Bill Davis Racing drivers Mike Skinner and Johnny Benson had the two best Toyotas in 2007. (VPS Motorimages)

Bill Davis Racing's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series stable had an incredible 2007 season.  The three teams together posted nine wins, 30 top-five finishes, 42 top-10 finishes and 12 poles.

The No. 5 Tundra driver of Mike Skinner led the team with five victories, 17 top-five finishes, 20 top-10 finishes and 11 poles en route to a second-place finish in the NCTS Championship standings.  Skinner set the NCTS record of most poles in a single season (11) after breaking the record (10) he set in 1995.  With Skinner's 11 poles and developmental driver Ryan Mathews' pole earlier in the season, BDR now owns the single-season pole record in both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Busch Series.

Skinner also led the NCTS field in a number of categories, including driver rating (116.1), average start (2.5), average running position (6.54), laps in the top 15 (3678) and laps led (1105 laps, 1217.31 miles).  Skinner also set a new NCTS record of most race winnings in a single season ($737,520).

Skinner collected numerous year-end titles at the NCTS awards banquet:  the WIX Filters Award (lap leader), the Bud Pole Award (most poles), Mobil 1 Award (command performance) and the No. 5 Tundra pit crew won the Checkers/Rally Award (fastest pit crew) as well.  This is BDR's second consecutive year that they have captured the pit crew award.

Johnny Benson, driver of the No. 23 TCUV/Exide Tundra, also had an earth-shattering year.  With four wins, 12 top-five finishes and 19 top-10 finishes, Benson finished third in the NCTS Championship points.  He capped his season in fine fashion with a victory in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Benson was named the series' Most Popular Driver for the second consecutive year and became only the second driver to win the award on multiple occasions.

Doug Wolcott also worked with a number of drivers this year, including the F1 and Indy 500 Champ Jacques Villeneuve.  Wolcott introduced and prepared Villeneuve for his career in NASCAR throughout the last seven races.

This year BDR had the top two finishing Toyota Tundra drivers and helped carry Toyota to its second consecutive Manufacturer's Cup Championship.  As the 2007 season drew to a close, BDR's truck stable had proved its talent and determination yet again.  The team has now finished second in the NCTS Championship hunt in two consecutive years. The competition will want to keep an eye on the BDR teams as they attempt to capture BDR's first NASCAR Championship in 2008.