
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, June 4, 1995                   TAG: 9506060071
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: E8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: LOUISVILLE, KY.                                 LENGTH: Short

SKINNER KEEPS ON TRUCKIN'

Mike Skinner overcame a third-lap crash and battled back through the field to win Saturday's Ford Credit 125 NASCAR SuperTrucks race by less than a half- second over Joe Ruttman.

Skinner, who started third in the 24-truck field, was last after pitting for repairs when his Chevrolet glanced off Jack Sprague's spinning Chevy in the trioval of the seven-sixteenths-mile asphalt oval. The damage was minor, however, and the driver from Randleman, N.C., worked his way back into contention, taking the lead from Rick Carelli on lap 109.

He edged Ruttman's Ford by forty-four-hundredths of a second to post his fourth victory of the inaugural season for the series. Skinner became the first driver to score successive victories.

This victory, at an average speed of 66.386 mph, boosted his lead in the driver standings to 18 points over Butch Miller, who on Saturday settled for third place.

Keywords:
AUTO RACING

by CNB