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49-527: After moving to a newer location, Roger Penske decided to sell his old facility. Then, on January 26, 2006, the newly formed team said that they would purchase the facility, and would hire 75 workers. However, the team was not allowed to race in the 2006 season because their manufacturer, Toyota , was not cleared to race, so the team decided that they would drive Dodges during the season. The team didn't have any materials to make their race cars, so they purchased multiple cars from Bill Davis Racing . The team

98-521: 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 the 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

147-595: A 2.5-mile course in Speedway, Indiana , the Indianapolis 500-mile race and IndyCar from the Hulman Family for an undisclosed amount. As of October 2023, Penske's estimated net worth is $ 3.8 billion. Penske Racing donated $ 500,000 to Restore Our Future , Mitt Romney 's Super PAC . He was discussed as a potential candidate for Mayor of Detroit but declined to run. Penske endorsed Donald Trump in

196-534: A devout Episcopalian family, Penske was heavily involved with his church as a boy, singing in the church's choir and serving in the ministry as an acolyte . His father, Jay, was a successful corporate executive for a metal fabrication company and encouraged his son to become an entrepreneur. As a teenager he bought older cars, repaired them and sold them at a profit from his family's home in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1955 and

245-541: A distant second to Joey Logano in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings. For the 2010 season, Speed and Vickers remained with the team, but on May 21, Vickers experienced medical problems, which resulted in him missing the rest of the season. His replacements were Casey Mears , Reed Sorenson , Mattias Ekstrom , Boris Said , and Kasey Kahne . Speed was let go at the end of the season, and he in turn filed

294-593: A few races driving the No. 32 Ford Fusion for FAS Lane Racing . He also drove for Tommy Baldwin Racing in Atlanta after medical issues forced Dave Blaney from the car. In 2012, Skinner drove the No. 8 Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet in the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona, but was involved in a crash with teammate Cale Gale and failed to finish the race. In early May, Skinner joined Hamilton Means Racing to drive

343-920: A forty-third-place finish in the final owners' standings and had 19 DNQ's. Despite Vickers ending the season with five top-ten finishes with one being a top-five in the Coca-Cola 600, where he led seventy-six laps and finished 5th, Vickers still failed to qualify for 13 races. Vickers' team ended the season with a 38th owners' standings position. In 2008, Kevin Hamlin became the crew chief for Vickers. Hamlin's past crew chief roles include stints with Dave Blaney 's No. 22 Toyota, preceded by nine years of crew chief duties with Richard Childress Racing drivers including Jeff Burton , Kevin Harvick , and Dale Earnhardt . Hamlin has amassed nine previous Cup wins; five of those with Earnhardt Sr. Said Sawyer of hiring Hamlin: "Finding

392-509: A lawsuit against Red Bull. For the 2011 season, Kahne became a full-time driver for the team, driving car No. 4 (formerly No. 82), and Vickers returned to drive the No. 83 car. On June 20, 2011, the Associated Press reported that Red Bull was planning to leave NASCAR at the end of the season. The team's on-track struggles, combined with a lackluster outreach to the 18–34 demographic, forced their departure. Despite this, Kahne scored

441-538: A race for the team prior to Sprint All-Star Race XXIV , they won the All-Star Pit Crew Competition. Later in the season, Allmendinger announced that he was going to leave Red Bull to race for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2009. 2009 ended up being a high-water mark for the team, as Vickers scored the team's first victory, and the second of his career, at Michigan in August. This was part of

490-427: A rules infraction, before NASCAR overturned its decision. Skinner had 11 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. 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

539-609: A significant stake in publicly-traded Penske Automotive Group , an international company that operates automobile dealerships in the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe; Penske Truck Leasing , a truck sales, leasing, and fleet maintenance company; Penske Motor Group which operates auto dealerships in California and Texas. On November 4, 2019, Penske acquired the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ,

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588-631: A strong late-summer run that resulted in Vickers taking the last spot in the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup at Richmond in September, also a first for the Red Bull team. Unfortunately, an underwhelming Chase performance resulted in Vickers finishing 12th in the final points. Meanwhile, the team signed Scott Speed to replace Allmendinger in the renumbered 82 car. However, Speed could manage only

637-950: Is a 1959 graduate of Lehigh University , where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Penske's first racing venture was in hillclimbing, but then ran road course racing at the Vineland Raceway in Vineland, New Jersey , as a member of the Philadelphia Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) in Porsches . Penske made his first professional racing start at the now-abandoned Marlboro Motor Raceway in Upper Marlboro, Maryland . Sports Illustrated named him SCCA Driver of

686-574: Is an American auto racing team owner, businessman, and retired professional driver. Penske is the owner of Team Penske , the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , IndyCar , and other auto racing-related businesses. Penske is the founder and chairman of the Penske Corporation , a holding company for his various businesses. Penske is also a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. Penske was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio , in 1937. Born to

