Driver Rating1,36317#164

Michael Barksdale

First startMar 510 startsMar 2850 startsJul 26$100 career winningsAug 18First penaltyMay 27PEAK 1,49967 RACESLAST RACED Sep 8
$235Earnings — filtered
0Wins
5Top 5s
46Races
11%Cash rate
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46 OF 67 CAREER RACES
Talladega Superspeedway
ScopeALL TIMESEASON 2026 · 46 RACESLAST 30DCharts · cards · ranks below
Percentile ranks · vs 363 active drivers in scope

Rank is this driver's place among the 363 drivers in scope, and the line under it says what slice that is: #5 of 363 is the top 2%. A % value is a share of their own races unless the row says otherwise. Tap a name for the full definition.

EARNINGS46 RACEs
#26
TOP 8%
ENTRY FEES
ENTRY FEES · Total entry fees paid. Ranked so the biggest spender is #1 — it is a measure of activity, not skill.Rank #26 of 363 · TOP 8% · higher is better
Paid to enter 46 races
-$761
#51
TOP 15%
LARGEST PAYOUT
LARGEST PAYOUT · The most prize money won in one race.Rank #51 of 363 · TOP 15% · higher is better
Biggest single-race payout
$100
#54
TOP 15%
RACE INCOME
RACE INCOME · Payouts plus bonuses won, before entry fees and fines.Rank #54 of 363 · TOP 15% · higher is better
Prize money won across 46 races
$235
#58
TOP 16%
CASH STREAK
CASH STREAK · The longest stretch of consecutive races that paid something.Rank #58 of 363 · TOP 16% · higher is better
Longest run of paid finishes in a row
1RACES
#357
BOTTOM 2%
NET EARNINGS
NET EARNINGS · Race income minus everything paid out — entry fees and fines. Positive means the driver came out ahead.Rank #357 of 363 · BOTTOM 2% · higher is better
Income minus entry fees and fines
-$546
MONEY EFFICIENCY46 RACEs
#80
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 #80 of 132 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average profit on the 5 nights that came out ahead
+$31
#114
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 #114 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
$546 lost on $761 paid in
-72%
#115
BOTTOM 15%
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 #115 of 133 ranked drivers · BOTTOM 15% · higher is better
Fees and fines outweighed the prize money
-232%
#120
MID FIELD
CASH RATE
CASH RATE · Share of races that paid anything. Paid races ÷ races started.Rank #120 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid in 5 of 46 races
10.9%
#127
MID FIELD
NET PER RACE
NET PER RACE · Net earnings ÷ races started. What an average night is worth.Rank #127 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Profit per start, after entry fees and fines
-$12
FINISH PERFORMANCE46 RACEs
#50
TOP 14%
WIN RATE
WIN RATE · Share of races won. Wins ÷ races started.Rank #50 of 363 · TOP 14% · higher is better
Won 0 of 46 races
0.0%
#91
MID FIELD
PODIUM RATE
PODIUM RATE · Share of races finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd.Rank #91 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 3 in 1 race
2.2%
#108
MID FIELD
TOP-5 RATE
TOP-5 RATE · Share of races finished 5th or better.Rank #108 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 5 in 5 races
10.9%
#135
MID FIELD
AVG FINISH
AVG FINISH · Average finishing position across every race started. Lower is better.Rank #135 of 363 · MID FIELD · lower is better
Average finishing position · lower is better
P14.4
#139
MID FIELD
TOP-10 RATE
TOP-10 RATE · Share of races finished 10th or better.Rank #139 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 10 in 17 races
37.0%
LEADING PERFORMANCE46 RACEs
#55
TOP 16%
MOST LAPS LED
MOST LAPS LED · Share of races where this driver led more laps than any other driver in the field.Rank #55 of 363 · TOP 16% · higher is better
Led more laps than anyone in 1 race
2.2%
#105
MID FIELD
LAPS LED RATE
LAPS LED RATE · Laps led as a share of every lap this driver completed.Rank #105 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Led 31 of 1,796 laps run
1.7%
#106
MID FIELD
LAPS LED PER RACE
LAPS LED PER RACE · Total laps led divided by races started.Rank #106 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
31 laps led ÷ 46 races
0.7LAPS
#125
MID FIELD
RACES LED RATE
RACES LED RATE · Share of races where this driver led at least one lap.Rank #125 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Led at least one lap in 8 of 46 races
17.4%
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
STRONG FIELDS13 OF 46 RACEs

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

#22
TOP 12%
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 #22 of 192 ranked drivers · TOP 12% · higher is better
Won 0 of 13 strong-field races
0.0%
#24
TOP 13%
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS · Driver Rating points gained or lost, summed over top-third-strength races only.Rank #24 of 192 ranked drivers · TOP 13% · higher is better
Net rating change over 13 strong-field races
+51PTS
#72
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 #72 of 192 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · lower is better
Average position in strong fields · lower is better
P13.2
#87
MID FIELD
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS · Share of top-third-strength races that paid anything.Rank #87 of 192 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid in 2 of 13 strong-field races
15.4%
#203
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 #203 of 363 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average SOF across 46 rated races
1,541SOF
RACECRAFT & CONDUCT46 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 363 · TOP 1% · lower is better
Never
0
#68
TOP 19%
CLEAN RACES
CLEAN RACES · Share of races with zero incident points, no penalty and no fine.Rank #68 of 363 · TOP 19% · higher is better
No incidents, penalties or fines in 1 of 46 races
2.2%
#203
MID FIELD
INCIDENTS PER RACE
INCIDENTS PER RACE · iRacing incident points per race started. Lower is better.Rank #203 of 363 · MID FIELD · lower is better
551 incident points ÷ 46 races
12.0/RACE
#311
BOTTOM 15%
PENALTIES
PENALTIES · Penalties handed out by officials. Ranked per race started so busy drivers are not punished for volume. Lower is better.Rank #311 of 363 · BOTTOM 15% · lower is better
Penalties served in 46 races
1
#318
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 #318 of 363 · BOTTOM 13% · lower is better
End-of-line penalties in 46 races
1
By promoter
PromoterRacesWinsAvg finWon ▼
MMS37011.9$235PGR7026.9$0Dega Pros2017.0$0
Penalty & fine record4 total
1Penalty
$20In fines
Sep 2Last incident · 3 races clean
EOL cause of cautionSep 2
−$5PenaltySep 2
−$5Last Lap EOLJun 25
All incidents →
−$10Cause of CautionMar 28
Team history
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Race history
September 20265 races · $60 won
August 20267 races · $100 won
July 20267 races
June 20268 races
May 20266 races · $50 won
April 20265 races · $25 won
March 20268 races