Mike Skeen Explained

Michael B. Skeen (born October 25, 1986) is an American professional sports car racing driver. He competes in the Trans-Am Series TA2 class for Stevens-Miller Racing.

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.^{[1] [2]}

In 2020, Skeen joined the Trans-Am Series' TA2 class for Stevens-Miller Racing,^[3] and won the season opener at Sebring International Raceway.^[4]

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.^[5]

In 2018, Skeen made his Xfinity debut driving the No. 15 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.^[6] He finished 28th, 6 laps down, after starting 24th.^{[7] [8]}

Skeen returned to the Truck Series in August 2020, joining NEMCO Motorsports for the Sunoco 159 at the Daytona International Speedway road course.^[9]

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

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		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	GLN 28	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	72nd	9	[10]
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	IND	MCH	DAY	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	CLT	TEX	KAN	MAR	PHO	107th	-	[11]
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	GLN 30	BRI	KAN	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	71st	7	[12]

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

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		Pts	Ref
2013	Sharp Gallaher Racing	6	Chevy	DAY	MAR	CAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	IOW	CHI	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM		57th	31	[13]
2020	NEMCO Motorsports	8	Chevy	DAY	LVS	CLT	ATL	HOM	POC	KEN	TEX	KAN	KAN	MCH	DAY	DOV	GTW	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	KAN	TEX	MAR	PHO	72nd	14	[14]

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series West

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12		Points
2014	Park Place Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT America	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY	SEB	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	IMS	ELK	VIR	COA	PET		41st	56
2015	GB Autosport	GTD	Porsche 911 GT America	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY	SEB	LGA	BEL	WGL	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL			43rd	26
2016	Lone Star Racing	GTD	Dodge Viper GT3-R	Dodge 8.3 L V10	DAY	SEB	LGA	BEL	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS			19th	88
	Stevenson Motorsports		Audi R8 LMS	Audi 5.2 L V10	DAY	SEB	LGA	BEL	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	PET
2017	Lone Star Racing	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	LBH	AUS	BEL	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET	42nd	55
2019	Starworks Motorsport	GTD	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Audi 5.2 L V10	DAY	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET		60th	19
2021	Team Korthoff Motorsports	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	WGL	LIM	ELK	LGA	LBH	VIR	PET	35th	644
	Team Korthoff Motorsports		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8		SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	WGL	LIM	ELK	LGA	LBH	VIR	PET
	Jr III Motorsports	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	VK56DE 5.6L V8		SEB	MDO	WGL	WGL	ELK							31st	265
2022	Team Korthoff Motorsports	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET	9th	2577
2023	Team Korthoff Motorsports	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	LBH	MON	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET		7th	2773
2024	Korthoff/Preston Motorsports	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET			13th*	403*

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mike Skeen Scores COTA GT SprintX Pole for Lone Star Racing . Allaway . Phil . March 24, 2018 . August 23, 2018.
2. Web site: VIR PWC: Skeen/Heckert deliver GT SprintX win for Lone Star . Malsher . David . April 29, 2018 . August 23, 2018.
3. Skeen declared winner of red-flagged TA2 feature at Road America. Racer. August 8, 2020. August 11, 2020.
4. Skeen wins Trans Am TA2 at Sebring. Racer. March 1, 2020. August 11, 2020.
5. Web site: Mike Skeen's girlfriend fined, banned indefinitely from NASCAR. DiZinno . Tony . September 5, 2013 . August 23, 2018.
6. Web site: Mike Skeen, driver whose girlfriend slapped Max Papis, returns to NASCAR at Watkins Glen . Boarman . John . August 1, 2018 . August 23, 2018.
7. Web site: Mike Skeen 'Spent' After XFINITY Debut in Watkins Glen. Catanzareti . Zach . August 4, 2018 . August 23, 2018.
8. Web site: Joey Logano Scores Another NASCAR Xfinity Series Win at Watkins Glen. 5 August 2018 .
9. News: Rutherford. Kevin. Entry list: 2020 Sunoco 159. Frontstretch. August 10, 2020. August 11, 2020.
10. Web site: Mike Skeen – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 11, 2020.
11. Web site: Mike Skeen – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 28, 2021.
12. Web site: Mike Skeen – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 13, 2024.
13. Web site: Mike Skeen – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 11, 2020.
14. Web site: Mike Skeen – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 11, 2020.
15. Web site: Mike Skeen – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 11, 2020.