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Mike Skinner Biography
Mike Skinner is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on June 28, 1957 in Susanville, CA, California, United States. American race car driver who was named 1997 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year.
He filled in for AJ Allmendinger, racing for Team Red Bull early in the 2008 Sprint Cup season.
Skinner began racing at Susanville Speedway in the 1970s in a Plymouth Road Runner and at various California dirt tracks, winning three championships. He soon moved to North Carolina and worked as a crew member for Rusty Wallace and at Petty Enterprises. In 1986, he made his NASCAR debut in the Winston Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Pontiac for the Zanworth Racing Team, and had a best finish of 22nd in three starts. The following year, he made his Busch Series debut at Darlington Raceway, finishing 27th in the No. 0 Hunt Tire-sponsored Oldsmobile. He did not compete in NASCAR again until 1990, when he drove the No. 13 Glidden Paints-sponsored Buick for Mansion Motorsports at North Carolina Speedway, finishing 35th with rear end failure. He ran four races for Dixon over the next two years, before running one race in 1993 for Jimmy Means.
As revealed in a SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Interview with Dave Moody, Skinner was born Michael Quick. At the age of eight, his mother left his birth father and married a rancher by the name of William “Bill” Skinner, and Mike took his name after him. He was voted class president in eighth grade. He then moved to Colorado in his late teens and worked on the oil derricks and was a manager. After getting his licence suspended in Colorado, he went back to California at the DMV to get his licence redone and then bought a 1971 Plymouth Road Runner. After crashing the car while street racing, he then ended up rebuying the car and converted it into a stock car and nearly won in his first ever race…only to showboat and crash the car, rolling several times and landing on his roof. Skinner was untouched until he kicked the car and broke his lead toe.
His sons Jamie and Dustin Skinner also became professional drivers.
| Name | Mike Skinner |
| First Name | Mike |
| Last Name | Skinner |
| Occupation | Race Car Driver |
| Birthday | June 28 |
| Birth Year | 1957 |
| Place of Birth | Susanville, CA |
| Home Town | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Angela Skinner (m. 2000) |
| Children(s) | Jamie Skinner, Dustin Skinner |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup season, Skinner was promoted to full-time, driving the No. 31 with a sponsorship from Lowe’s. He won poles at both of the season’s races at Daytona International Speedway and had three top ten finishes. Despite failing to qualify for one race and a 30th-place points finish, he won the Rookie of the Year award. He had nine top tens during his sophomore season, but finished 21st in points after being forced sit out three races due to injury. He also won two exhibition races in Japan during those two seasons, when NASCAR held races in Asia for the first time. He finished no worse than sixth in the first four races of the 1999 season, and held the points lead briefly during the early portion of the season. He had a total of five top 5 finishes and fourteen top 10 finishes and ended the year with a career-high tenth place in points. He also raced in 13 races in the Busch Series, driving the No. 19 Yellow Freight Systems-sponsored Chevy for Emerald Performance Group. He won his only career Busch Series race at Atlanta after being disqualified for a rules infraction, before NASCAR overturned its decision.
Mike Skinner Net Worth
Mike Skinner is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Skinner's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He worked as a crew member for Rusty Wallace at Petty Enterprises in the 1970s.
He was the champion of the 1995 SuperTruck Series and the 1997 Daytona 500 pole,
Michael Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is an American former stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Busch Series and Camping World Truck Series. He has most recently driven the No. 98 Ford Fusion for Phil Parsons Racing in the Cup Series. He is the father of former NASCAR drivers Jamie Skinner and Dustin Skinner. He was born in Susanville, California.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Race Car Driver |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Skinner was married twice, first to his high school sweetheart and got married as an ultimatum but eventually divorced. Then again in 2000 to the current Angie Skinner who is also sometimes a co-host on SiriusXM Speedway. On periods of time, Mike and Angie Skinner host the “Skinner Roundup” on SiriusXM. Usually on a Sunday morning after a Cup event.
Skinner had eleven top 10s in the 2000 season, but fell to twelfth in points and lost his crew chief Larry McReynolds, who retired from NASCAR to broadcast the series on Fox Sports.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 1994, Skinner began racing late models for Gene Petty, and won a local track championship. He and Petty also began racing in the Busch Series in the No. 88, winning one pole in the Kentucky Fried Chicken-sponsored Chevrolet, but failing to finish a race.
