TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: Mike Skinner drives the #5 PC Miler Navigator Toyota down pit road after being invloved in a multi-car incident on track during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: Mike Skinner drives the #5 PC Miler Navigator Toyota down pit road after being invloved in a multi-car incident on track during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.

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