Mike Skinner

Mike Skinner

Born: June 28, 1957
Age: 67
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Biography

Michael "Mike" Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is an American stock car racing driver, who has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Busch Series and Camping World Truck Series. He has most recently driven the #98 Ford Fusion for Phil Parsons Racing in the Cup Series. He is the father of former NASCAR drivers Jamie Skinner and Dustin Skinner. He was born in Susanville, California.

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Racing career

Early career

Skinner began racing at Susanville Speedway in the 1970s in a Plymouth Road Runner at various California dirt tracks, winning three championships. He soon moved to North Carolina and worked as a crew member for Rusty Wallace and at Petty Enterprises. In 1986, he made his NASCAR debut in the Sprint Cup Series, driving the #19 Pontiac for the Zanworth Racing Team, and had a best finish of 22nd in three starts. The following year, he made his Xfinity Series debut at Darlington Raceway, finishing 27th in the #0 Hunt Tire Oldsmobile. He did not compete in NASCAR again until 1990, when he drove the #13 Glidden Paints Buick for Mansion Motorsports at North Carolina Speedway, finishing 35th with rear end failure. He ran four races for Dixon over the next two years, before running one race in 1993 for Jimmy Means.

In 1994, Skinner began racing late models for Gene Petty, and won a local track championship. He and Petty also began racing in the Xfinity Series in the #88, winning one pole in the Kentucky Fried Chicken Chevrolet, but failing to finish a race.

Richard Childress Racing

Skinner was selected by Richard Childress Racing to drive the #3 GM Goodwrench-sponsored Chevrolet Silverado for the first SuperTruck Series by Craftsman season. He won the first race in the series, and collected seven more victories en route to winning the first championship. He equaled his win total the following season, but fell to third in the standings. That year, he ran five races for RCR in the Sprint Cup Series, qualifying in the top-ten three times and having a best finish of twelfth in the #31 Realtree car. He also filled in for teammate Dale Earnhardt when Earnhardt was recovering from injuries suffered in a wreck at Talladega, where he flipped after contact with Sterling Marlin.

In the 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Skinner was promoted to full-time, driving the #31 with a sponsorship from Lowe's. He won poles at both of the season's races at Daytona International Speedway and had three Top 10 finishes. Despite failing to qualify for one race and a 30th-place points finish, he won the Rookie of the Year award. He had nine Top 10's during his sophomore season, but finished 21st in points after being forced sit out three races due to injury. He also won two exhibition races in Japan during those two seasons, when NASCAR held races in Asia for the first time. He finished no worse than sixth in the first four races of the 1999 season, and held the points lead briefly during the early portion of the season. He had a total of fourteen Top 10 finishes and ended the year with a career-high 10th place in points. He also returned to the Xfinity Series, driving the #19 Yellow Freight Systems-sponsored Chevy for Emerald Performance Group. He won his only career race at Atlanta after being disqualified for a rules infraction, before NASCAR overturned its decision.

Skinner had eleven Top 10's in the 2000 season, but fell to 12th in points and lost his crew chief Larry McReynolds, who retired from NASCAR to broadcast the series on Fox Sports. Skinner declared in early-February 2001 that he had left RCR.

In the 2001 season, he had only one Top 10 and suffered severe injuries in a wreck at Chicagoland Speedway after cutting a right-front tire and crashing head-first in turn 1. He was forced to miss the next five races because he suffered a concussion, a broken ankle, and a torn ACL in the crash. Free agent driver Robby Gordon was tapped to replace him and had a few Top 10's. Then the news broke out that Gordon would replace Skinner in the #31 Lowe's Chevy after the 2001 season for a several-year deal which puzzled many NASCAR fans and drivers; as well as the fact that Lowe's resigned from RCR to sponsor Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick's co-owned team for the NSCS rookie Jimmie Johnson, in 2002. Skinner returned at Michigan, but after another accident at Richmond, Skinner opted for surgery to repair his ACL. He announced the next morning after the accident that he would miss the remainder of the season. In his announcement, he bid farewell to Richard Childress and his team; he also announced that Robby Gordon would replace him again and wished him luck.

