Mike Alexander is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity. Alexander has recorded 2 wins and 12 podiums from 71 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,532 ranks Alexander 1892th 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.
| 1988-10-30 | Martinsville | P22 | −93 |
| 1988-10-22 | North Carolina | P17 | −19 |
| 1988-10-08 | Charlotte | P26 | −68 |
| 1988-09-24 | Martinsville | P2 | +99 |
| 1988-09-17 | Dover | P22 | −67 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +170 | Hickory 1987 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +159 | Langley 1987 | NASCAR Xfinity | P1 |
| +144 | Peach State 1987 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +137 | Charlotte 1986 | NASCAR Xfinity | P8 |
| +133 | Hickory 1987 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P6 | +46 | 4,990 | |
| 1987 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P2 | +809 | 4,944 | |
| 1986 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P31 | +314 | 4,135 | |
| 1985 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −44 | 3,821 | |
| 1984 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | −114 | 3,865 | |
| 1983 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | +2,629 | 3,979 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Hensley | 4,538 | 71 | 32 | 39 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 L.D. Ottinger | 4,514 | 71 | 39 | 32 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 Larry Pearson | 4,177 | 71 | 23 | 48 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Houston | 3,993 | 71 | 37 | 34 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack Ingram | 3,905 | 71 | 31 | 40 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Rick Mast | 4,413 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Ed Berrier | 4,224 | 63 | 40 | 23 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Elton Sawyer | 4,808 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 66% |
| 🇺🇸 Joe Thurman | 3,777 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 69% |
| 🇺🇸 Ronnie Silver | 4,209 | 58 | 35 | 23 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Rob MorosoHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,694 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Brett BodineHigher-rated | 4,606 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 44% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,882 | 🇺🇸 Michael Cooper | GT4 America | 4,537 |
| 1,883 | 🇱🇺 Alex Arkin Aka | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,536 |
| 1,884 | 🇸🇪 Eje Elgh | Formula 3 Macau | 4,536 |
| 1,885 | 🇺🇸 Bill Elliott | SVRA | 4,535 |
| 1,886 | 🇺🇸 Ron Hornaday Jr. | NASCAR Truck | 4,535 |
| 1,887 | 🇫🇷 Eric Angelvy | International Formula 3000 | 4,534 |
| 1,888 | 🇧🇪 Eric DE DONCKER | Le Mans Cup | 4,534 |
| 1,889 | 🇮🇹 Richard Antinucci | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,534 |
| 1,890 | 🇮🇹 Kobe Pauwels | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,533 |
| 1,891 | 🇺🇸 Dave Blaney | NASCAR Truck | 4,532 |
| 1,892 | 🇺🇸 Mike Alexander | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,532 |
| 1,893 | 🇺🇸 Bill Schindler | Formula 1 | 4,531 |
| 1,894 | 🇩🇪 Eduardo Coseteng | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,531 |
| 1,895 | 🇯🇵 Igor Omura Fraga | Super Formula | 4,531 |
| 1,896 | 🇬🇧 Justin Keen | FIA GT Championship | 4,531 |
| 1,897 | 🇳🇱 Roelof Wunderink | Formula 1 | 4,531 |
| 1,898 | 🇺🇸 Duncan Ende | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,530 |
| 1,899 | 🇫🇷 Gillian HENRION | Le Mans Cup | 4,530 |
| 1,900 | 🇬🇧 Peter Dumbreck | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,530 |
| 1,901 | 🇺🇸 Ron Silk | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 4,530 |
| 1,902 | 🇮🇹 Simone Iaquinta | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,530 |
Mike Alexander was a professional racing driver in NASCAR Xfinity, competing in the United States from 1983 to 1988. His career consisted of 71 starts across six seasons, nearly all of them on ovals; he drove for various teams in a national championship that mixed amateur and professional competitors.[1]
Alexander took two wins and twelve podiums across his Xfinity career. His best season came in 1988, when he finished sixth in the championship standings after thirty rounds, with one win and six podiums. He was a regular in the series throughout the mid-1980s, consistently competitive against established professional drivers such as Jimmy Hensley and L.D. Ottinger, with whom he was closely matched across multiple meetings. He finished ahead of Elton Sawyer, a professional with over 390 Xfinity starts, on forty-one occasions, and beat Rob Moroso, the 1989 NASCAR Xfinity champion, twenty-nine times over the course of their careers.[2]