner-trucks_N.htm
Skinner to become first driver in 200-200 club
Mike Skinner, a member of this season's distinguished over-50 club with Mark Martin and Ron Hornaday Jr., will carve out a unique distinction in NASCAR history in Saturday's Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
It will be Skinner's 200th start in the Camping World Truck Series, making him the first driver to have 200 starts in both the truck and Sprint Cup series. Skinner has 260 Cup starts, including four this season.
http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/article/2009-10-22/skinner-become-first-driver-200-200-club
Threes are wild
Mike Skinner is set to make career start No. 200 in the Camping World Truck Series in Saturday’s Kroger 200 here.
Beyond that, it’s all about “threes” for Skinner.
The 1995 series champion has won three times at Martinsville. He’s won three times this season. He’s third in points.
http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/johnson-39340-martinsville-stumble.html
SKINNER’S THOUGHTS ON MARTINSVILLE: “I look forward to going back to Martinsville with Eric [Phillips – crew chief] because we went there for the first time together in the spring race and I feel like we’re a better team now than we were then. I think we ended up with a halfway decent finish then, so it’s a good racetrack for us. I love Martinsville. I love the fans up there and the whole setting. Short track racing is like drag racing with two hard, sharp corners, so I always enjoy going to Martinsville. My very first race there, if I’m not mistaken, was a Cup race in 1986. I ran my very first Winston Cup race at Martinsville and I’ll never forget Tim Richmond was on the pole and I think Ricky Rudd won the race. I’ll never forget standing there and being in the race with Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty and all these great drivers and champions. They started doing the National Anthem and I basically got teary eyed. I think about that moment every race when they are doing the National Anthem. I think about that moment at Martinsville, Virginia. It’s a special place to me.”
Randy Moss Motorsports
Skinner, nearing 200th race, still loves to go truckin'
"We've had a lot of fun memories, and hopefully it won't end anytime soon," said Skinner, 52. "I planned on retiring a couple of years (ago), and we almost won the championship, so I decided to I was just having too much fun to retire. I guess I will when it's no fun anymore."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2009-10-22-skinner-trucks_N.htm
Skinner to become first driver in 200-200 club
Mike Skinner, a member of this season's distinguished over-50 club with Mark Martin and Ron Hornaday Jr., will carve out a unique distinction in NASCAR history in Saturday's Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
It will be Skinner's 200th start in the Camping World Truck Series, making him the first driver to have 200 starts in both the truck and Sprint Cup series. Skinner has 260 Cup starts, including four this season.
http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/article/2009-10-22/skinner-become-first-driver-200-200-club
Threes are wild
Mike Skinner is set to make career start No. 200 in the Camping World Truck Series in Saturday’s Kroger 200 here.
Beyond that, it’s all about “threes” for Skinner.
The 1995 series champion has won three times at Martinsville. He’s won three times this season. He’s third in points.
http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/johnson-39340-martinsville-stumble.html
Monday, October 12, 2009
Links to help follow the truck series
RandyMossMotorsports twitter updates
http://twitter.com/RMMRacing
NASCARtrucks twitter updates
http://twitter.com/NASCAR_Trucks
Live audio of some of the truck races
http://wyshradio.com
Usually provides live running order during races
http://m.espn.go.com/rpm/eventresult?seriesId=4
http://twitter.com/RMMRacing
NASCARtrucks twitter updates
http://twitter.com/NASCAR_Trucks
Live audio of some of the truck races
http://wyshradio.com
Usually provides live running order during races
http://m.espn.go.com/rpm/eventresult?seriesId=4
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Skinner news - before Las Vegas 350
NASCAR trucks continue fast relationship with fans
"I think that's one reason why the truck series is still popular," reigning Las Vegas champion Mike Skinner said. "Our fans know that we're going to run hard from start to finish. There's no holding back like you can in a four-hour race."
Skinner, 52, should know.
The native of Susanville, Calif., won the first truck race in 1995 and finished seventh at Las Vegas en route to winning the season championship for team owner Dale Earnhardt.
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GOING FOR THREE
Veteran Mike Skinner, 52, is attempting to become the first driver to win three truck races at the speedway. He won in 2006 and last year.
"Some tracks just really seem to fit drivers, and Las Vegas fits me really well," Skinner said. "It's fast and it's under the lights, so there is a lot of grip, and guys have options of where they want to try to make their truck work."
Skinner, who drives the No. 5 Toyota owned by NFL wide receiver Randy Moss of the New England Patriots, has started on the pole three of the last five years.
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NASCAR truck racer Mike Skinner familiar with Las Vegas track
If Mike Skinner doesn’t have an ownership stake in Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a win this weekend would certainly have him thinking about one.
The defending champion of the Las Vegas 350, Skinner has enjoyed a lot of success in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career at the track.
Just don’t remind him of that success.
“As the race track ages, its personality changes,” Skinner said. “And it might get where I don’t have that dominance anymore if I talk about it.”
lasvegassun
What is it about Las Vegas that suits your driving style?
"I just really like Las Vegas to begin with, so we always try to go out a day or so early and enjoy the city. I'm not sure what it is about the track, but it really seems to suit me well. We have sat on a bunch of poles at Vegas, and are fortunate to have won two of the last three races out there. Some tracks just really seem to fit drivers and Las Vegas fits me really, really well. It's fast and it's under the lights, so there is a lot of grip, and guys have options of where they want to try to make their truck work. It's a great race track, and hopefully, we can add another win there this year."
truckseries.com
Skinner Looks To Reignite Rivalry With Hornaday
If Mike Skinner is going to repeat as winner of Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (9:30 p.m. ET live on SPEED™; NCWTS Setup with Krista Voda at 9 p.m. ET), odds are he will have to beat Ron Hornaday Jr. to do so.
But that's been the story since the Truck Series' inaugural race in 1995, when Hornaday sat on the pole but Skinner stole his thunder with the race win and season championship (Hornaday finished third in points).
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