Driver Rating1,363▲17#164

Michael Barksdale

First startMar 510 startsMar 2850 startsJul 26$100 career winningsAug 18First penaltyMay 27PEAK 1,49967 RACESLAST RACED Sep 8
Head-to-head
$255#67Career earnings
0Wins
6Top 5s
67Races
9%Cash rate
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ScopeALL TIMESEASON 2026LAST 30D · 12 RACESCharts · cards · ranks below
EARNINGS TREND
-$70▼$70 · 30D
PER-RACE BARS — UNDER 100 RACES
-$50$50BREAK EVEN-$70 total-$70
NIGHT RESULT PER RACE-$10 on the night+$75 on the night-$20 on the night-$15 on the night-$20 on the night-$10 on the night-$25 on the night+$35 on the night-$15 on the night-$20 on the night-$20 on the night-$25 on the night
AUG 18AUG 26SEP 8
RUNNING TOTALWINEARNEDLOSS
RATING TREND
1,492▼16 · 7D
PER-RACE CHANGE — UNDER 100 RACES
1,500 · STARTING RATINGPEAK 1,549Current rating 14921,492
CHANGE PER RACE+9 rating+40 rating-4 rating-6 rating-30 rating-1 rating+8 rating+18 rating-7 rating-13 rating-31 rating+9 rating
AUG 18AUG 26SEP 8
RATINGWINGAINEDLOST
Recent activity
LatestP12/ 31$0Talladega SuperspeedwaySep 8 · MMS · RATING ▲17LatestP18/ 18$0Talladega SuperspeedwaySep 7 · MMS · RATING ▼22LatestP11/ 18$0Daytona International SpeedwaySep 4 · MMSLatestP18/ 26$0Talladega SuperspeedwaySep 4 · MMS · RATING ▼6
Form P14.8 last 4 · P16.4 careerLast 4 -$80 after entriesBest Talladega Superspeedway · P14.4
Percentile ranks · vs 114 active drivers in scope

Rank is this driver's place among the 114 drivers in scope, and the line under it says what slice that is: #5 of 114 is the top 5%. A % value is a share of their own races unless the row says otherwise. Tap a name for the full definition.

EARNINGS12 RACEs
#22
TOP 20%
CASH STREAK
CASH STREAK · The longest stretch of consecutive races that paid something.Rank #22 of 114 · TOP 20% · higher is better
Longest run of paid finishes in a row
1RACES
#24
TOP 22%
LARGEST PAYOUT
LARGEST PAYOUT · The most prize money won in one race.Rank #24 of 114 · TOP 22% · higher is better
Biggest single-race payout
$100
#30
MID FIELD
ENTRY FEES
ENTRY FEES · Total entry fees paid. Ranked so the biggest spender is #1 — it is a measure of activity, not skill.Rank #30 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid to enter 12 races
-$220
#32
MID FIELD
RACE INCOME
RACE INCOME · Payouts plus bonuses won, before entry fees and fines.Rank #32 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Prize money won across 12 races
$160
#89
BOTTOM 23%
NET EARNINGS
NET EARNINGS · Race income minus everything paid out — entry fees and fines. Positive means the driver came out ahead.Rank #89 of 114 · BOTTOM 23% · higher is better
Income minus entry fees and fines
-$70
MONEY EFFICIENCY12 RACEs
#29
MID FIELD
AVG WHEN PAID
AVG WHEN PAID · Average net on nights that finished in profit. Drivers with no profitable night are not ranked.Rank #29 of 63 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average profit on the 2 nights that came out ahead
+$55
#46
MID FIELD
NET PER RACE
NET PER RACE · Net earnings ÷ races started. What an average night is worth.Rank #46 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Profit per start, after entry fees and fines
-$6
#47
MID FIELD
NET MARGIN
NET MARGIN · Net earnings as a share of race income. How much of each dollar won was kept after fees and fines.Rank #47 of 63 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Fees and fines outweighed the prize money
-44%
#48
MID FIELD
RETURN ON ENTRY FEES
RETURN ON ENTRY FEES · Net earnings as a share of entry fees paid. +100% means the fees came back twice over. Drivers with no entry fees are not ranked.Rank #48 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
$70 lost on $220 paid in
-32%
#51
MID FIELD
CASH RATE
CASH RATE · Share of races that paid anything. Paid races ÷ races started.Rank #51 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid in 2 of 12 races
16.7%
FINISH PERFORMANCE12 RACEs
#21
TOP 19%
WIN RATE
WIN RATE · Share of races won. Wins ÷ races started.Rank #21 of 114 · TOP 19% · higher is better
Won 0 of 12 races
0.0%
#32
MID FIELD
AVG FINISH
AVG FINISH · Average finishing position across every race started. Lower is better.Rank #32 of 114 · MID FIELD · lower is better
Average finishing position · lower is better
P11.5
#40
MID FIELD
PODIUM RATE
PODIUM RATE · Share of races finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd.Rank #40 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 3 in 1 race
8.3%
#55
MID FIELD
TOP-10 RATE
TOP-10 RATE · Share of races finished 10th or better.Rank #55 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 10 in 4 races
33.3%
#56
MID FIELD
TOP-5 RATE
TOP-5 RATE · Share of races finished 5th or better.Rank #56 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 5 in 1 race
8.3%
LEADING PERFORMANCE12 RACEs
#24
TOP 22%
MOST LAPS LED
MOST LAPS LED · Share of races where this driver led more laps than any other driver in the field.Rank #24 of 114 · TOP 22% · higher is better
Led more laps than anyone in 0 races
0.0%
#65
MID FIELD
LAPS LED RATE
LAPS LED RATE · Laps led as a share of every lap this driver completed.Rank #65 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Led 0 of 486 laps run
0.0%
#65
MID FIELD
LAPS LED PER RACE
LAPS LED PER RACE · Total laps led divided by races started.Rank #65 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
0 laps led ÷ 12 races
0.0LAPS
#65
MID FIELD
RACES LED RATE
RACES LED RATE · Share of races where this driver led at least one lap.Rank #65 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Led at least one lap in 0 of 12 races
0.0%
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LAPS LED IN WINS
LAPS LED IN WINS · Of the laps run in races this driver won, the share they led. High means wins came from the front, low means late moves. Drivers with no wins are not ranked.Not ranked in this scope
Led 0 of 0 laps across 0 wins
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STRONG FIELDS4 OF 12 RACEs

