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Mike Skinner - Bill Davis Racing Event Preview

 

Race/Date: Las Vegas 350 – September 22, 2007

Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, N.V.

NOTES:

· This week’s race truck for Las Vegas Motor Speedway is Chassis No. 5-97. This is the same truck Skinner has run at numerous races this year, including his dominating win at Kentucky Speedway in July.

Race Winner… Skinner was your Las Vegas race winner last year as he started from the pole and led 114 of the 146 laps ran. He earned a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 and had an Average Running Position of 1.5. Look for Skinner to try and duplicate last year’s efforts this weekend. Pole Winner… Skinner has started from the pole position the last three years at Las Vegas. Look for Skinner to try and capture the pole again as he looks to tie his (1995) season record of 10 poles in a single season. Welcome JV… Jacques Villeneuve, former F1 World Champion and Indy 500 Champion will make his NASCAR racing debut this week in the No. 27 Bill Davis Racing Craftsman Truck. It will be his first oval attempt in nearly 12 years. Skinner Round Up… Mike and Angie Skinner will partner with Toyota to host the second annual "Toyota Tundra Skinner Round Up" Sept. 27-28 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Festivities kick off 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27 with the "Hoe Down Bash" at Daytona International Speedway's Boardwalk Pavilion. Friday's events include the star-studded Golf and Poker Tournaments. Celebrities will hit the links at Spruce Creek Country Club, and then place their bets at the Celebrity Poker Table. The Skinners personally organize and run this annual event, which benefits Daytona Beach-area charities including the Council on Aging: Meals on Wheels, Second Chance Animal Rescue, Safe Kids Coalition and Greyhound Pets of America. Last year's Skinner Round Up raised more than $104,000, and the goal is $125,000 this year. To help the Skinners achieve their goal, they will accept any donations. Donations are tax deductible, and checks can be made out to "HMC Foundation." Points … Skinner is in the second place position in the NCTS points. He is only a mere 29 points out of the lead. Stats… Skinner leads the series in a number of categories. He has the top marks in Driver Rating (120.4), Average Running Position (5.229), Fastest Laps Run (397), Laps in the Top 15 (2,827 of 3,066) and Laps Led (956 laps, 1056.45 miles). Listen and watch … The Las Vegas 350 is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday, September 22. It will broadcast on the Speed Channel (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 128).

Mike Skinner’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Date Start Finish LC/TL Status $Won

11/3/1996 5 7 175/175 Running $17,025

11/9/1997 16 36 24/175 Ignition $11,225

9/25/2004 1 6 146/146 Running $13,125

9/24/2005 1 6 152/152 Running $13,325

9/23/2006 1 1 146/146 Running $54,675

Starts Poles Wins Top-fives Top-10s LC/TL $Won

5 3 1 1 4 643/794 (81.0%) $109,375

Mike Skinner’s Racing Quotes:

Mike Skinner on racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

“The Vegas track is awesome. We won here last year and it always seems that whenever you win somewhere it is so hard to do it again, but we are going to give it everything we got in order to do so. So far we have had a pretty consistent year and I hope to keep it going till the end.”

Mike Skinner’s 2007 Season Totals

Starts Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s DNFs Money

18 4 9 14 16 0 $585,600

Mike Skinner’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Career Totals

Races Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s DNFs Money

Totals 147 23 41 72 92 17 $3,162,127

Mike Skinner’s 2007 NASCAR

Craftsman Truck Series Results

Date

Start Finish LC TC Status Money

2/16/2007 Daytona International Speedway 9 4 100 100 Running $30,175

2/23/2007 California Speedway 2 1 100 100 Running $64,725

3/16/2007 Atlanta Motor Speedway 1 1 130 130 Running $60,750

3/31/2007 Martinsville Speedway 1 1 253 253 Running $54,200

4/28/2007 Kansas Speedway 1 5 167 167 Running $19,125

5/18/2007 Lowe’s Motor Speedway 1 8 136 136 Running $13,975

5/26/2007 Mansfield Motorsports Speedway 1 4 250 250 Running $15,975

6/1/2007 Dover international Speedway 1 7 200 200 Running $18,275

6/8/2007 Texas Motor Speedway 2 2 169 169 Running $51,275

6/16/2007 Michigan International Speedway 4 4 100 100 Running $21,125

6/22/2007 Milwaukee International Speedway 1 4 200 200 Running $20,175

6/30/2007 Memphis Motorsports Park 3 4 200 200 Running $22,100

7/14/2007 Kentucky Speedway 4 1 150 150 Running $86,425

7/27/2007 O’Reilly Raceway Park 1 20 201 201 Running $11,450

8/11/2007 Nashville Superspeedway 1 3 150 150 Running $36,100

8/22/2007 Bristol Motor Speedway 5 4 200 200 Running $14,750

9/1/2007 Gateway International Raceway 1 28 95 160 Running $11,100

9/15/2007 NH International Speedway 2 3 200 200 Running $32,900

Totals

3001 3066 97.8% $585,600

5 Team Roster Team Member Shop Duty Race Day Duty Hometown

Jeff Hensley Crew Chief Crew Chief Ridgeway, VA

Chad Rainey Truck Chief Rear Tire Changer Linden, MI

Andrew Emrick Mechanic Rear Tire Carrier Riga, MI

Ron Peterson Mechanic Jackman Warrensburg, MO

Kyle Kretchman Interior/Mechanic Front Tire Changer Bradenton, FL

Richard Gray Final Assembly Front Tire Carrier Kernersville, NC

Ricky Simmons Transporter Driver Gas Man Mount Airy, NC

Bibb Bruton N/A Catch Can Thomasville, NC

Dennis Feibel Shock Specialist Sign/Frt. Hose Blanchard, LA

Kevin Riddle Mechanic Rear Tire Catch Martinsville, VA

JB Fiske N/A 2nd Gas/Run Soloman, KS

Mike Swaim N/A Spotter Daytona Beach, FL

Debbie Hensley N/A Scorer Ridgeway, VA

Josh Goodman Paint/Body Front Tire Catch Thomasville, NC

 

 

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