735-523: The 2002 season . During the 2001 season, the Morgan-McClure team employed several drivers and had six Top 15 finishes. In 2002, Skinner had a sixth-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

784-474: The 2007 Auto Club 500 , which resulted in the team receiving their first top-ten. After failing to qualify for four consecutive races, Allmendinger qualified for the 2007 Food City 500 held at Bristol Motor Speedway . During the 2007 Coca-Cola 600 , NASCAR's longest race, Vickers was able to finish in the top-five. On October 5, 2007, the team's development driver, Scott Speed finished seventh in an ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway . Allmendinger's team had

833-624: The 2020 United States presidential election after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019. He contributed $ 45,000 to Donald Trump 's 2020 presidential campaign . Auto racing Halls of Fame National Mike Skinner (NASCAR) 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

882-626: The 24 Hours of Daytona . He developed one of the most successful teams in IndyCar Series and NASCAR racing. He is the most successful team owner at the Indianapolis 500 with 20 victories. He is known by his nickname of "The Captain". Penske also served as a race strategist for his IndyCar team, most recently for driver Will Power . Penske won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship with driver Brad Keselowski on November 18, 2012. On September 16, 2018, driver Brad Keselowski won

931-540: The Sirius 400 at Michigan , Skinner was released after 14 races. Later in the season, 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

980-484: The 2007 season, the team moved to Toyota as the manufacturer. Both Vickers and Allmendinger failed to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500 . Allmendinger, in the first duel race, crashed with fellow competitor Robby Gordon on lap 24, causing heavy damage to both their race cars. Vickers blew a right rear tire on lap 51 in the second duel race, ending his chances of making the Daytona 500. One week later, Vickers qualified for

1029-505: The 23 car with sponsorship from Argent Mortgage , Bad Boy Mowers , and The History Channel , he qualified in five of the six races, as the other race he failed to qualify due to rain and being too low in Owner-Points. Skinner also raced in four races for R&J Motorsports in the 37 car for four races, with a best finish of 37th after some horrendous luck. He also attempted the 00 Aaron's Dream Machine for Michael Waltrip again but

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1078-581: 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 big toe. Skinner has been married twice, first to his high school sweetheart and got married as an ultimatum but eventually divorced. Then again in 2000 to

1127-663: The No. 5 Toyota Tundra for Bill Davis Racing . Skinner had a dominating year, as he won twelve poles and five races. He went into the last race of the season with a 29 point lead over Ron Hornaday Jr before having multiple tire issues and finishing in 35th place, losing the championship to Hornaday by 54 points. In 2008, Skinner collected four poles and won one race while finishing sixth in Truck Series points. He also ran in 11 Sprint Cup races for Toyota with one race for Bill Davis Racing , three races for Michael Waltrip Racing , and seven races for Team Red Bull . In 2009, Skinner

1176-642: The No. 52 in the Sprint Cup Series starting in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway . His last start was the 2012 August Michigan race. He has not raced ever since. In 2016, Skinner starred as the test driver for the first series of the British motoring show The Grand Tour . On November 7, 2017, Skinner announced that he would not be returning for the second series of the show. He was later replaced by racing driver Abbie Eaton . As revealed in

1225-445: The No. 70 Chevrolet Impala SS for TRG Motorsports. The next season, however, would be quite different. Phillips left RMM after the 2009 season to be the crew chief for Kyle Busch Motorsports . Veteran Gene Nead initially replaced him, but Nead left the team after Charlotte, being replaced by team engineer Stacy Johnson. Their season would only go downhill from there, with Skinner grabbing only two top fives and an eight-place finish in

1274-581: The South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway , giving Penske his 500th race victory as an owner across all racing series. Later the same season, Joey Logano would clinch the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway , winning Penske his second championship in the Cup series. Penske is chairman of Penske Corporation , based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan . Some of the company's holdings include

1323-485: The Top 10 three times and having a best finish of 12th in the No. 31 Realtree-sponsored car. He also filled in for teammate Dale Earnhardt when Earnhardt was recovering from injuries suffered in a wreck at Talladega, where he flipped after contact with Sterling Marlin. In the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup season, Skinner was promoted to full-time, driving the No. 31 for RCR with a sponsorship from Lowe's . He won poles at both of

1372-512: 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 11th in

1421-555: The Year in 1961. He competed in two Formula One Grands Prix and won a NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model race at Riverside in 1963. He never ran the Indianapolis 500 : he was offered a rookie test at Indianapolis with the Dean Van Lines team. Penske continued racing until 1965, when he retired as a driver, to concentrate on his first Chevrolet dealership in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Penske Racing debuted in 1966 at

1470-567: 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

1519-486: The backup, earned 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. In 2004, Skinner returned to