How this driver does when the field is in the top third for strength (SOF).

#11
TOP 14%
WIN RATE IN STRONG FIELDS
WIN RATE IN STRONG FIELDS · Wins ÷ starts, counting only races whose field strength (SOF) was in the top third of the scope. Drivers with no strong-field race are not ranked.Rank #11 of 84 ranked drivers · TOP 14% · higher is better
Won 0 of 4 strong-field races
0.0%
#29
MID FIELD
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS · Share of top-third-strength races that paid anything.Rank #29 of 84 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid in 1 of 4 strong-field races
25.0%
#35
MID FIELD
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS · Average finishing position in top-third-strength fields only. Lower is better.Rank #35 of 84 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · lower is better
Average position in strong fields · lower is better
P11.3
#44
MID FIELD
FIELD STRENGTH FACED
FIELD STRENGTH FACED · Average strength of field (SOF) — the mean Driver Rating of the cars entered — across every race started. Higher means tougher company.Rank #44 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average SOF across 12 rated races
1,522SOF
#60
MID FIELD
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS · Driver Rating points gained or lost, summed over top-third-strength races only.Rank #60 of 84 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Net rating change over 4 strong-field races
-21PTS
RACECRAFT & CONDUCT12 RACEs

Lower is better on every row, so a high rank number means more drivers were cleaner.

