'When will the bad luck end?' ponders Skinner.

Mike Skinner missed the inaugural Protection One 400 last year as he nursed knee and ankle injuries and he may wish that he had missed this year's race as well after yet more bad luck ruined his day behind the wheel of the #4 Kodak Chevy.

With Mike Skinner visiting Kansas Speedway for his first full weekend of competition at the 1.5-mile facility, the Morgan-McClure Motorsports team struggled with setting up the No. 4 Kodak Max Film Monte Carlo to run up front.

The team qualified 32nd on Friday, although it was seeing signs of a competitive race car for the 267-lap event on Sunday before a broken rocker-arm sidelined the car for more than 60 laps and left Skinner in 32nd place at the flag.

During the NASCAR Winston Cup Series' second visit to the Kansas track, Skinner had to pit on lap 20 under caution because of running over a brake rotor on the racetrack. The right front tire was cut as a result of contact with the debris.

On lap 44, the team led by crew chief Chris Carrier, elected to pit under caution for adjustments and fuel, but no tires. The strategic call placed the yellow No. 4 Chevrolet in a restarting position of 18th, after entering the pits in the 26th spot.

Skinner had been shuffled back to 25th due to his older tyres before calling into the pits with motor problems. The Chevrolet was pulled into the garage for repairs on lap 69. The culprit was a rocker arm adjustment bolt, which costs only a few dollars.

The pit crew repaired the problem and returned Skinner to the track on lap 137 when he ran trouble free to the finish. By returning to the track, Morgan-McClure Motorsports picked up three positions but still finished only 32nd.

"We had a decent run going," said Skinner, who dropped one position in the overall standings to 32nd. "The car and motor were pretty good. Bad luck bit us again. When will it ever end? To have a small part which costs only a few dollars ruin a good day is frustrating, to say the least. This is a good team, we will get there one day."