NUMBER 60 TO SKINNER: Mike Skinner dominated the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Iowa Speedway Saturday night, earning Toyota its 60th NCWTS victory since joining the series in 2004. Skinner led 180 (of 200) laps in the race after starting from the pole to record his second win of 2009 and the 27th triumph of his NCWTS career. In addition, it was Skinner's 33rd pole in a Tundra and the 65th for Toyota.
WINNING WAYS: Toyota drivers have a pair of NCWTS wins at Gateway International Raceway outside St. Louis. Todd Bodine was victorious at the 1.25-mile Illinois oval in his 2006 championship season, leading 66 of 160 laps. The following year, former Toyota driver Johnny Benson drove his Tundra to victory lane. This year, Bodine looks to score his second Gateway win in the Germain Racing No. 30 Ventrilo Tundra during the sixth trip to the track for Toyota since joining the series in 2004.
NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: In 17 NCWTS races in 2009, Toyota Tundra drivers have combined for nine wins, 44 top-fives and 92 top-10 finishes … Toyota drivers in the top-10 in the championship point standings are Skinner (third), Scott (fourth), Bodine (fifth), David Starr (seventh), Timothy Peters (ninth) and Terry Cook (10th) … Toyota is currently leading the NCWTS manufacturer point standings by 12 points with eight races remaining in the season.
MIKE SKINNER, No. 5 PC Miner Navigator Toyota Tundra, Randy Moss Motorsports
What type of momentum did the race win at Iowa Speedway give you and your team? "It's been great to be a part of throwing this team together in the middle of January and coming out and winning a couple races is way past the expectations that I really had for this year. We could have probably run into the back of (Ron) Hornaday those two weeks that we finished second right on his bumper and possibly won those races. We're trying to figure out how we're going to go racing next year and get sponsorship, support from Toyota and there's just a lot of work in progress right now. I think running up front and winning races is a formula to try to get some help."
