# Mike Buckley

Mike Buckley (born October 15, 1963) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Racing Series.

## Racing career

In 1994, Buckley would make his ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series debut at the Des Moines Street Course, driving the No. 48 Pontiac for his own team, where he would start 33rd and finish 22nd due to an oil leak in the car. He would make five more starts that year, getting a best finish of nineteenth at the Indiana State Fairgrounds dirt track. He would then make select starts in the No. 48 for the next four seasons, getting a total of five top-tens across those four years with a best result of sixth and Shady Bowl Speedway in 1995.
In 1999, Buckley would move over to the No. 28, switching from a Pontiac to a Chevrolet, where he would enter ten races that year, failing to qualify for four of those events and getting a best finish of tenth at Winchester Speedway. For the following year, he would fail to qualify for the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway before making five starts that year with a best finish of fourteenth at Kil-Kare Speedway.
In 2001, Buckley would compete in all but five races that year, getting two top-tens with a best finish of fifth at Toledo Speedway on his way to finish tenth in the final points standings. He would then run the full schedule the following year in 2002, where he would once again get two top-tens with a best finish of sixth at Winchester, and would finish thirteenth in the points standings. In 2003, he would only get one top-ten at Winchester to finish twelfth in the final points standings, and would get no top-tens the following year to once again finish in twelfth in the standings.
In 2005, Buckley would enter in only five races, failing to qualify for four of those races and finishing 25th at Pocono Raceway due to transmission issues. He would enter in five more races the following year in 2006, this time running in a Pontiac, where he would only fail to qualify for one of those races and getting a best finish of fourteenth at the Milwaukee Mile. In 2007, he would only compete in two races, finishing ninth at Toledo and 25th at Milwaukee due to overheating issues.
After not competing in the series for two more years, Buckley would return in 2010 at Michigan International Speedway, driving the No. 96 Ford for Brad Smith Motorsports, where he would finish 40th after running only three laps due to battery issues. After spending the next year on the sidelines, he would return to Michigan in 2012, this time driving his self owned No. 3 Chevrolet, where he would start 27th and finish nine laps down in twentieth. He would race at Michigan again the following year, this time returning to the No. 28, where he would in twelfth, and would run at Chicagoland Speedway, where he would finish 21st due to an axle issue. In 2014, Buckley would run three races, finishing seventeenth at Toledo despite spinning early in the race, and would finish nineteenth and 23rd at Michigan and Kentucky Speedway respectively. It was also during this year that he would run two races in the ARCA Truck Series, where he would get a best finish of ninth at Flat Rock Speedway due to handling issues. For the following year in 2015, he would once again return to Michigan in the No. 28 Chevrolet, where he would finish twelfth, six laps down to race winner Ross Kenseth, and would two more starts in the ARCA trucks, getting a best finish of sixth at Angola Motorsports Speedway. The Angola race would be his most recent start as a driver, as he has not competed in any racing series since then.

