Did Mike Skinner make the right decision to not race hard?
During his pre-race interview, Mike Skinner said he would like to “lead the first lap and then hang back a bit.” Skinner started on the pole and led the first 18 laps. In an uncharacteristic move for Skinner, he kept his No. 5 Toyota Tundra well back within the Top 10 the majority of the night. After wrecking with Ron Hornaday, Jr. with four laps remaining at Texas Motor Speedway last Friday night, Skinner was thinking more about the big picture and less about the race win. Skinner had enough of a points lead to afford to hang back and try to stay out of trouble and definitely chose the right race strategy. He ended up finishing 8th and now leads Hornaday, Jr. by 29 points. 2. How did Andy Lally take such a hard hit on lap 122? In just his second Craftsman Truck Series start, Andy Lally became the innocent victim and helped to bring out the record-breaking twelfth caution Friday night. Stacy Compton spun into the outside wall after a little help from Jacques Villeneuve and then ran dow
