Mike Skinner (racing driver)

Mike Skinner
Skinner at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2011
Born	(1957-06-28) June 28, 1957 (age 67) Susanville, California, U.S.
Achievements	1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Champion 1997 Daytona 500 pole winner
Awards	1997 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2014)
NASCAR Cup Series career
286 races run over 22 years
Best finish	10th (1999)
First race	1986 Sovran Bank 500 (Martinsville)
Last race	2012 Pure Michigan 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 39 6
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
52 races run over 8 years
Best finish	27th (2001)
First race	1987 Country Squire 200 (Darlington)
Last race	2006 Ford 300 (Homestead)
First win	1999 Yellow Freight 300 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 16 3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
231 races run over 14 years
Best finish	1st (1995)
First race	1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race	2012 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
First win	1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last win	2009 Copart 200 (Gateway)
Wins Top tens Poles 28 144 50
Statistics current as of April 22, 2013.

Michael Curtis Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is an American former stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and he was the first ever champion of the latter in 1995. 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.

Skinner appeared as the test driver for the first series of The Grand Tour. He was known as "The American," in humorous contrast to the main presenters, who are British.^[1]