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As the Camping World Truck Series season has progressed, Skinner has been proud of his team’s effort as it chases the championship.
“This summer stretch is going good for our Randy Moss Motorsports team,” Skinner said. “I think we should have finished higher in a few races, but the biggest thing about this stretch is you have to keep going and put together consistent finishes.”
Though Randy Moss Motorsports is a new team, Skinner has been very happy with how well the team has performed and how quickly it has gotten up to speed. That said, Skinner knows that sometimes luck is involved.
“Oh, I’m very pleased,” Skinner said about his team’s effort. “We have ran better than our finishes show in two of those three races and one of them we didn’t run near as good as we finished, so it kind of goes back and forth.”
As happy as he is with his team, there’s no getting around the fact that it can be tough for a new team with new people to contend for a championship, no matter how talented the people are.
When asked whether his team could contend for the title, Skinner said, “I think as far as talent goes and the equipment-wise absolutely, yes.”
Even with a crew chief like Eric Phillips, Skinner realizes the difficulties in starting anew.
“That’s a tall order to ask somebody to start out fresh with a driver-crew chief combination,” the veteran admitted.
So far in 2009, Skinner has been a contender, and he hopes that another strong run at Gateway can help him stay in the thick of the championship chase.
(Quotes taken from various press releases)
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