Mike Skinner

Team Tundra Event Preview

Race/Date: Ford 200 - Nov. 14, 2008

Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Fla.

NOTES:

This week’s race truck for Homestead-Miami Speedway is Chassis No. 5-78. Chassis No. 5-78 was last used three weeks ago at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and it carried the No. 5 team to its first win of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in September. Close To Home… Mike Skinner will be close to home this weekend while racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 51-year-old NASCAR Champion and his wife, Angie, reside three hours north of the track in Port Orange, Fla. Four Million Dollar Man… With his top-five finish last Friday night at the Phoenix International Raceway, Mike Skinner surpassed the four million dollar mark in career earnings. Skinner has amassed 25 wins, 46 poles, 80 top-five, and 114 top-ten finishes in only 178 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts. Welcome to the Team… Tayler Malsam will join the Bill Davis Racing stable this weekend in a fourth BDR Toyota Tundra entry. The 19-year-old Washington native will drive for the High Point, N.C.-based operation throughout the entire 2009 NCTS season. Point Battle… Championship contenders Johnny Benson and Ron Hornaday are not the only two battling for position in the Craftsman Truck Series. Skinner is in a tight battle for fourth place with Matt Crafton and Erik Darnell. The three are separated by less than 10 points. Listen and Watch … The Ford 200 is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 14. It will broadcast live on Speed (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 128).

Mike Skinner’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results at Homestead-Miami Speedway Date Start Finish LC/TL Status $Won

3/17/1996 2 20 155/167 Running $10,050

3/16/1997 18 4 167/167 Running $15,211

11/19/2004 6 6 134/134 Running $15,525

11/18/2005 5 12 134/134 Running $14,540

11/17/2006 1 35 14/134 Accident $10,740

11/16/2007 4 35 127/138 Running $9,570

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

6 1 0 1 2 731/874 (83.6%) $75,636

Mike Skinner on racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway:

“I am looking forward to this weekend. We had a strong race last Friday night at PIR and I am hoping we can build off that momentum for this weekend’s race. We have had a strong season and I would love to cap it off with a win on Friday night. Doug Richert and the guys on this No. 5 Toyota Tundra team have been working overtime trying different things to help us in our championship run in 2009 and I am hoping it pays dividends this weekend.

“Homestead is a great track. Both the high and low grooves are fast which gives you options as a driver. It is great side by side racing and I know that Friday night will be one of the best races of the season.”