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Mike Skeen

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1986)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Mike Skeen

| nationality = American

| birth_name = Michael B. Skeen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|25}}

| birth_place = Durham, North Carolina, U.S.

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes

| Total_Busch_Races = 2

| Years_In_Busch = 2

| Busch_Car_Team = No. 87 (Jordan Anderson Racing)

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 107th

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2021

| Best_Busch_Pos = 72nd (2018)

| First_Busch_Race = 2018 Zippo 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2024 Mission 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 2

| Years_In_Truck = 2

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 72nd

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2020

| Best_Truck_Pos = 57th (2013)

| First_Truck_Race = 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2020 Sunoco 159 (Daytona RC)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = September 14, 2024

}}

|image=File:Korthoff Preston Motorsports's Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo during the 2023 Petit Le Mans.jpg|imagesize=250px}}

Michael B. Skeen (born October 25, 1986) is an American professional sports car racing driver. He competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship driving the No. 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=2025-01-07 |title=Monk, McAleer Confirmed in Triarsi Ferrari for GTD Season – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/monk-mcaleer-confirmed-in-triarsi-ferrari-for-gtd-season/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}

Skeen has raced in the Pirelli World Challenge, Rolex Sports Car Series, Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the FIA World Endurance Championship. He has also raced in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series as a road course ringer.

Racing career

=Sports car racing=

Skeen, along with Scott Heckert, were the drivers of Lone Star Racing's No. 80 Mercedes-AMG GT3 in 2018. They finished 6th in the 2018 standings, with two poles and one win during the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2018/03/24/mike-skeen-scores-gt-sprintx-pole-for-lone-star-racing/ |title=Mike Skeen Scores COTA GT SprintX Pole for Lone Star Racing |last=Allaway |first=Phil |date=March 24, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.motorsport.com/pwc/news/vir-pwc-skeen-heckert-deliver-gt-sprintx-win-for-lone-star-1031890/3068782/ |title=VIR PWC: Skeen/Heckert deliver GT SprintX win for Lone Star |last=Malsher |first=David |date=April 29, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2018}}

In 2020, Skeen joined the Trans-Am Series' TA2 class for Stevens-Miller Racing,{{cite magazine|url=https://racer.com/2020/08/08/skeen-declared-winner-of-red-flagged-ta2-feature-at-road-america/|title=Skeen declared winner of red-flagged TA2 feature at Road America|magazine=Racer|date=August 8, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020}} and won the season opener at Sebring International Raceway.{{cite magazine|url=https://racer.com/2020/03/01/skeen-wins-trans-am-ta2-at-sebring/|title=Skeen wins Trans Am TA2 at Sebring|magazine=Racer|date=March 1, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020}}

=NASCAR=

Skeen ran one race in 2012 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet at Utah. He finished 17th after starting 5th.

In 2013, Skeen debuted in the Truck Series, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet Silverado for Sharp Gallaher Racing in the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. He finished 13th after starting 3rd due to a wreck in the final turn with Max Papis. The race ended controversially for Skeen as his girlfriend, Kelly Heaphy, slapped Papis after the race, allegedly dislocating his jaw. Heaphy was fined and suspended indefinitely, while Skeen's crew chief was also fined.{{cite web |url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2013/09/05/mike-skeens-girlfriend-fined-banned-indefinitely-from-nascar/ |title=Mike Skeen's girlfriend fined, banned indefinitely from NASCAR|last=DiZinno |first=Tony |date=September 5, 2013 |access-date=August 23, 2018}}

