Dick Skillen (born August 5, 1945) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, where he ran from 1974 to 1986 and achieved a best finish of seventeenth at Daytona International Speedway in 1976.

Dick Skillen
Born (1945-08-05) August 5, 1945 (age 79)
Claremont, New Hampshire
NASCAR Cup Series career
17 races run over 9 years
Best finish49th (1975)
First race1974 Carolina 500 (Rockingham)
Last race1985 Winston 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
First race1986 Talladega ARCA 500K (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 31, 2024.

Skillen has also competed in the ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series.[1]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1974 Goff Racing 78 Chevy RSD DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR
21
BRI ATL DAR
25
NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
18
RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR
Wth
RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ONT 66th 9.645 [2]
1975 RSD DAY RCH CAR
30
BRI ATL NWS DAR
23
MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
25
RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR
37
DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR
27
BRI ATL ONT 49th 389 [3]
1976 RSD DAY
31
CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR
21
MAR TAL
21
NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY
17
NSV POC TAL
30
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 51st 455 [4]
1977 RSD DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL
36
NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 115th 55 [5]
1980 Ulrich Racing 40 Buick RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL
28
NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ATL ONT 98th 79 [6]
1982 Goff Racing 78 Pontiac DAY
DNQ
RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD N/A 0 [7]
1983 DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
40
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 102nd 43 [8]
1985 Goff Racing 79 Chevy DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL
18
DOV CLT
DNQ
RSD POC MCH DAY
DNQ
POC TAL
DNQ
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 76th 109 [9]
1986 60 DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL
DNQ
DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD N/A 0 [10]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1974 Goff Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1976 Goff Racing Chevrolet 28 31
1977 DNQ
1982 Goff Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1983 DNQ
1985 Goff Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1986 DNQ

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 APSSC Pts Ref
1986 Goff Racing 60 Chevy ATL DAY ATL TAL
32
SIR SSP FRS KIL CSP TAL BLN ISF DSF TOL MCS ATL N/A 0 [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Dick Skillen". The Third Turn. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  11. ^ "Dick Skillen – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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