Photo: Mike Kalasnik / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What draws me to Mike Skinner is how unglamorous and honest his path looks. Born in tiny Susanville, California in 1957, he ground his way up through American stock car racing and became the very first champion of the truck series back in 1995. That kind of trailblazer status rarely gets the spotlight it deserves. Later, driving the No. 98 Ford in the Cup Series, he kept showing up whether the results came or not. I respect drivers you measure by attitude rather than trophies, and Skinner strikes me as exactly that breed, a quiet embodiment of grassroots motorsport grit.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Skinner
- Name (Japanese)
- マイク・スキナー
- Reading
- まいく・すきなー
- Born
- June 28, 1957 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Susanville, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- NASCAR team owner / racing automobile driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.mikeskinner.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Skinner%20(racing%20driver)
Frequently asked questions
When was Mike Skinner born?
Born June 28, 1957 (age 69).
Where is Mike Skinner from?
Mike Skinner is from Susanville, California, United States.
What does Mike Skinner do?
Mike Skinner works as NASCAR team owner, racing automobile driver.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.