NASCAR WCUP: Mike Skinner Qualifying Notes, Darlington

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

March 17, 2001

Notes regarding the cancellation of Winston Cup qualifying due to fog:

Mike Skinner, No. 31 Lowe's Chevrolet Monte Carlo (will start 15th in Sunday's race): "If you look at Rockingham and Vegas, not qualifying is good for me. This has been a place where we've qualified fairly well. I think last year we qualified 6th here - we was right up there. But this is probably the fair way to do it. They've got to have a system and as long as they do it for everybody, it doesn't matter.

"I like the short schedule. I think it's a good thing. I think it's unfortunate that we had a little fog this morning. It's no big deal. Look how many places we've gone and watched it rain all day. So it really doesn't make much difference. A good starting position always helps, but it really won't matter for this weekend. So that's the good thing when these things happen. But the big show is Sunday, and the better we all practice for that, the better it'll be for the fans."

Text provided by Nancy Wager

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