Robby Gordon finished off the season with an upset victory at New Hampshire.

2002-present

Skinner signed on to drive the #4 Kodak-sponsored Chevy for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in the 2002 season. He had only one Top 10 finish and finished 31st in the final points standings. He continued to struggle when the team switched to Pontiac in the 2003 season and after failing to qualify for the Sirius 400, he was released. He spent the majority of the rest of season running part-time in the Truck Series for Billy Ballew Motorsports before being selected to replace Jerry Nadeau for MBV Motorsports. His final race of the season came at Homestead for Michael Waltrip Racing.

In 2004, Skinner returned to the Truck Series to drive the #42 Toyota Tundra for Bang! Racing. He was running ninth in points when conflicts between Toyota and Bang's owners allowed the team to split and run the #5 Toyota Tundra for Bill Davis Racing. He won two poles and finished 11th in points with no victories. He collected two wins in 2005 and finished fifth in points in the Truck Series while running a part-time Nextel Cup schedule for Davis and R&J Racing. He won only one race in 2006 and fell to 10th in points, while filling in at other series with FitzBradshaw Racing, Front Row Motorsports, and CJM Racing. In 2007, he won five Truck Series races and fell short of winning the championship by 54 points.

Skinner's only win in the 2008 season came at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and he finished sixth in Truck points. He also ran a part-time schedule in Sprint Cup, filling in for A. J. Allmendinger at Team Red Bull early in the 2008 Sprint Cup season. Skinner made two additional starts in the #84 Red Bull Car during the Chase for the Sprint Cup, as Allmendinger would not be back in the car for the 2009 season. Skinner was also hired by Michael Waltrip Racing to drive the #00 Champion Mortgage car in the Sprint Cup Series for three races: Michigan, Bristol, and Auto Club Speedway.

Skinner was under contract to drive for Davis throughout 2009, but the team was sold and ceased operations. On January 29, it was announced that Skinner would drive one of two trucks that Randy Moss Motorsports fields, the #5 Exide Batteries-sponsored Tundra. Skinner attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 in the R3 Motorsports #23 Mahindra Tractors Chevrolet Impala SS, but failed due to engine trouble at the Gatorade Duels. Skinner drove in a few Sprint Cup races in Tommy Baldwin Racing's #36 car that year. He also drove the #70 Chevrolet Impala SS for TRG Motorsports in NASCAR's Top series late in the season. In the Truck Series, Skinner won three races with Eric Phillips and finished third in points to Ron Hornaday, Jr. The next season, however, would be quite different. Phillips left RMM after the 2009 season to be the crew chief for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Veteran Gene Nead initially replaced him, but Nead left the team after Charlotte, being replaced by team engineer Stacy Johnson. Their season would only go downhill from there, with Skinner grabbing only two Top 5's and an eight-place finish in the points. Skinner parted ways with RMM on January 19, 2011.

In 2011, Skinner attempted to qualify the #45 Toyota Tundra for Eddie Sharp Racing at Daytona, but failed to make the race on speed. Skinner was ineligible to use his past champion's provisional due to ESR entering the #45 after the entry deadline. He drove #60 Big Red Soda Toyota Camry for Germain Racing in the Sprint Cup Series and also spent a few races driving the #32 Ford Fusion for FAS Lane Racing. He also drove for Tommy Baldwin Racing in Alanta after medical issues forced Dave Blaney from the car.

