Mike Watts is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity. Watts has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,985 ranks Watts 3645th 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.
| 1985-02-16 | Daytona International Speedway | P34 | −64 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +87 | Darlington 1984 | NASCAR Xfinity | P11 |
| +46 | Charlotte 1983 | NASCAR Xfinity | P19 |
| +33 | Darlington 1983 | NASCAR Xfinity | P18 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −64 | 3,985 | |
| 1984 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | +87 | 4,049 | |
| 1983 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −6 | 3,961 | |
| 1982 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | +2,618 | 3,968 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dale Arnold Jarrett | 4,439 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Bobby Allison | 4,299 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Glenn Jarrett | 4,164 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Houston | 3,993 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack Ingram | 3,905 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Ard | 5,204 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Dale Earnhardt Sr. | 4,354 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Ronnie Silver | 4,209 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Joe Thurman | 3,777 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 John Linville | 3,772 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy HensleyHigher-rated | 4,538 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 L.D. OttingerHigher-rated | 4,514 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,635 | 🇳🇱 Jarno Opmeer | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,987 |
| 3,636 | 🇳🇴 Anders Buchardt | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,986 |
| 3,637 | 🇺🇸 Austin Wayne Self | NASCAR Truck | 3,986 |
| 3,638 | 🇦🇺 Macauley Jones | Supercars Championship | 3,986 |
| 3,639 | 🇮🇹 Sabino de Castro | 24H Series | 3,986 |
| 3,640 | 🇳🇱 Thomas Hylkema | GP3 Series | 3,986 |
| 3,641 | 🇦🇺 Tim Macrow | S5000 | 3,986 |
| 3,642 | 🇮🇹 Gianni Collini | FIA GT Championship | 3,985 |
| 3,643 | 🇺🇸 Ian Henderson | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,985 |
| 3,644 | 🇺🇸 Mason Mingus | ARCA Menards East | 3,985 |
| 3,645 | 🇺🇸 Mike Watts | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,985 |
| 3,646 | 🇨🇭 Ralph Meichtry | European Le Mans Series | 3,985 |
| 3,647 | 🇬🇧 Geoff Lister | FIA GT Championship | 3,984 |
| 3,648 | 🇺🇸 Joe Millikan | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,984 |
| 3,649 | 🇺🇸 Kenny Burks | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,984 |
| 3,650 | 🇮🇹 Nicola Baldan | TCR World Tour | 3,984 |
| 3,651 | 🏳️ Thomas Dagoneau | WEC | 3,984 |
| 3,652 | 🇨🇭 Vyacheslav Gutak | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,984 |
| 3,653 | 🇺🇸 Barney McRae | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,983 |
| 3,654 | 🇺🇸 Max Prestwood | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,983 |
| 3,655 | 🇧🇪 Christophe Geoffroy | FIA GT Championship | 3,982 |
Mike Watts was an entry-level professional racing in NASCAR Xfinity, a national single-class oval championship mixing amateurs and professionals on the same grid. He competed for four seasons between 1982 and 1985, making eight starts across that span.[1]
Watts finished 33rd in the 1985 NASCAR Xfinity championship standings, his final indexed season. His record placed him regularly behind established professionals; he typically finished behind Dale Arnold Jarrett, who accumulated 329 NASCAR Xfinity starts, and Bobby Allison, a much more experienced driver with 43 starts in the series. He did finish ahead of Sam Ard, the 1983 and 1984 NASCAR Xfinity champion, once across their meetings, and beat Jimmy Hensley, a professional with 255 NASCAR Xfinity starts, on one occasion.[2]