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1568-498: 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. In 2005, Skinner again drove the No. 5 Toyota Tundra for Bill Davis Racing. He collected seven poles and two Truck Series wins and finished fifth in points. He also ran a part-time Nextel Cup schedule, first announcing six races for Davis in

1617-495: The first NASCAR SuperTruck Series season. He won the first race in the series, and collected a total of eight wins, 17 Top 5 finishes, 18 Top 10 finishes, 10 poles, an average start of 3.9 and an average finish of 4.8, en route to winning the first championship. He equaled his win total the following season, but fell to third in the standings. That year, he ran five races for RCR in the Winston Cup Series, qualifying in

1666-587: 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, 14 Top 10 finishes, two poles, and ended the year with a career-best 10th place in the point standings. 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

1715-410: The main presenters, who are British . Skinner began his racing career 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

1764-415: 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. Robby Gordon finished off the season with an upset victory at New Hampshire. Skinner signed on to drive the No. 4 Kodak -sponsored Chevy for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in

1813-524: The next two years, before running one race in 1993 for Jimmy Means . 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 was chosen by Richard Childress Racing to drive the No. 3 GM Goodwrench -sponsored Chevrolet C/K for

1862-429: The points. Skinner parted ways with RMM on January 19, 2011. In 2011, Skinner attempted to qualify the No. 45 Toyota Tundra for Eddie Sharp Racing at Daytona, but failed to make the race on speed. Skinner was ineligible to use his past champion's provisional due to ESR entering the No. 45 after the entry deadline. He drove No. 60 Big Red Soda-sponsored Toyota Camry for Germain Racing in the Sprint Cup Series and also spent

1911-412: The race. On October 24, 2006, the team chose former Champ Car driver A. J. Allmendinger as the second driver. They also made two other appearances at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway , which like their first, they failed to qualify for both races. Then, announced on December 6, 2006, former Cup Series champion crew chief Doug Richert would serve as the crew chief for Vickers. During

1960-410: The right crew chief for the 83 team was a pivotal decision in an effort to restructure the foundation on that team. We need a crew chief with not only the right experience and background to work effectively with our driver and crew, but someone who also shares the same vision for success. We found that package with Kevin Hamlin. Our focus between now and Daytona is not only getting our cars up to speed for

2009-419: The season opener, but also getting Kevin up to speed working with Red Bull, Brian (Vickers) and the 83 team." Due in large part to the additions of Frye and Hamlin, the No. 83 team has been shown to be the most improved in the series, qualifying for all the current races and secured a Top 35 exemption following the spring race at Bristol . Also in 2008, Allmendinger failed to make the first three races of 2008 and

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2058-587: 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 10's 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

2107-832: The team's final victory at the November race at Phoenix , while Vickers struggled for most of the year, resulting in a 25th-place points finish. Kahne finished the season in 14th. The team fielded a third car, numbered 84, in the final two races of the season, with development driver Cole Whitt behind the wheel. Whitt finished 25th at Phoenix, but crashed out just past halfway at Homestead, finishing 37th. The team officially closed on December 8, 2011. The team's cars, owners points, and equipment were purchased by former TRG Motorsports executive Ron Devine to form BK Racing . 35°34′57″N 80°48′46″W  /  35.5825°N 80.8129°W  / 35.5825; -80.8129 Roger Penske Roger Searle Penske (born February 20, 1937)

2156-533: Was collected in the Big One on Lap 19. In 2006, Skinner again drove for Bill Davis Racing in the Truck Series. He collected eight poles and won one race while finishing 10th in points. He also ran four cup races and nine Busch series races during the year. He also failed to qualify for 10 races that year as well. In 2007, Skinner finished second in the Craftsman Truck series point standings while driving

2205-562: 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 10s. 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

2254-454: Was officially started in January, but they would not choose a driver until June 25, 2006, when Brian Vickers announced his decision to drive for the team on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain . A couple months later, the team made their first NASCAR appearance with Bill Elliott as the driver, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the No. 83 Victory Junction Gang Dodge, but they failed to qualify for

2303-692: Was replaced by Mike Skinner on a temporary basis starting with the spring Atlanta race . Allmendinger returned at the Aaron's 499 at Talladega with a new silver paint scheme, and won the Sprint Showdown two weeks later, making him eligible for the All-Star Race . Allmendinger also recorded a 10th-place finish at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard . In May, even though Vickers had not won

2352-579: 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

2401-545: Was under contract to drive for Bill Davis Racing in the Truck Series, but the team was sold and ceased operations. On January 29, it was announced that Skinner would drive one of two trucks that Randy Moss Motorsports would field, the No. 5 Exide Batteries -sponsored Tundra. Skinner won three races and three poles and finished third in points. Skinner drove in five Cup Series races in 2009, three races in Tommy Baldwin Racing 's No. 36 car that year and one race in

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