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Auto Club 500 - Mike Skinner Notes

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Auto Club 500

California Speedway News and Notes

Skinner’s No. 27 Camry…The No. 27 Bill Davis Racing team plans to utilize chassis No. 40 for the Auto Club 500 at [Fontana] California Speedway. This was one of two Toyota Camrys the team tested last month at the two-mile speedway.

Mowing Down the Competition…The No. 27 Toyota Camry will feature the decals of Bad Boy Mowers this weekend in Fontana. Bad Boy Mowers, a Batesville, Arkansas-based company, began in 1998 with the sole purpose of producing the Bad Boy zero-turn commercial lawn mower. Visit badboymowers.com for more information.

Doing Double Duty…In addition to attempting to make the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event this weekend, Mike Skinner will be behind the wheel of his regular ride, the No. 5 Toyota Tundra, in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event Saturday afternoon.

Skinner’s Career Stats…Skinner hopes to make his 246th career Sprint Cup Series start when the green flag waves for the 500-mile event Sunday afternoon. He made his first career Cup Series start in April 1996 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and finished 33rd (qualified 28th) for his first Cup Series start in Fontana in 1997.

Skinner at California…Skinner has made six Cup Series starts at the two-mile speedway during his career, starting from the pole position in 2000 and finishing as high as seventh that same year. He has scored two top-10 finishes in Cup Series competition at the speedway. In addition, Skinner has had a great deal of success in California behind the wheel of a Craftsman Truck. In five starts, the California native has scored one pole and one victory. Skinner has never qualified outside the top eight in Truck Series competition at the track. He has also competed in three NASCAR Nationwide Series events there.

BDR at Fontana…Competitors driving Bill Davis Racing-owned cars have been racing at California Speedway since 2000 and have made 21 starts. Those drivers have posted two top-10 finishes and have completed 4,809 of 5,255 possible laps (91.5 percent).

Fontana Broadcast Schedule…Qualifying for the Auto Club 500 is scheduled to start at 6:40 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 22. The 250-lap event is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 24, and will broadcast LIVE on FOX (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio.