Mike Skinner Event Preview
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
UAW Dodge 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway News and Notes
Skinner’s No. 27 Camry…The No. 27 Bill Davis Racing team plans to utilize chassis No. 40 for the UAW Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This was one of two Toyota Camrys the team tested last month at the 1.5-mile speedway.
Bad Boys is Back…The No. 27 Toyota Camry will feature the decals of Bad Boy Mowers again this weekend. 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.
Skinner’s Career Stats…Mike Skinner hopes to make his 246th career Sprint Cup Series start when the green flag waves for the 400-mile event Sunday afternoon. He made his first career Cup Series start in April 1996 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and finished 29th (qualified 34th) for his first Cup Series start in Las Vegas in 1998.
Skinner at Las Vegas…Skinner has made six Cup Series starts at the 1.5-mile speedway during his career and has scored one top-10 finish in Cup Series competition. Skinner has had a great deal of success in Las Vegas behind the wheel of a NASCAR Craftsman Truck. In six starts, the veteran driver has scored three poles and one victory. Skinner has only qualified outside the top five once in Truck Series competition and has scored four top-10 finishes. He has also competed in three NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Las Vegas.
BDR at LVMS…Competitors driving Bill Davis Racing-owned cars have been racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway since 2000 and have made 14 starts. Those drivers have posted one top five finish and one top-10 finish and have completed 3,005 of 3,503 possible laps (85.8 percent).
Las Vegas Broadcast Schedule…Qualifying for the UAW Dodge 400 is scheduled to start at 6:40 p.m. ET Friday, Feb. 29. The 267-lap event is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. ET Sunday, March 2, and will broadcast LIVE on FOX (TV), PRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio.
