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.”
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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
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