In 2018, Skeen made his Xfinity debut driving the No. 15 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.{{cite web |url=http://tireball.com/nascar/2018/08/01/mike-skeen-driver-whose-girlfriend-slapped-max-papis-returns-to-nascar-at-watkins-glen/|title=Mike Skeen, driver whose girlfriend slapped Max Papis, returns to NASCAR at Watkins Glen |last=Boarman |first=John |date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2018}} He finished 28th, 6 laps down, after starting 24th.{{cite web |url=http://kickinthetires.net/index.php/2018/08/04/mike-skeen-spent-after-xfinity-debut-in-watkins-glen/ |title=Mike Skeen 'Spent' After XFINITY Debut in Watkins Glen|last=Catanzareti |first=Zach |date=August 4, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/22642/joey-logano-scores-another-nascar-xfinity-series-win-at-watkins-glen|title = Joey Logano Scores Another NASCAR Xfinity Series Win at Watkins Glen| date=5 August 2018 }}

Skeen returned to the Truck Series in August 2020, joining NEMCO Motorsports for the Sunoco 159 at the Daytona International Speedway road course.{{cite news|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2020/08/10/entry-list-2020-sunoco-159/|title=Entry list: 2020 Sunoco 159|publisher=Frontstretch|date=August 10, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020}}

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

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

==Xfinity Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| NASCAR Xfinity Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2018

! JD Motorsports

! 15

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IOW

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
28

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| IND

| LVS

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 72nd

! 9

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/skeenmi01/2018/B|title=Mike Skeen – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 11, 2020}}

2021

! JD Motorsports

! 15

! Chevy

| DAY

| DAY

| HOM

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| MAR

| TAL

| DAR

| DOV

| COA

| CLT

| MOH

| TEX

| NSH

| POC

| ROA

| ATL

| NHA

| GLN

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IND
{{small|DNQ}}

| MCH

| DAY

| DAR

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| CLT

| TEX

| KAN

| MAR

| PHO

! 107th

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/skeenmi01/2021/B|title=Mike Skeen – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 28, 2021}}

2024

! Jordan Anderson Racing

! 87

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| COA

| RCH

| MAR

| TEX

| TAL

| DOV

| DAR

| CLT

| PIR

| SON

| IOW

| NHA

| NSH

| CSC

| POC

| IND

| MCH

| DAY

| DAR

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
30

| BRI

| KAN

| TAL

| ROV

| LVS

| HOM

| MAR

| PHO

! 71st

! 7

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/skeenmi01/2024/B|title=Mike Skeen – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=September 13, 2024}}

==Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! {{Tooltip|NGTC|NASCAR Gander Trucks classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2013

! Sharp Gallaher Racing

! 6

! Chevy

| DAY

| MAR

| CAR

| KAN

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

| KEN

| IOW

| ELD

| POC

| MCH

| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MSP
{{small|13}}

| IOW

| CHI

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

|

! 57th

! 31

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/skeenmi01/2013/C|title=Mike Skeen – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 11, 2020}}

2020

! NEMCO Motorsports

! 8

! Chevy

| DAY

| LVS

| CLT

| ATL

| HOM

| POC

| KEN

| TEX

| KAN

| KAN

| MCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|23}}

| DOV

| GTW

| DAR

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| KAN

| TEX

| MAR

| PHO

! 72nd

! 14

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/skeenmi01/2020/C|title=Mike Skeen – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 11, 2020}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

==K&N Pro Series West==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=23| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! {{Tooltip|NKNPSWC|NASCAR K&N Pro Series West classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2012

! Richard Childress Racing

! 31

! Chevy

| PHO

| LHC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MMP
{{small|17}}

| S99

| IOW

| BIR

| LVS

| SON

| EVG

| CNS

| IOW

| PIR

| SMP

| AAS

| PHO

! 71st

! 27

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/skeenmi01/2012/P|title=Mike Skeen – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 11, 2020}}

=Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Class

! Make

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2014

! Park Place Motorsports

! GTD

! Porsche 911 GT America

! Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

|style="background:#;”|DAY
{{small

}

|style="background:#;"| SEB
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| LGA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| DET
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| MOS
{{small|}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| IMS
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#;"| ELK
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| VIR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| COA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PET
{{small|13}}

|

! 41st

! 56

|-

| 2015

! GB Autosport

! GTD

! Porsche 911 GT America

! Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB
{{small|13†}}

|style="background:#;”|LGA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| BEL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| LIM
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| ELK
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| VIR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| AUS
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| ATL
{{small|}}

|

|

! 43rd

! 26

|-

| rowspan=2| 2016

! Lone Star Racing

! rowspan=2| GTD

! Dodge Viper GT3-R

! Dodge 8.3 L V10

|style="background:#;"|DAY
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|SEB
{{small|}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LGA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#;"|BEL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|MOS
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LIM
{{small|}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|ELK
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VIR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|AUS
{{small|8}}

|

|

! rowspan=2| 19th

! rowspan=2| 88

|-

! Stevenson Motorsports

! Audi R8 LMS

! Audi 5.2 L V10

|style="background:#;"|DAY
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|SEB
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LGA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|BEL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|MOS
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LIM
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|ELK
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|VIR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|AUS
{{small|}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PET
{{small|7†}}

|-

|2017

! Lone Star Racing

! GTD

! Mercedes-AMG GT3

! Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8

|style="background:#;"|DAY
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|SEB
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LBH
{{small|}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" |AUS
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#;"|BEL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|MOS
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LIM
{{small|}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"|ELK
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" |VIR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" |LGA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#;"|PET
{{small|}}

! 42nd

! 55

|-

| 2019

! Starworks Motorsport

! GTD

! Audi R8 LMS Evo

! Audi 5.2 L V10

|style="background:#;"|DAY
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|SEB
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|MDO
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|DET
{{small|}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WGL
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#;"|MOS
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LIM
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|ELK
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|VIR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LGA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|PET
{{small|}}

|

! 60th

! 19

|-

| rowspan=3| 2021

! Team Korthoff Motorsports

! rowspan=2| GTD

! Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo

! Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DAY
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#;"|SEB
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|MDO
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|DET
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LIM
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|ELK
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LGA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LBH
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|VIR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|PET
{{small|}}

! rowspan=2| 35th

! rowspan=2| 644

|-

! Team Korthoff Motorsports

! Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo

! Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8

|

|style="background:#;"|SEB
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|MDO
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|DET
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LIM
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|ELK
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LGA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|LBH
{{small|}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VIR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PET
{{small|14}}

|-

! Jr III Motorsports

! LMP3

! Ligier JS P320

! VK56DE 5.6L V8

|

|style="background:#;"| SEB
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| MDO
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| WGL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK
{{small|7}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 31st

! 265

|-

| 2022

! Team Korthoff Motorsports

! GTD

! Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo

! Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| DAY
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SEB
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| LBH
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#;”|LGA

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MDO
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| DET
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| WGL
{{small|10}}

| MOS

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| LIM
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ELK
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| VIR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| PET
{{small|6}}

! 9th

! 2577

|-

| 2023

! Team Korthoff Motorsports

! GTD

! Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo

! Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LBH
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WGL
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”| MOS
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LIM
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”| ELK
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;”| VIR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;”| IMS
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;”| PET
{{small|6}}

|

! 7th

! 2773

|-

|2024

!Korthoff/Preston Motorsports

!GTD

!Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo

!Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;”| DAY
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;”| SEB
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#;”| LBH

|style="background:#;”| LGA

|style="background:#;”| WGL

|style="background:#;”| MOS

|style="background:#;”| ELK

|style="background:#;”| VIR

|style="background:#;”| IMS

|style="background:#;”| PET

|

|

! 13th*

! 403*

|}

† Skeen did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Mike_Skeen}}

{{Triarsi Competizione}}

{{Jordan Anderson Racing}}

{{Eddie Sharp Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Skeen, Mike}}

Category:Living people

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Category:FIA World Endurance Championship drivers

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Racing drivers from North Carolina

Category:Sportspeople from Durham, North Carolina

Category:Trans-Am Series drivers

Category:WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers

Category:24 Hours of Daytona drivers

Category:GT World Challenge America drivers

Category:Starworks Motorsport drivers

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