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Born on February 2, 1970
Original: Akron, Ohio
Resides in Washington, D.C.
Managing Director at the American Enterprise
Institute for Public Policy Research. Niki has a
B.A. degree with a double major in
Entrepreneurial-Management and American History
from Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA (1992).
When not racing, Niki enjoys mentoring, scuba
diving, skiing, and spending time with husband
David Skinner and daughter Katie (b. 2003) and son
Bobby (b. 2006).
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2010 Niki kicked off the season with a
3rd place in Spec Racer at Nelson Ledges, Ohio. She
then finished 19th and 21st at the Watkins Glen
Double National in July.
2009 Running a limited schedule this
year, Niki scored an 8th place finish in Spec Racer
at her home track, Summit Point. She then raced in
a very crowded Spec Racer National at Watkins Glen
where she finished 24th.
2008 Niki joined the ever-crowded Spec
Racer fields this year at Summit Point, Nelson
Ledges, and Watkins Glen. Posting finishes of 12th
and 14th at Nelson Ledges and 22nd at Watkins Glen.
In the season kick-off at Summit Point, she was
unfortunately collected in a crash that ended the
day early.
2007 Competing all season in her Spec
Racer, Niki posted advances from her qualifying
position to the checkered flag in each race. She
started the season off with a 16th place finish at
Summit Point. She finished 21th at Watkins Glen,
and was 10th and 12th at the Pocono double
races.
2006 Running a limited schedule, Niki ran
three Spec Racer national events this year. She
finished 19th at Watkins Glen, and was 15th and
19th at the Pocono double races. Niki and family
welcomed Robert James Ruman Skinner
“Bobby” to the team on March 17.
2005 Niki scored a victory in her debut
driving the Cenweld/McNichols Corvette in GT-1 at
the Sebring, FL national after qualifying a strong
2nd. She was back in her Spec Racer for Summit
Point and Watkins Glen where she finished 12th and
23rd respectively.
2004 Niki jumped back into the
driver’s seat in April to compete in Spec
Racer at Summit Point national and finished 13th in
the 33 car field. She then finished 10th in the
June BeaveRun national in the 24 car Spec Racer
field.
2003 Niki raced Spec Racer at Summit
Point national, qualifying 17th out of 41, and was
running 12th when a transmission problem ended the
race early. She stepped out of the driver’s
seat for the rest of the 2003 season while
expecting an addition to the Ruman-Skinner racing
family. The highlight of the season was when
Katherine Opal Ruman Skinner “Katie O”
joined the Ruman Racing team on December 4.
2002 This season was strictly a Spec
Racer year. Niki had a season best qualifying and
finish at Mosport, with a 4th place qualifying and
a 4th place finish after an exciting battle with
several competitors. All the fields in Spec Racer
were quite large throughout the season and Niki
finished 11th at New Hampshire, 12th at Summit
Point, 13th at Lime Rock, and 18th at Moroso. The
Pro Spec Racer season ender at Virginia
International was frought with contact, so despite
respectable qualifying positions, Niki finished the
double header with a 29th and a 30th.
2001 With a good mix of Pro Spec Racer
and Spec Racer nationals, Niki raced primarily in
the east and mid-west. Finishes included 12th at
Mid Ohio, 18th at Summit Point, 22nd at Watkins
Glen nationals. Pro Spec Racer finishes included
19th at Virginia International, 20th at Cincinnati,
22nd at Watkins Glen.
2000 Finished 8th in the WGGT Las Vegas
season finale and 22nd out of 41 drivers at the Pro
Spec Racer season finale in San Diego. She
qualified 3rd and finished 6th at the WGGT at Texas
and was 9th at New Hampshire International national
in SRF. In her first race at Pocono, Niki finished
5th after qualifying 8th at this SCCA national in
the pouring rain, driving the #13 black Ruman
Racing SRF. She was 17th at the Pro Spec Racer June
Mid-Ohio race. Niki qualified 9th and finished 14th
after the drive belt failed in the WGGT Series
Championship season opener at Sebring in March.
1999 Niki finished 9th overall in the
WGGT Series Championship with 5th place at Las
Vegas, 8th at the Petite Le Mans; qualified 4th and
finished 8th at Portland, 8th at Sears Point, 16th
at Laguna Seca (hit from behind on the start). In
Pro Spec Racer, Niki finished 20th at Mosport, 22nd
at Mid-Ohio; qualified 22nd but crashed during the
Grand Rapids race and was 29th at Sebring. Niki was
invited to join the inaugural season of the
Women’s Global GT Series - an invitation only,
world showcase of top female racing drivers. At
Atlanta in WGGT inaugural, Niki qualified 3rd
overall (32 drivers), but a competitor’s hit
caused a flat tire and prevented her from
qualifying in the feature race. Niki competed with
sister Amy on the only all female team to compete
in the 24 Hours of Moroso regional race; their SRF
was involved in a crash in the 20th hour while
running 3rd.
1998 Niki finished 24th in the Spec Racer
Ford Pro Series points, while competing in four of
the seven series races. She was the first female to
place in the top-10 in SRF Pro Series history when
she finished 9th at the West Michigan Grand Prix on
July 24th. She competed in her first endurance race
at the 24 Hours of Moroso and finished 12th overall
and 5th in class, on a family based team with
sister Amy Ruman and father Bob Ruman along with
two other drivers.
Other Racing Highlights - Niki was invited by
Lyn St. James to drive in the Women’s Global
GT Series’ Inaugural Season in 1999. She
entered her first SCCA wheel-to-wheel competition
in 1995 driving in IT classes. Niki started racing
in 1988 in Corvette autocross/solo
competitions.
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