Mike Skinner made history Friday by capturing the pole position for the O'Reilly 250. With his fourth pole of 2006, Skinner passed Jack Sprague for the most career poles (28) in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Skinner averages a pole position in every 4.14 NCTS race in which he participates. This was also his 13th pole in a Bill Davis Racing-owned Toyota Tundra.

The No. 5 Tundra was fast off the hauler. Skinner told his crew his Tundra was "a little twitchy" in the corners, but he was happy with the way the truck could get to the bottom of the track. The team used both practice sessions Friday to tweak its truck for Saturday's 167-lap event. The No. 5 truck sat atop the speed chart in both sessions, and the team expected a strong run the following afternoon.

Skinner went out late in the Bud pole qualifying session, which the team believed would be to be to its advantage. Skinner's lap of 31.437 seconds was .2 seconds faster that of then-pole sitter Rick Crawford. For the fourth time in 2006, Skinner captured the pole position.

The No. 5 truck retained its rapid pace for the race. Skinner pulled away from the field and held a 2.5 second lead just 25 laps into the event. He told his crew the truck was good, but the motor was running a little hot.

When the caution flag was displayed to the field on lap 29, the No. 5 crew prepared for its first pit stop of the race. Skinner rolled down the pit lane on lap 31 for a four tire stop. The crew also pulled a little tape off the grille, hoping to cool the engine.

Skinner retained the lead and resumed his fast pace on the restart. He told his crew that the current set of tires made the truck a little loose, but he felt like the truck would be really good within 15 laps. The loose condition caused Skinner to relinquish the lead, but Skinner's lap times were consistently faster than those of his competitors.

When the caution flag was again displayed to the field on lap 77, Skinner pitted for four tires and fuel. The crew also made a slight trackbar adjustment to the Tundra, hoping to dial it in for the rest of the event. The team did a great job on pit road, and Skinner restarted second.

On lap 95, Skinner retook the lead and started to again pull away from the field. He told his team the truck was the best it had been all day. A caution on lap 125 meant decision time for the No. 5 team: Did it want to give up the lead to pit for four fresh tires, or remain on the track and take a chance on getting passed by fresh tires? Deciding there were enough laps remaining in the event for Skinner to return to the lead, crew chief Jeff Hensley chose the first option and called Skinner to pit road. Skinner pitted for four tires and restarted 15th.

By lap 140, Skinner had moved into the eighth spot and was battling with Todd Bodine and Brendan Gaughan on both ends of the track. Skinner gave it all he could, but when the checkered flag waved, he found himself in the fifth spot. The team picked up its third top-five finish of the season and moved up one spot to 13th in the NCTS championship standings.