In 2012, Skinner drove the #8 Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet in the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona, but was involved in a crash with teammate Cale Gale and failed to finish the race. In early May, Skinner joined Hamilton Means Racing to drive the No. 52 in the Sprint Cup Series starting in the Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

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.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
1986 Zanworth Racing Team 19 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR
TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
NWS CLT CAR
ATL RSD 61st 264
1990 Mansion Motorsports 13 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
96th 58
Buick CAR
PHO ATL
1991 Chevy DAY RCH CAR
ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
CAR PHO ATL 64th 110
1992 DAY
CAR
RCH DAR
BRI NWS MAR TAL 59th 173
85 ATL
CLT
DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
CAR
PHO ATL
1993 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 80th 58
1994 DAY CAR
RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS
MAR
TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 72nd 70
1996 Richard Childress Racing 31 Chevy DAY CAR
RCH ATL DAR BRI
NWS MAR TAL
SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
ATL 47th 529
1997 DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
TEX
BRI
MAR
SON
TAL
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
CAL
DAY
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
MAR
CLT
TAL
CAR
PHO
ATL
30th 2669
1998 DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
MAR TAL CAL CLT
DOV
RCH
MCH
POC
SON
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
NHA
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
CLT
TAL
DAY
PHO
CAR
ATL
21st 3153
1999 DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
TEX
BRI
MAR
TAL
CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
MCH
POC
SON
DAY
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
MAR
CLT
TAL
CAR
PHO
HOM
ATL
10th 4003
2000 DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
MAR
TAL
CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
MCH
POC
SON
DAY
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
MAR
CLT
TAL
CAR
PHO
HOM
ATL
12th 3898
2001 DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
MAR
TAL
CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
MCH
POC
SON
DAY
CHI
NHA POC IND GLN MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA 40th 2029
2002 Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
MAR
TAL
CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
SON
DAY
CHI
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
KAN
TAL
CLT
MAR
ATL
CAR
PHO
HOM
31st 2886
2003 Pontiac DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
TAL
MAR
CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
SON DAY CHI NHA POC 39th 1960
MB2 Motorsports 01 Pontiac IND
GLN MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
TAL
KAN
CLT
MAR
ATL PHO CAR
Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Chevy HOM
2004 Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy DAY
CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 77th 97
2005 Bill Davis Racing 23 Dodge DAY
CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL
DAR RCH CLT
DOV
POC MCH
SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND
GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV 49th 487
Front Row Motorsports 92 Chevy TAL
Mach 1 Motorsports 00 Ford TAL
KAN CLT MAR
R&J Racing 37 Dodge ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
2006 Bill Davis Racing 23 Dodge DAY
CAL 57th 184
R&J Racing 37 Dodge LVS
ATL
BRI
MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC IND
GLN BRI
CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL
Front Row Motorsports 34 Chevy MCH
SON DAY CHI NHA POC MCH
CJM Racing 72 Chevy CLT
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
Shelmerdine Racing 27 Chevy HOM
2007 Bill Davis Racing 23 Toyota DAY
CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR 65th 91
36 ATL
TEX
PHO HOM
2008 27 DAY CAL
LVS
48th 734
Red Bull Racing Team 84 Toyota ATL
BRI
MAR
TEX
PHO
TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN TAL
CLT
MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Toyota MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH NHA DOV KAN
2009 R3 Motorsports 23 Chevy DAY
CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT 55th 200
Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Toyota DOV
POC MCH
SON NHA DAY CHI
IND
POC GLN MCH
BRI
ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL
TRG Motorsports 70 Chevy TEX
PHO HOM
2011 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY PHO
LVS
BRI CAL 59th 01
Germain Racing 60 Toyota MAR
TEX
TAL
RCH
DAR
DOV
CLT
KAN
POC
MCH
SON
DAY
KEN
NHA
IND
POC
GLN
MCH
BRI
DOV
KAN
CLT TAL
Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Chevy ATL
Germain Racing 60 Chevy RCH
CHI
NHA
Max Q Motorsports 37 Ford MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
2012 Hamilton Means Racing 52 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR
CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN
DAY NHA 53rd 10
Go Green Racing 79 Ford IND
Phil Parsons Racing 98 Ford POC
GLN MCH
BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV TAL CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1992 Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
1997 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1 12
1998 8 8
1999 12 4
2000 4 16
2001 4 26
2002 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20 23
2003 Pontiac 43 37
2004 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 43 22
2005 Bill Davis Racing Dodge 7 30
2006 DNQ
2007 Toyota DNQ
2009 R3 Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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 34 35 NBGNC Pts Ref
1987 0 Olds DAY HCY MAR DAR
BRI LGY SBO CLT DOV IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 66th 82
1992 Barry Owen Racing 91 Olds DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
MAR CAR HCY 119th 79
1994 Gene Petty Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR HCY BRI ROU
NHA NZH CLT
DOV MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL HCY
IRP
MCH BRI
DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR 57th 395
1997 Whitaker Racing 7 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
CAL CAR HOM NA -
1999 Team Yellow Racing 19 Chevy DAY CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
TEX
NSV BRI TAL CAL
NHA RCH NZH CLT
DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH
BRI DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR MEM PHO
HOM
44th 1195
2000 DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL 52nd 833
Andy Petree Racing 15 Chevy CAL
RCH NHA CLT
DOV
SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
CLT
CAR MEM PHO
HOM
2001 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX
NSH
TAL
CAL
RCH
NHA
NZH CLT
DOV
KEN MLW
GLN CHI
GTY PPR IRP MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH DOV
KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 27th 1999
2003 Evans Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM 106th 146
2006 FitzBradshaw Racing 12 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV
NSH
KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP
GLN MCH
BRI
CAL RCH
DOV KAN CLT
MEM TEX
PHO
HOM
46th 874

