Post Retirement
Skaife paired up with Greg Murphy at Sprint Gas Racing for the 2009 enduros. They finished fourth at the 2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
With a new rule prohibiting full-time drivers from being teammates for the endurances races (Phillip Island and Bathurst) in the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Skaife paired up with Craig Lowndes at Triple Eight Race Engineering for both events. At Phillip Island Skaife finished first together with Craig Lowndes over FPR's Mark Winterbottom and Luke Youlden. The pair backed this up with a win at Bathurst giving Skaife his sixth win in the event and 41st career round win. For 2011 Mark has once again joined Craig Lowndes for Phillip Island, where they won, and for the Bathurst 1000 where they placed second in the closest ever non formed finish of 0.2917 seconds.
Skaife is currently co-presenter on Seven Sport's coverage of V8 Supercar races and co-host of sports program V8 Xtra. In addition, Skaife also presents segments on lifestyle program Guide to the Good Life.
Skaife designed the Homebush Street Circuit for touring cars in Sydney in 2009 as well as the unsuccessful Canberra Street Circuit ten year prior.
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