# Mike Alexander (racing driver)

Mike Alexander (born July 31, 1957) is a retired American racing driver. He won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1983. He also raced in Winston Cup and in the Busch Series.

## Career before national racing

Alexander was the 1978 and 1992 track champion at the historic Nashville International Raceway, now known as Fairgrounds Speedway.
In 1983, driving Late Models on paved tracks for car owner Bobby Ray Jones, he won the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series national championship, and won the NASCAR Grand American Stock Car championship in its final year. Alexander won 31 of the 56 races that he entered. Most were at Nashville, Tennessee or Birmingham, Alabama (where he won the track championship), but some ranged as far as South Carolina or Florida. He was born to a family well-known in the Nashville automotive scene who operated several area franchised dealerships.
2020 Brought Alexander back to the fairgrounds with ARCA driver Mason Mingus behind the wheel of the famed 84 throwback to the BRJ days in the 80’s. The two paired up with longtime Fairgrounds member Ben Pruitt and Mark Lawson. 2021 plans are the same as 2020 with Mingus driving and Alexander on top of the box.

## NASCAR career
### Winston Cup Series

Alexander began his national-level racing career in the Winston Cup Series. He made the field in the Music City 420 in 1980 and performed fairly well, finishing tenth. He ran part of the 1981 season for Bob Rogers. Most of his finishes in 1981 were in the Top 15 (if he was running). He ran most of the first 22 races in 1984 for car owner Dave Marcis with limited success. In 1985 he ran a partial schedule for Sims Brothers and Sadler Brothers. He drove for the Stavola Brothers for the final 16 races in 1988, substituting for the injured Bobby Allison. He had his greatest success in 1988, with six top-ten finishes in 18 starts, including a career best 3rd-place finish at the season finale at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. In 1989, Alexander drove the Stavola Brothers car at Daytona, but he was hampered by the effects of an injury in the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL the previous December, and resigned from the ride. His final stint in Cup was the first seven races for Bobby Allison Motorsports in 1990.

### Busch Series

Alexander ran a partial season in the Busch Series in 1986. He ran full-time in 1987 and 1988, and had a win in both seasons (1987 Langley Speedway) and (1988 Hickory Motor Speedway). He had three career poles. He had 31 Top 10 finishes in his 71 Busch starts.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1980 | Ulrich Racing | 40 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV 10 | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | NA | 0 | |
| 1981 | Rogers Racing | 37 | Olds | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR 13 | | BRI 12 | NWS 11 | | MAR 10 | | | DOV 21 | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 20 | | | | | | | | | 29th | 1784 | |
| 1981 | Rogers Racing | 37 | Buick | | | | | ATL 33 | | | DAR 36 | | TAL 21 | NSV 11 | | CLT 27 | TWS | RSD | MCH 32 | DAY 7 | NSV 27 | POC 17 | TAL 35 | MCH 10 | BRI 25 | | RCH 32 | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | | | | 29th | 1784 | |
| 1981 | Gordon Racing | 24 | Buick | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL DNQ | RSD | 29th | 1784 | |
| 1983 | Zervakis Enterprises | 01 | Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | BRI | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR Wth | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | | NA | - | |
| 1984 | Marcis Auto Racing | 71 | Olds | DAY 21 | RCH 21 | CAR 11 | ATL 31 | BRI 29 | NWS 21 | DAR 32 | MAR 31 | TAL 17 | NSV 13 | DOV | CLT 16 | RSD 31 | POC | MCH 23 | DAY 22 | NSV 12 | POC | TAL 17 | MCH 24 | BRI 7 | DAR 34 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | RSD | | 28th | 1862 | |
| 1985 | Sims Brothers Racing | 84 | Chevy | DAY 12 | RCH | CAR | ATL 34 | BRI | DAR 23 | NWS | MAR 29 | TAL 31 | DOV | CLT 24 | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY 13 | POC | TAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 1046 | |
| 1985 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 13 | BRI 26 | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS 26 | CLT 18 | CAR | ATL | RSD | | | | | | 35th | 1046 |
| 1988 | Stavola Brothers Racing | 12 | Buick | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | RSD | POC | MCH 10 | DAY 15 | POC 15 | TAL 25 | GLN 5 | MCH 23 | BRI 18 | DAR 14 | RCH 17 | DOV 7 | MAR 29 | CLT 21 | NWS 9 | CAR 6 | PHO 27 | ATL 3 | | | 32nd | 1931 | |
| 1989 | Stavola Brothers Racing | 84 | Buick | DAY 27 | CAR | ATL | RCH | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | 81st | 82 | |
| 1990 | Bobby Allison Motorsports | 12 | Buick | DAY 41 | RCH 14 | CAR 16 | ATL 23 | DAR 19 | BRI 23 | NWS 17 | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | 38th | 682 | |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1984 | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 42 | 21 |
| 1985 | Sims Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 29 | 12 |
| 1989 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 22 | 27 |
| 1990 | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 15 | 41 |

#### Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts |
| 1983 | Alexander Racing | 84 | Olds | DAY | RCH | CAR | HCY | MAR | NWS | SBO | GPS | LGY | DOV | BRI | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | CRW | ROU | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | GPS | BRI | HCY | DAR | RCH | NWS | SBO | MAR | ROU | CLT 38 | HCY | MAR | 146th | 49 |
| 1984 | Alexander Racing | 84 | Pontiac | DAY 39 | RCH | CAR | HCY | MAR | DAR | ROU | NSV | LGY | MLW | DOV | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | HCY | IRP | LGY | SBO | BRI | DAR | RCH | NWS | CLT | HCY | CAR | MAR | | | | | | | 97th | 46 |
| 1985 | Alexander Racing | 84 | Buick | DAY | CAR | HCY | BRI | MAR | DAR | SBO | LGY | DOV | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | IRP | SBO | LGY | HCY | MLW | BRI | DAR | RCH | NWS | ROU | CLT 33 | HCY | CAR | MAR | | | | | | | | | 100th | - |
| 1986 | Alexander Racing | 84 | Pontiac | DAY 33 | CAR 11 | HCY | MAR | | | | | | | CLT 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 11 | RCH | DOV | MAR | ROU | CLT 8 | CAR | MAR | | | | | 27th | 1102 |
| 1986 | Alexander Racing | 84 | Chevy | | | | | BRI 22 | DAR | SBO 18 | LGY 17 | JFC | DOV | | SBO 21 | HCY 26 | ROU | IRP 14 | SBO | RAL | OXF | SBO | HCY | LGY | ROU | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 1102 |
| 1987 | Alexander Racing | 84 | Buick | DAY 39 | HCY 2 | MAR 5 | DAR 23 | BRI 8 | LGY 1* | SBO 20 | CLT 25 | DOV 12 | IRP 13* | ROU 14 | JFC 2* | OXF 44 | SBO 8 | HCY 2 | RAL 16 | LGY 6 | ROU 21 | | JFC 3 | DAR 21 | RCH 6 | DOV 15 | MAR 4 | CLT 16 | CAR 40 | MAR 2 | | | | | | | | | 6th | 3367 |
| 1987 | Alexander Racing | 03 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 3367 |
| 1988 | Alexander Racing | 84 | Buick | DAY 7 | HCY 1* | CAR 2 | MAR 4 | DAR 11 | BRI 13 | LNG 9 | NZH 18 | SBO 2 | NSV 9 | CLT 9 | DOV 10* | ROU 5 | LAN 5 | LVL 4 | MYB 20 | OXF 43 | SBO 20 | HCY 18 | LNG 8 | IRP 11 | ROU 2 | BRI 2 | DAR 7 | RCH 24 | DOV 22 | MAR 2 | CLT 26 | CAR 17 | MAR 22 | | | | | | 4th | 3966 |

### ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ATSS | Pts | Ref |
| 1984 | Sims Brothers Racing | 96 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | TAL 33 | FRS | ISF | DSF | TOL | MGR | 108th | - | |
| 1985 | Alexander Racing | 84 | Chevy | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL 2 | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL | | 72nd | - | |