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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 24 25 26 27 NCWTC Pts Ref
1995 Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevy PHO
TUS
SGS
MMR
POR
EVG
I70
LVL
BRI
MLW
CNS
HPT
IRP
FLM
RCH
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR
PHO
1st 3224
1996 HOM
PHO
POR
EVG
TUS
CNS
HPT
BRI
NZH
MLW
LVL
I70
IRP
FLM
GLN
NSV
RCH
NHA
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR
PHO
LVS
3rd 3771
1997 Great Dane Racing 93 Chevy WDW TUS HOM
PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT
IRP
FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS
47th 437
1998 Mike Skinner Racing 5 Chevy WDW
HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL
PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS 55th 261
2003 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Ford DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN
48th 471
Dodge GTW
MCH
IRP
NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM
2004 Bang! Racing 42 Toyota DAY
ATL
MAR
MFD
CLT
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
GTW
MCH
IRP
NSH
BRI
RCH
NHA
11th 3037
Bill Davis Racing 5 Toyota LVS
CAL
TEX
MAR
PHO
DAR
HOM
2005 DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
GTY
MFD
CLT
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
KAN
KEN
MEM
IRP
NSH
BRI
RCH
NHA
LVS
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
5th 3273
2006 DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
GTY
CLT
MFD
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
KAN
KEN
MEM
IRP
NSH
BRI
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
10th 3219
2007 DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
MFD
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
MEM
KEN
IRP
NSH
BRI
GTW
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
2nd 3928
2008 DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
MFD
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
MEM
KEN
IRP
NSH
BRI
GTW
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
6th 3363
2009 Randy Moss Motorsports DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
MEM
KEN
IRP
NSH
BRI
CHI
IOW
GTW
NHA
LVS
MAR
TAL
TEX
PHO
HOM
3rd 3602
2010 DAY
ATL
MAR
NSH
KAN
DOV
CLT
TEX
MCH
IOW
GTY
IRP
POC
NSH
DAR
BRI
CHI
KEN
NHA
LVS
MAR
TAL
TEX
PHO
HOM
8th 3256
2011 Eddie Sharp Racing 45 Toyota DAY
PHO
DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 67th 20
2012 8 Chevy DAY
MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 121st 01

1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 ARSC Pts Ref
1990 Mansion Motorsports 13 Chevy DAY ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL TOL HAG POC TAL MCH ISF TOL DSF WIN DEL ATL
120th
1992 Mansion Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC
HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM 100th
85 ATL
1995 Richard Childress Racing 31 Chevy DAY ATL TAL FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 OWO FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF WIN SLM ATL
125th
1996 3 DAY
ATL SLM TAL FIF LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH IND SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL 155th

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