Dustin Skinner (born April 20, 1985) is an American former

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driver. He has competed in one

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race, in 2008 at

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. He is the son of Mike Skinner.

Racing career

Skinner started his racing career in 1998, driving go-karts. He later moved on to Fast Trucks at various Florida racetracks, and ran

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as a part of the IPOWER Dash series in 2004. He tested a NASCAR Craftsman Truck at

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in October 2007. In October 2008, Skinner made his only

start at

, starting 31st and finishing 34th after an early-race incident in turn three derailed his efforts. The start came with

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, an affiliate of

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, whom Skinner had also worked with in

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. The start with Germain came after a

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with

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did not come to fruition; in March 2008 the team announced that they were looking to field Skinner in up to six Truck races that year, dependent on sponsorship. After his driving career finished, Skinner transitioned into a mechanic role, working in Florida to prepare racecars in that state. He also helps, along with brother

Jamie Skinner Michael James Skinner (born November 22, 1977) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Mike Skinner, and brother of Dustin Skinner. He currently races Pro Late Models at tracks such as ...

, on father Mike Skinner's late model efforts. In 2020, Skinner came under fire for racist comments made regarding

Bubba Wallace William Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. (born October 8, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 23 Toyota Camry for 23XI Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity S ...

, the only Black full-time Cup Series driver in NASCAR, after a noose was found in Wallace's garage stall at

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. Skinner stated, "Frankly I wish they would've tied he nooseto allaceand drug him around the pits because he has single handedly destroyed what I grew up watching and cared about for 30 years now." Skinner later backtracked his statement, saying, "I disagree with what allaceis doing, but it was stupidly foolish for me to say what I said and I truly regret every bit of it. If there was a way to take last night back I would. All I can do is say I'm sorry."

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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

Craftsman Truck Series

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Dustin 1985 births Living people NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from North Carolina Sportspeople from Greensboro, North Carolina