Mike Alexander (born July 31, 1957) is an American former racing driver. He won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1983.Schaefer, Paul. Where Stars Are Born: Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing. Coastal 181, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA, 2006. . pp. 11-15. 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, Alexander 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-fifteen (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 sixteen races in 1988, substituting for the injured Bobby Allison. He had his greatest success in 1988, with six top-ten finishes in eighteen starts, including a career best third 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-ten 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 Pts Ref 1980 Ulrich Racing 40 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV10 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 CAR13 BRI12 NWS11 MAR10 DOV21 DAR20 29th 1784 Buick ATL33 DAR36 TAL21 NSV11 CLT27 TWS RSD MCH32 DAY7 NSV27 POC17 TAL35 MCH10 BRI25 RCH32 DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR Gordon Racing 24 Buick ATLDNQ RSD 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 MARWth NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD NA - 1984 Marcis Auto Racing 71 Olds DAY21 RCH21 CAR11 ATL31 BRI29 NWS21 DAR32 MAR31 TAL17 NSV13 DOV CLT16 RSD31 POC MCH23 DAY22 NSV12 POC TAL17 MCH24 BRI7 DAR34 RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD 28th 1862 1985 Sims Brothers Racing 84 Chevy DAY12 RCH CAR ATL34 BRI DAR23 NWS MAR29 TAL31 DOV CLT24 RSD POC MCH DAY13 POC TAL 35th 1046 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy MCH13 BRI26 DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS26 CLT18 CAR ATL RSD 1988 Stavola Brothers Racing 12 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH10 DAY15 POC15 TAL25 GLN5 MCH23 BRI18 DAR14 RCH17 DOV7 MAR29 CLT21 NWS9 CAR6 PHO27 ATL3 32nd 1931 1989 84 DAY27 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 DAY41 RCH14 CAR16 ATL23 DAR19 BRI23 NWS17 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 Pts Ref 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 CLT38 HCY MAR 146th 49 1984 Pontiac DAY39 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 Buick DAY CAR HCY BRI MAR DAR SBO LGY DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR RCH NWS ROU CLT33 HCY CAR MAR 100th - 1986 Pontiac DAY33 CAR11 HCY MAR CLT8 DAR11 RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT8 CAR MAR 27th 1102 Chevy BRI22 DAR SBO18 LGY17 JFC DOV SBO21 HCY26 ROU IRP14 SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI 1987 Buick DAY39 HCY2 MAR5 DAR23 BRI8 LGY1* SBO20 CLT25 DOV12 IRP13* ROU14 JFC2* OXF44 SBO8 HCY2 RAL16 LGY6 ROU21 JFC3 DAR21 RCH6 DOV15 MAR4 CLT16 CAR40 MAR2 6th 3367 03 Pontiac BRI15 1988 84 Buick DAY7 HCY1* CAR2 MAR4 DAR11 BRI13 LNG9 NZH18 SBO2 NSV9 CLT9 DOV10* ROU5 LAN5 LVL4 MYB20 OXF43 SBO20 HCY18 LNG8 IRP11 ROU2 BRI2 DAR7 RCH24 DOV22 MAR2 CLT26 CAR17 MAR22 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 Pts Ref 1984 Sims Brothers Racing 96 Pontiac DAY ATL TAL CSP SMS FRS MCS LCS IRP TAL33 FRS ISF DSF TOL MGR 108th - 1985 Alexander Racing 84 Chevy ATL DAY ATL TAL ATL2 SSP IRP CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL 72nd -

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