## Motorsports results
### ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | ARSC | Pts |
| 1994 | Mike Buckley Racing | 48 | Pontiac | DAY | TAL | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS 22 | POC | POC | KIL 24 | FRS | INF 19 | I70 | ISF 30 | DSF 24 | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL | | | | | N/A | 0 |
| 1995 | Mike Buckley Racing | 48 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | FIF | KIL 18 | FRS 19 | MCH | I80 33 | MCS 23 | FRS 17 | POC | POC | KIL 16 | FRS 21 | SBS 6 | LVL 26 | ISF 30 | DSF 14 | SLM 22 | WIN 27 | ATL | | | | | 20th | 1860 |
| 1996 | Mike Buckley Racing | 48 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | SLM 15 | TAL | FIF 14 | LVL 20 | CLT | CLT | KIL DNQ | FRS 14 | POC | MCH | FRS 14 | TOL 21 | POC | MCH | INF 19 | SBS 9 | ISF 15 | DSF 29 | KIL 19 | SLM 31 | WIN 26 | CLT | ATL | 16th | 1715 |
| 1997 | Mike Buckley Racing | 48 | Pontiac | DAY DNQ | ATL 25 | SLM 9 | CLT Wth | CLT | POC | MCH | SBS 8 | TOL 19 | KIL 25 | FRS 11 | MIN 17 | POC | MCH | DSF 36 | GTW | SLM 17 | WIN 22 | CLT | TAL | ISF 32 | ATL | | | | N/A | 0 |
| 1998 | Mike Buckley Racing | 48 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | SLM | CLT | MEM 22 | MCH | POC | SBS 9 | TOL 25 | PPR | POC | KIL 13 | FRS 15 | ISF DNQ | ATL | DSF 32 | SLM | TEX | WIN DNQ | CLT | TAL | ATL | | | | N/A | 0 |
| 1999 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | SLM 27 | AND DNQ | CLT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 965 |
| 1999 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | | | | | | MCH DNQ | POC | TOL | SBS | BLN 20 | POC | KIL 11 | FRS 11 | FLM DNQ | ISF DNQ | WIN 10 | DSF | SLM 20 | CLT | TAL | ATL | | | | | | | 35th | 965 |
| 2000 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | SLM 22 | AND | CLT | KIL 14 | FRS 19 | MCH | POC | TOL 22 | KEN | BLN 18 | POC | WIN | ISF | KEN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL | | | | | | 44th | 700 |
| 2001 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | NSH 20 | WIN 19 | SLM 20 | GTY 25 | KEN | CLT | KAN 15 | MCH 15 | POC | MEM 7 | GLN 14 | KEN | MCH 36 | POC | NSH 15 | ISF 11 | CHI 14 | DSF 18 | SLM 11 | TOL 5 | BLN 27 | CLT 15 | TAL 12 | ATL 41 | 10th | 3470 |
| 2002 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY 11 | ATL 22 | NSH 30 | SLM 9 | KEN 21 | CLT 17 | KAN 31 | POC 32 | MCH 26 | TOL 26 | SBO 21 | KEN 30 | BLN 26 | POC 40 | NSH 27 | ISF 38 | WIN 6 | DSF 20 | CHI 11 | SLM 15 | TAL 28 | CLT 27 | | | | 13th | 3740 |
| 2003 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY 26 | ATL 17 | NSH 21 | SLM 13 | TOL 13 | KEN 24 | CLT 38 | BLN 18 | KAN 13 | MCH 25 | LER 21 | POC 19 | POC 14 | NSH 18 | ISF 17 | WIN 7 | DSF 19 | CHI 15 | SLM 30 | TAL 14 | CLT 40 | SBO 26 | | | | 12th | 4105 |
| 2004 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY 19 | NSH 14 | SLM 17 | KEN 13 | TOL 11 | CLT 15 | KAN 35 | POC 24 | MCH 22 | SBO 18 | BLN 24 | KEN 22 | GTW 12 | POC 12 | LER 18 | NSH 19 | ISF 21 | TOL 33 | DSF 26 | CHI 18 | SLM 11 | TAL 15 | | | | 12th | 4215 |
| 2005 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM DNQ | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH DNQ | KAN | KEN DNQ | BLN DNQ | POC 25 | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | | | 102nd | 230 |
| 2006 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Pontiac | DAY | NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL DNQ | POC | MCH 26 | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH 22 | ISF | MIL 14 | TOL 29 | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | | | 67th | 490 |
| 2007 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Pontiac | DAY | USA | NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN | TOL 9 | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL 25 | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | TOL | | | 86th | 290 |
| 2010 | Brad Smith Motorsports | 96 | Ford | DAY | PBE | SLM | TEX | TAL | TOL | POC | MCH 40 | IOW | MFD | POC | BLN | NJE | ISF | CHI | DSF | TOL | SLM | KAN | CAR | | | | | | 138th | 30 |
| 2012 | Mike Buckley Racing | 3 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH 20 | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | | | | | | 115th | 130 |
| 2013 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH 13 | ROA | WIN | CHI 21 | NJM | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | | | | | 81st | 290 |
| 2014 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL 17 | NJE | POC | MCH 18 | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN 23 | KAN | | | | | | 42nd | 400 |
| 2015 | Mike Buckley Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH 12 | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | | | | | | 102nd | 170 |