Skinner gets his seventh pole

The Cup series may have Newman, but the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has Mike Skinner.  Skinner captured his seventh pole on Thursday and will lead the field at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night.

I have to admit that I didn't like Skinner when he was in the Cup series, in fact I had my own nickname for him "Spinner Skinner."  His driving style seems to fit better with the Truck series, where it's expected to beat and bang without causing too much damage to hurt your chances at winning.

I've also noticed that he has seemed to mellow a bit, especially since moving over to the Truck series.  He still has that go get 'em attitude towards racing, but he doesn't seem to be wrecking people left and right like he did in the Cup series. Maybe it's age and maybe it's being move to the Truck series that did it, but I kind of like the Skinner of today compared to his Cup years.

Congrats to Skinner for getting the pole, but I'm hoping for a win by Musgrave to try and widen his points lead.