Michael Babcock is a racing driver who last raced in NASA for Mazda Miata. Babcock has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,026 ranks Babcock 29542th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2022-11-13 | Chuckwalla Valley Raceway Spec Miata | P13 | −71 |
| 2022-11-13 | Chuckwalla Valley Raceway Spec Miata | P11 | −19 |
| 2022-11-12 | Chuckwalla Valley Raceway Spec Miata | P11 | −12 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +143 | WHP East 2016 | NASA | P1 |
| +120 | Auto Club Speedway 2017 | NASA | P2 |
| +75 | Auto Club Speedway 2017 | NASA | P4 |
| +15 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2016 | NASA | P13 |
| +1 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2016 | NASA | P14 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P124 | −102 | 1,042 |
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P131 | −128 | 1,144 |
| 2017 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P59 | +194 | 1,272 |
| 2016 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P98 | −78 | 1,272 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Rob Burgoon | 1,800 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇦🇺 Paul Perkins | 997 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🏳️ Devin Dahn | 894 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🏳️ Brett Becker | 514 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🏳️ Steven Bodeman | 440 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🇺🇸 Hannah GrishamFIA Silver | 4,077 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Ryan Pond | 2,006 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Steven Champlin | 1,258 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Mike Travers | 1,404 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇦🇺 James Brown | 1,353 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Roy Fulmer IVHigher-rated | 2,937 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Jason BleakHigher-rated | 2,245 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Sophia StoreyHigher-rated | 1,884 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29,532 | 🏳️ Ed Baus | NASA | 1,026 |
| 29,533 | 🇺🇸 Eric Johnson | SCCA Regionals | 1,026 |
| 29,534 | 🏳️ Fran Consentino | PCA Club Racing | 1,026 |
| 29,535 | 🏳️ HINDS/ Ringler | PCA Club Racing | 1,026 |
| 29,536 | 🏳️ Jared McGillicuddy | NASA | 1,026 |
| 29,537 | 🏳️ Jim Valdez | SCCA Majors | 1,026 |
| 29,538 | 🏳️ Lynard Hinojosa | SVRA | 1,026 |
| 29,539 | 🏳️ Marc Flitcroft | SCCA Regionals | 1,026 |
| 29,541 | 🇦🇷 María Segade Sánchez | TC Pista Mouras | 1,026 |
| 29,540 | 🏳️ Mark Frankin | PCA Club Racing | 1,026 |
| 29,542 | 🏳️ Michael Babcock | NASA | 1,026 |
| 29,543 | 🏳️ Mike Leary | NASA | 1,026 |
| 29,544 | 🏳️ Mitchell Eitel | SVRA | 1,026 |
| 29,545 | 🏳️ P Ford | PCA Club Racing | 1,026 |
| 29,546 | 🏳️ Preston Lapping | American Endurance Racing | 1,026 |
| 29,547 | 🏳️ R Stafford | PCA Club Racing | 1,026 |
| 29,548 | 🏳️ Romie Yasin | NASA | 1,026 |
| 29,549 | 🏳️ Ruhl Heffner | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,026 |
| 29,550 | 🏳️ Steven Jones | American Endurance Racing | 1,026 |
| 29,551 | 🏳️ Trevor Bond | SVRA | 1,026 |
| 29,552 | 🏳️ Tyler Sandmeyer | NASA | 1,026 |
Michael Babcock is a developing driver who raced in NASA, a national multiclass championship mixing amateur through professional entrants. He campaigned a Mazda Miata in the Spec Miata and PTE classes across seven seasons from 2016 to 2022, accumulating eleven starts.[1]
Babcock won once in the series and took two podiums across that span. He finished 124th in the championship standings in his final season of 2022, which comprised three rounds. His most recent indexed activity was that year.[2]
Against the regular field, Babcock typically finished behind Rob Burgoon, a club-level NASA regular with 175 starts in the series. He ran closely matched with Paul Perkins, another developing driver, in their meetings. His best result against higher-level opposition came against Hannah Grisham, a professional and FIA Silver-graded driver who went on to win the 2026 World Racing League GTO National and East championships; Babcock finished ahead of her three times across their encounters in NASA and other series.