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Mike Skinner held on for his 19th career NCTS win at the Smith's Las Vegas 350. This is his first NCTS win this season and Skinner's third NCTS win driving the No. 5 Bill Davis Racing Tundra.

Mike Skinner, Bill Davis Racing, No. 5 Toyota Tundra:
"The results tonight were pretty awesome. We had a really good truck. We quit practice early yesterday, and then we quit practice early again today because I wanted to save laps for the race. I knew if the race stayed green we had a truck that was going to be hard to beat. I think our truck turned just a little better than Ted's (Musgrave) in the corner."

"It's about time. This team has been strong enough to win races all year. It's either been the driver messing up, or a mechanical problem, or a pit stop going wrong, or that caution flag. And, I was praying that a caution wouldn't come out those last five laps. We've dominated so many races this season and come up short. This easily could have been our fifth win this year. We've doiminated four or five of these races and just come up short for one reason or another."

"The move that Ron (Hornaday) and Ted (Musgrave) made on me was pretty big. Ron is really good on those restarts. Our truck was a little better than his truck. He had his back wheels picked up and it was spinning the wheels, and I couldn't go He did a good job, he did just what he was supposed to do. I knew if a caution didn't come out we had a truck that was good enough to win the race. And, by gosh, the caution didn't come out."

"We have a lot of chemistry on this race team, and it's all about chemistry. Jeff Hensley (crew chief) and this team have done a phenomenal job. I've made a lot of mistakes and we've made a lot of mistakes as a group, but tonight it all came together."

Notes:

  • This is Toyota's third season, and 69th race, in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS).
  • Toyota Tundras have won 23 NCTS races since the beginning of the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season.
  • Drivers who have wins driving Tundras include Todd Bodine (10), Johnny Benson (4), Mike Skinner (3), Travis Kvapil (2), David Reutimann (1), Jack Sprague (1), David Starr (1) and Brandon Whitt (1).
  • Toyota drivers who have won races in 2006 include Mike Skinner, Johnny Benson (New Hampshire, Nashville, Milwaukee and Michigan), Todd Bodine (Atlanta, St. Louis and Texas), Jack Sprague (Memphis) and David Starr (Martinsville).
  • Toyota Tundras have won 28 NCTS poles since the beginning of the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season.
  • This year, Mike Skinner (Las Vegas, New Hampshire, Kansas, Michigan, Charlotte and Texas), David Reutimann (California and Dover), Todd Bodine (Atlanta) and Jack Sprague (Memphis) have put Tundras on the pole.
  • Mike Skinner has 15 career pole positions driving a Tundra. This year, Skinner has a series-high six poles. Last year, Skinner had a series-high seven pole positions and in 2004 he had two poles.
  • Other Tundra pole winners since the beginning of the 2004 NCTS season include David Reutimann (6), Bill Lester (2), Brandon Whitt (2), Todd Bodine (1), Travis Kvapil (1) and Jack Sprague (1).


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