Mike Bonicelli is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity. Bonicelli has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,967 ranks Bonicelli 3736th 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.
| 1987-10-24 | North Carolina | P19 | +54 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +54 | North Carolina 1987 | NASCAR Xfinity | P19 |
| +49 | Charlotte 1986 | NASCAR Xfinity | P18 |
| +17 | North Carolina 1986 | NASCAR Xfinity | P19 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | +54 | 3,967 | |
| 1986 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +2,563 | 3,913 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Brett Bodine | 4,606 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Hensley | 4,538 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 L.D. Ottinger | 4,514 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Dale Arnold Jarrett | 4,439 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Rick Mast | 4,413 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Ronnie Silver | 4,209 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Larry Pearson | 4,177 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇨🇦 Larry Pollard | 4,132 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Houston | 3,993 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack Ingram | 3,905 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Elton SawyerHigher-rated | 4,808 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Bill ElliottHigher-rated | 4,535 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,726 | 🇺🇸 Matt Bell | McLaren Trophy America | 3,969 |
| 3,727 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Desideri | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,969 |
| 3,728 | 🇬🇧 Peter Hardman | FIA GT Championship | 3,969 |
| 3,729 | 🇬🇧 Tim Whale | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,969 |
| 3,730 | 🇬🇧 Liz Halliday | FIA GT Championship | 3,968 |
| 3,731 | 🇮🇹 Renato Premoli | FIA GT Championship | 3,968 |
| 3,732 | 🇸🇰 Andrej Studenic | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 3,967 |
| 3,733 | 🇫🇷 Arthur ROGEON | Le Mans Cup | 3,967 |
| 3,734 | 🇸🇪 Jan-Olaf Brunstedt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,967 |
| 3,735 | 🏳️ Joe Osborne | McLaren Trophy America | 3,967 |
| 3,736 | 🇺🇸 Mike Bonicelli | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,967 |
| 3,737 | 🇩🇪 Alex Lambertz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,966 |
| 3,738 | 🏳️ Bona Ventura | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,966 |
| 3,739 | 🇺🇸 David Green | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,966 |
| 3,740 | 🇳🇱 Dick Waaijenberg | FIA GT Championship | 3,966 |
| 3,741 | 🇩🇪 Martin Hippe | European Le Mans Series | 3,966 |
| 3,742 | 🇷🇺 Marvin Dienst | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,966 |
| 3,743 | 🇳🇱 Wolf Nathan | 24H Series | 3,966 |
| 3,744 | 🇪🇸 Xavier Lloveras | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,966 |
| 3,745 | 🇵🇹 Rui Águas | GT Winter Series | 3,965 |
| 3,746 | 🇬🇧 Jonny Cocker | British GT Championship | 3,964 |
Mike Bonicelli was an entry-level professional racing in NASCAR Xfinity, a single-class national championship that fields amateurs and professionals in the same race. He competed on oval circuits only across two seasons from 1986 to 1987, accumulating seven starts before retiring from the sport.[1]
Bonicelli's indexed record spans 1986 and 1987 in NASCAR Xfinity, finishing 41st in the final championship standings in his final season. He finished ahead of professional driver Elton Sawyer, who had raced the series extensively with 392 starts, on three occasions, and beat Brett Bodine twice; Bodine was a regular opponent who typically finished ahead of him across their meetings.[2]