Mike Skinner (NASCAR)
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| Born: | June 28, 1957 | |
| Birthplace: | Suanville, Carolina | |
| Awards: | 1995 Craftsman Truck Series Champion | |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| 2005 NCTS Position: | 5th | |
| Best NCTS Position: | 1st - 1995 (Craftsman Truck Series) | |
| First Race: | 1995 Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | |
| First Win: | 1995 Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | |
| Last Win: | 2006 Smith's Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 19 | 74 | 27 |
| All stats current as of October 28, 2006. | ||
Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing.
[edit] Craftsman Truck Series
Skinner competed in the inaugural 1995 SuperTruck Series (now Craftsman Truck Series). He was the series' first champion. He currently ranks third on the all-time Truck Series wins list with 19.
[edit] NEXTEL Cup
In 2006, Mike was scheduled to drive the #23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge part-time in Nextel Cup. In the car, he failed to make the Daytona 500. Bill Lester subsequently made more starts in the car. He has subsequently made appearances in the #34 Front Row Motorsports car and the #37 R&J Racing car. He is not currently under contract to any Nextel Cup team.
Mike currently drives the number 5 Toyota Dealers / XM Toyota in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He drove at the Winston Cup level for Richard Childress Racing from 1997 to 2001 and for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2002 and 2003.
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| Preceded by: None | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion 1995 | Succeeded by: Ron Hornaday, Jr. |
