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Mike Skinner’s racing career spans more than 40 years. He started racing in 1975 in a wrecked Plymouth Road Racer. He ran on dirt tracks, winning three championships, racing at night while holding down a day job to pay for his track time. He’s raced stock cars to NASCAR trucks both in the U.S.A. and abroad and in 1995 he was the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion. Mike’s worked in television and radio as a personality and today you can find him racing his NASCAR Trucks up the hill at Goodwood Festival of Speed, running in vintage racing events, and cohosting Skinner Round-Up on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Mike supports charities through the annual “Skinner Round-Up For Charity” event, and serves as a spokesperson for Hope For The Warriors, a military nonprofit dedicated to restoring self, family, and hope for post-9/11 service members, veterans and military families. In 2013, Mike was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. Currently he’s the American “Stig” on the new Amazon series The Grand Tour with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
SHOW SPONSORS
Christopher Kimball Financial Services
SUCCESS QUOTE
“Make the rule book thicker.”
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Dealing with many sever injuries after a crash he had when a tire blew at over 200 miles per hour.
AH-HA MOMENTS
Getting a phone call from team owner Richard Childress and being asked to drive a Super Truck for him.
FIRST SPECIAL CAR
A 1955 Ford F100 Truck
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
“Never give up.” – Richard Petty
USEFUL RESOURCES
Mike’s sponsors over the years.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Clarkson on Cars by Jeremy Clarkson
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Marry up and drive your dream car whenever you can.
WHERE TO FIND MIKE
Sirius NASCAR RadioSkinner Roundup for Charity
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