#1
TOP 1%
DISQUALIFIED
DISQUALIFIED · Disqualifications. Ranked per race started. Lower is better.Rank #1 of 114 · TOP 1% · lower is better
Never
0
#26
TOP 23%
CLEAN RACES
CLEAN RACES · Share of races with zero incident points, no penalty and no fine.Rank #26 of 114 · TOP 23% · higher is better
No incidents, penalties or fines in 0 of 12 races
0.0%
#92
BOTTOM 21%
INCIDENTS PER RACE
INCIDENTS PER RACE · iRacing incident points per race started. Lower is better.Rank #92 of 114 · BOTTOM 21% · lower is better
199 incident points ÷ 12 races
16.6/RACE
#95
BOTTOM 18%
PENALTIES
PENALTIES · Penalties handed out by officials. Ranked per race started so busy drivers are not punished for volume. Lower is better.Rank #95 of 114 · BOTTOM 18% · lower is better
Penalties served in 12 races
2
#101
BOTTOM 13%
SENT TO THE BACK
SENT TO THE BACK · End-of-line (EOL) penalties — ordered to restart from the back of the field. Ranked per race started. Lower is better.Rank #101 of 114 · BOTTOM 13% · lower is better
End-of-line penalties in 12 races
2
By promoter
PromoterRacesWinsAvg finWon ▼
MMS49012.5$255PGR15028.8$0Dega Pros3017.0$0
Penalty & fine record8 total
4Penalties
$30In fines
Sep 4Last incident · 2 races clean
—EOL cause of cautionSep 4
−$5PenaltySep 4
—EOL cause of cautionSep 2
All incidents →
−$5PenaltySep 2
−$5Last Lap EOLJun 25
−$5EOL cause of cautionJun 17
—EOLMay 27
−$10Cause of CautionMar 28
By track6 tracks
TrackRacesWinsAvg finWon ▼
Talladega Superspeedway46014.4$235Daytona International Speedway13018.0$20EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)4029.0$0iRacing Superspeedway2017.0$0Kansas Speedway1033.0$0Michigan International Speedway1017.0$0
By car8 cars
CarRacesWinsAvg finWon ▼
NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL123015.8$180NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL18011.5$75NASCAR Truck Chevrolet Silverado12018.5$0ARCA Chevrolet SS9021.8$0[Legacy] Gen 4 Cup6014.8$0NASCAR O'Reilly Chevrolet Camaro6015.0$0[Legacy] NASCAR Truck Chevrolet Silverado - 20082012.5$0[Legacy] ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala1019.0$0
Team history
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Race history
September 20266 races · $60 won
Sep 8Talladega SuperspeedwayP12—Sep 7Talladega SuperspeedwayP18—Sep 4Daytona International SpeedwayP11—Sep 4Talladega SuperspeedwayP18—Sep 2Talladega SuperspeedwayP6$60Sep 1Talladega SuperspeedwayP11—
August 202610 races · $100 won
Aug 26Talladega SuperspeedwayP17—Aug 26Talladega SuperspeedwayP10—Aug 24Talladega SuperspeedwayP11—Aug 19Daytona International SpeedwayP11—Aug 18Daytona International SpeedwayP10—Aug 18Talladega SuperspeedwayP3$100Aug 12Talladega SuperspeedwayP22—Aug 8Talladega SuperspeedwayP4—Aug 5iRacing SuperspeedwayP21—Aug 1LCQ 2P17—
July 202610 races
Jul 30Heat 5P11—Jul 26Talladega SuperspeedwayP9—Jul 15Daytona International SpeedwayP23—Jul 12Talladega SuperspeedwayP10—Jul 8Talladega SuperspeedwayP15—Jul 8Talladega SuperspeedwayP14—Jul 3Talladega SuperspeedwayP9—Jul 2Talladega SuperspeedwayP25—Jul 1Daytona International SpeedwayP10—Jul 1iRacing SuperspeedwayP13—
June 202612 races · $20 won
Jun 25Talladega SuperspeedwayP13—Jun 25EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)P42—Jun 24EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)P21—Jun 17Daytona International SpeedwayP20—Jun 15Talladega SuperspeedwayP35—Jun 14Talladega SuperspeedwayP8—Jun 14Talladega SuperspeedwayP6—Jun 10Daytona International SpeedwayP4$20Jun 10Talladega SuperspeedwayP17—Jun 9Talladega SuperspeedwayP11—Jun 7Talladega SuperspeedwayP10—Jun 6Talladega SuperspeedwayP10—
May 202611 races · $50 won
May 27EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)P15—May 20Talladega SuperspeedwayP10—May 20Daytona International SpeedwayP14—May 18Kansas SpeedwayP33—May 13Talladega SuperspeedwayP29—May 11Talladega SuperspeedwayP5$25May 11Talladega SuperspeedwayP24—May 8Talladega SuperspeedwayP15—May 7Daytona International SpeedwayP23—May 4Michigan International SpeedwayP17—May 2Talladega SuperspeedwayP4$25
April 20268 races · $25 won
Apr 30Talladega SuperspeedwayP42—Apr 27Talladega SuperspeedwayP4$25Apr 27Daytona International SpeedwayP31—Apr 25Talladega SuperspeedwayP11—Apr 17Talladega SuperspeedwayP10—Apr 9Daytona International SpeedwayP36—Apr 8Talladega SuperspeedwayP19—Apr 3Daytona International SpeedwayP17—
March 202610 races
Mar 28Talladega SuperspeedwayP17—Mar 27Talladega SuperspeedwayP12—Mar 27Talladega SuperspeedwayP19—Mar 26Talladega SuperspeedwayP34—Mar 25Talladega SuperspeedwayP16—Mar 23Talladega SuperspeedwayP16—Mar 18Talladega SuperspeedwayP8—Mar 12EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)P38—Mar 6Talladega SuperspeedwayP15—Mar 5Daytona International SpeedwayP24—