Skinner signed on to drive the struggling No. 4 Kodak-sponsored Chevy for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in the 2002 season. During the 2001 season, the Morgan-McClure team employed several drivers and had 6 top 15 finishes. In 2002, Skinner had a 6th place finish at Rockingham but only managed three top 15 finishes while finishing 31st in the final points standings. The team switched to Pontiac for the 2003 season, after Joe Gibbs Racing went to Chevrolet and picked up manufacturer support. Skinner continued to struggle. After failing to qualify for the Sirius 400 at Michigan, Skinner was released after 14 races. Later in the year he ran four Truck Series races for Billy Ballew Motorsports and returned to the cup series to replace Jerry Nadeau in the No. 01 U.S. Army sponsored car for MBV Motorsports in 11 races. His highlight and lowlight of that car came at a weekend in Richmond, he wrecked his first car in practice after getting loose, Then, after unrolling the backup, precedes to get on the pole, after hitting oil in Happy Hour, he had to then go to a third car which was a car that was supposed to run next weekend at Loudon. He continued to run the 01 until Martinsville when Joe Nemechek went to drive the 01 to get ready for his ride in 2003. His final race of the season came at Homestead for Michael Waltrip Racing, driving the 00 Bacardi Chevrolet.
Who is Mike Skinner Dating?
According to our records, Mike Skinner married to Angela Skinner (m. 2000). As of December 1, 2023, Mike Skinner’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Mike Skinner. You may help us to build the dating records for Mike Skinner!In the 2001 season, he had only one top ten and suffered severe injuries in a wreck at Chicagoland Speedway after cutting a right-front tire and crashing head-first in turn 1. He was forced to miss the next five races because he suffered a concussion, a broken ankle, and a torn ACL in the crash. Free agent driver Robby Gordon was tapped to replace him and had a few top tens. Then the news broke out that Gordon would replace Skinner in the No. 31 Chevy after the 2001 season, and that Lowe’s resigned from RCR to sponsor Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick’s co-owned team for the rookie Jimmie Johnson in 2002. Skinner returned at Michigan, but after another accident at Richmond, Skinner opted for surgery to repair his ACL. He announced the next morning after the accident that he would miss the remainder of the season. In his announcement, he bid farewell to Richard Childress and his team; he also announced that Robby Gordon would replace him again and wished him luck.
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Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Skinner celebrates birthday on June 28 of every year.
In 2004, Skinner returned to the Truck Series to become one of Toyota’s main drivers following their entrance of the Tundra in the truck series. Skinner drove the No. 42 Toyota Tundra for Bang! Racing for the first 18 races. He was running ninth in points when conflicts between Toyota and Bang’s owners allowed the team to split and run the No. 5 Toyota Tundra for Bill Davis Racing. He won two poles and had two top 10s in his six races for Bill Davis Racing while finishing eleventh in the final points. On the Cup side of things, Skinner returned to Childress to run the 33 Bass Pro Shops Chevy in the Daytona 500. He finished in 22nd, one lap down from winner Dale Earnhardt Jr..
What is Mike Skinner doing these days?
Skinner has done anything but slow down since his retirement from full-time NASCAR racing. Today, he joins his wife Angie Skinner as host of Skinner Round-Up on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. He spent a season featured as “The American” on The Grand Tour – Amazon Prime’s remake of BBC’s ever-popular Top Gear.
Did Mike Skinner ever win a Nascar race?
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What did Dustin Skinner say?
Skinner stated, “Frankly I wish they would’ve tied [the noose] to [Wallace] and drug him around the pits because he has single handedly destroyed what I grew up watching and cared about for 30 years now.” Skinner later backtracked his statement, saying, “I disagree with what [Wallace] is doing, but it was stupidly …
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Who is the Grand Tour American driver?
The Grand Tour recruited legendary Nascar driver Mike Skinner, better known as The American on the show, for this position. It’s safe to say that Skinner is no stranger behind the wheel, but fans didn’t take to him quite as fast as the likes of Abbie Eaton.
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