5 Mike Skinner
POLES
3
WINS
3
RANK
3
POINTS
3302
BEHIND
-355
The 1995 series champion, Mike Skinner has competed in all three national touring series and has raced for Bill Davis Racing the past four seasons. He moves to Randy Moss Motorsports for 2009.
Career Highlights
- 1995 Craftsman Truck Series champion
- First driver to win $1 million in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
- Third all-time with 18 series wins
- 1997 Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year
- Won pole for 1997 Daytona 500
Driver Details
- Ht: 72 Wt: 200
- Born: 06/28/1957
- Hometown: Susanville, California
Related Links
| 2009 NASCAR Craftsman Season Summary | |||||||
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| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3302 | 519,790 |
Year-by-Year Craftsman Series Recap
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2008 Scored one win, four poles, five top-fives and 18 top-10s in 25 starts on the way to a sixth-place finish in the season standings.
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2007 Battled Ron Hornaday in the closing months of the season for the championship, ending as the series runnerup … Skinner had a series-leading five wins. He earned 17 top-five finishes, another series-leading mark, and 20 top-10s for the year.
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2006 Finished 10th in series points … Earned one win with eight top-five and 13 top-10 finishes for the season … Skinner had an average start of 5.4 with an average finish of 14.1 for the season.
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2005 Finished fifth in series points. ... Won back-to-back races at Bristol and Richmond for first series win since 1996. ... Led the series with seven poles (California, Charlotte, Texas-1, Nashville, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Texas-2). ... Led the series with 874 laps led. ... Finished with nine top five and 13 top-10 finishes.
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2004 Finished 11th in series points. ... Split season in Toyotas owned by Alex Meshkin and Bill Davis in his first full-time season since 1996. ... Nearly won inaugural race at Atlanta, losing lead to Bobby Hamilton on final lap. ... Earned first pole of the season at Las Vegas. Also captured pole at Texas. ... Finished in the top five four times. ... Led a lap in 11 different races.
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2003 Finished 48th in series points. ... Started four races (Kentucky, Gateway, Michigan, IRP). ... Best finish was 12th at Gateway.
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1999-2002 Did not compete in the series.
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1998 Finished 55th in series points. ... Started two races (Disney, California). ... Best finish was fifth at California.
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1997 Finished 47th in series points. ... Started four races for owner Dana Dorman (Homestead, Topeka, IRP, Las Vegas). ... Best finish was fourth at Homestead. ... Finished the season with two top fives.
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1996 Finished third in series points. ... Won eight races for the second consecutive season, a series high. ... Had string of three straight victories (Tucson, Colorado, Topeka). ... Won second consecutive race at IRP and Mesa Marin. ... Captured a series-high five poles (Phoenix, Bristol, IRP, New Hampshire, Sonoma). ... Victory at IRP came from the pole for the second consecutive year. ... Finished the season with 17 top fives and 20 top 10s.
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1995 Craftsman Truck Series champion. ... Drove for Richard Childress Racing in the series’ inaugural season. ... Won the first race in series history (Phoenix) after starting 16th. ... Added seven more wins during the season (Portland, I-70, Louisville, Milwaukee, IRP, Mesa Marin, Phoenix). ... Won Portland, Milwaukee and IRP races from the pole. ... His eight wins was the most in the series, and is the record for most wins by a series champion. ... Had a series-high 17 top-five finishes. ... Finished with 18 top-10s, including the last 11 races of the season













