Skip Manning (born April 23, 1945) is a former

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driver from

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. He competed in seventy-nine

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events in his career, spanning from 1975 to 1979. Manning won the rookie-of-the-year award in 1976. He had sixteen top-ten finishes during his career, with his best finish a 3rd at the

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in 1977. Manning retired from NASCAR racing and returned to Bogalusa, Louisiana, with his wife Gloria Manning.

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