Skeen competed in eight
Grand National Series events in his career, earning three finishes in the top-ten. All of those races came in
1965, when Skeen finished 60th in points. His debut went miserably, finishing 30th at
North Wilkesboro after transmission woes. But then Skeen improved over the next two races, finishing ninth at
Martinsville and then a career-best fifth at
Bowman Gray Stadium in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Skeen would add a seventh-place finish in another race later in the year at Bowman Gray. However, four DNFs in five races were capped when Skeen died from injuries sustained a week earlier after crashing on the second lap of the
1965 Southern 500 at
Darlington Raceway. His car spun on the second lap and was hit on the driver's side. Because of the lack of the strength in the roll cage, the drivers side door was completely smashed in. An infamous video shows the car being towed away. The drivers seat was moved completely to the other side of the car, and the steering wheel poking out of the window. ==References==