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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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