Fain Skinner (born February 21, 1985) is an American professional

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driver who last competed in what is now the

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part-time in

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. He has also made starts in the

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and ...

and the

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Racing career

Skinner began his racing career at the age of nine, competing in

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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. Moving to competing in stock cars at the age of 15, Skinner established himself in late model racing; he raced in the FASCAR Sunbelt Super Series, a Florida

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racing circuit, from 2003–2005, winning the series' Rookie of the Year award in 2003. 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

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, competing for

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, and finishing 26th; he would run three races later in the year for

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, scoring a best finish of 23rd at

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in September. In 2012, Skinner made his debut in the ARCA Racing Series, competing in the

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in the No. 39 Chevrolet owned by Mario Gosselin. Skinner ran a consistent race, but was collected in an accident on the final lap of the event, finishing 15th. Skinner planned to compete in selected events in the NASCAR

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late in the 2012 season, but his next major race in 2012 was at

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in the Nationwide Series for Rick Ware Racing in August.

Personal and business life

Skinner, who is unrelated to 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman champion Mike Skinner, is a third-generation resident of

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and is a graduate of

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. He and his wife Hannah have two sons. Skinner helps operate the family business, Skinner's Paint and Body Shop, in Live Oak, Florida as well as a Gym; in August 2012, he and his father Ronald received one of Suwannee County's first five liquor licenses.

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.)

Nationwide Series

K&N Pro Series East

ARCA Racing Series

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Fain Living people 1985 births People from Live Oak, Florida Racing drivers from Florida NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers World Karting Association drivers Florida Gateway College alumni