Michael Brian 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.
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 sixth in the 2018 standings, with two poles and one win during the season.
In 2020, Skeen joined the Trans-Am Series' TA2 class for Stevens-Miller Racing, and won the season opener at Sebring International Raceway.
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 fifth.
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 thirteenth after starting third 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.
In 2018, Skeen made his Xfinity debut driving the No. 15 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. He finished 28th, six laps down, after starting 24th.
Skeen returned to the Truck Series in August 2020, joining NEMCO Motorsports for the Sunoco 159 at the Daytona International Speedway road course.
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 GLN28 MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 72nd 9 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 - 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 GLN30 BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 71st 7
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 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
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
K&N Pro Series West 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 Pts Ref 2012 Richard Childress Racing 31 Chevy PHO LHC MMP S99 IOW BIR LVS SON EVG CNS IOW PIR SMP AAS PHO 71st 27
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-6DAY 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 PET 43rd 26 2016 Lone Star Racing GTD Dodge Viper GT3-R Dodge 8.3 L V10DAY SEB LGA BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR AUS 19th 88 Stevenson Motorsports Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10PET 2017 Lone Star Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8DAY 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 V10DAY SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 60th 19 2021 Alegra Motorsports GTDMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8DAY SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM LGA LBH 35th 644 Team Korthoff MotorsportsVIR PET Jr III Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 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 27732024Korthoff/Preston MotorsportsGTDMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 17th 2004 2025 Triarsi Competizione GTDFerrari 296 GT3Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS 47th 464 Conquest Racing PET † Skeen did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
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