Fain Skinner (born February 21, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series part-time in 2012. He has also made starts in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the ARCA Racing Series.
| Fain Skinner | |||||||
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| Born | February 21, 1985 Live Oak, Florida | ||||||
| Achievements | 1999 World Karting Association National Champion Four-time Florida Karting Association Champion | ||||||
| Awards | 2003 FASCAR Sunbelt Super Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2011 position | 56th | ||||||
| Best finish | 56th (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 NRA American Warrior 300 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of September 1, 2012. | |||||||
Racing career
editSkinner began his racing career at the age of nine, competing in kart racing events; he would go on to score over one hundred wins in kart racing, and was named the 1999 National Champion of the World Karting Association, in addition to winning the Florida Karting Association championship four times.[1]
Moving to competing in stock cars at the age of 15,[1] Skinner established himself in late model racing; he raced in the FASCAR Sunbelt Super Series, a Florida late model racing circuit, from 2003–2005,[2][3][4] winning the series' Rookie of the Year award in 2003.[1]
Skinner made his debut in national NASCAR competition in 2011, competing in four races in the Nationwide Series. His debut was at the Kroger 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, competing for Rick Ware Racing,[5] and finishing 26th;[1] he would run three races later in the year for Go Green Racing, scoring a best finish of 23rd at Dover International Speedway in September.[6]
In 2012, Skinner made his debut in the ARCA Racing Series, competing in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 39 Chevrolet owned by Mario Gosselin.[7] Skinner ran a consistent race, but was collected in an accident on the final lap of the event, finishing 15th.[8]
Skinner planned to compete in selected events in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series late in the 2012 season,[8] but his next major race in 2012 was at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Nationwide Series for Rick Ware Racing in August.[9]
Personal and business life
editSkinner, who is unrelated to 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman champion Mike Skinner, is a third-generation resident of Suwannee County, Florida and is a graduate of Florida Gateway College.[1] He and his wife Hannah have two sons.[2] Skinner helps operate the family business, Skinner's Paint and Body Shop, in Live Oak, Florida as well as a Gym;[6] in August 2012, he and his father Ronald received one of Suwannee County's first five liquor licenses.[10]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
edit| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2011 | Rick Ware Racing | 41 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP 26 |
IOW | GLN | CGV | 56th | 55 | [11] | ||||||||||
| Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | BRI 30 |
ATL | DOV 23 |
KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04 | RCH DNQ |
CHI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Rick Ware Racing | 41 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI 28 |
ATL 37 |
RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 66th | 23 | [12] | |
K&N Pro Series East
edit| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2011 | Lori Williams | 12 | Dodge | GRE | SBO | RCH | IOW | BGS | JFC | LGY | NHA | COL | GRE | NHA | DOV 15 |
58th | 118 | [13] |
ARCA Racing Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2012 | DGM Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY 15 |
MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | 107th | 155 | [14] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Fain Skinner: The Live Oak native who happens to race cars". Suwannee Democrat. Live Oak, FL. November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ a b "Fain Skinner Biography". Fain Skinner official website. Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ Shacklette, Buddy (July 1, 2004). "Time to pull ahead, sit back for Skinner". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, FL. p. 02A.
- ^ Barker, John (April 28, 2005). "FASCAR Is Revving Up for USA International Speedway". The Ledger. Lakeland, FL. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ Montgomery, Lee (July 29, 2011). "Fain Skinner to make Nationwide Series debut at Indy for Rick Ware Racing". NNS Racing. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ a b Boatright, Jeffry (February 16, 2012). "Fain Skinner Daytona bound". Suwannee Democrat. Live Oak, FL. Retrieved 2012-05-29.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Florida Favorite Fain Skinner Ready For ARCA Debut At Daytona International Speedway". Catchfence.com. February 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ a b Boatright, Jeffry (February 21, 2012). "Skinner enjoys solid Daytona debut". Suwannee Democrat. Live Oak, FL. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ "Fain Skinner to run Rick Ware Racing No. 41 car at Bristol Motor Speedway". Catchfence.com. August 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Alcohol's economic impact: County's first package store opening soon". Suwannee Democrat. Live Oak, FL. August 30, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ^ "Fain Skinner – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Fain Skinner – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Fain Skinner – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Fain Skinner – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- Fain Skinner driver statistics at Racing-Reference