Mike Hickingbottom

Mike Hickingbottom
Born	(1959-01-31) January 31, 1959 (age 66) Calipatria, California, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
Best finish	119th (1990)
ARCA Menards Series West career
6 races run over 2 years
Best finish	16th (1990)
First race	1989 Motorcraft 500 (Evergreen)
Last race	1990 Six Rivers National Bank 200 (Redwood Acres)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of April 4, 2025.

Michael "Mike" Hickingbottom (born January 31, 1957) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, and NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour. ^[1]

Racing career

NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Hickingbottom attempted to make the 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300, a combination race with the Winston West Series, but failed to qualify. ^[2]

NASCAR Winston West Series

Hickingbottom made his NASCAR Winston West Series debut at Evergreen Speedway in 1989, finishing 22nd after oil line issues took him out of the race. ^[3] He attempted the first six races of the 1990 season, failing to qualify for the combination race at Sears Point International Raceway and scoring a best finish of 12th at Saugus Speedway, the only race in which he was running at the finish. ^[4]

NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour

Hickingottom competed in 4 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour races in 1988, as well as attempting 8 others. He scored a best finish of 22nd at Sears Point International Raceway. ^[5]

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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1990	Hickingbottom Racing	03	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON DNQ	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	119th	0	[2]

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	NWWC	Pts	Ref
1989	Hickingbottom Racing	77	Pontiac	MAD	MMR	RAS	SON	POR	TCR	EVG 22	MMR	SGS	SON	PHO	45th	97	[3]
1990				MMR 17	SON DNQ	SGS 12	POR 19	EVG 21	RAS 15	TCR	MMR	PHO			16th	690	[4]

References

1. "Mike Hickingbottom – Driver Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
2. "Mike Hickingbottom – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
3. "Mike Hickingbottom – 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
4. "Mike Hickingbottom – 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
5. "Mike Hickingbottom – 1988 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

External links

• Mike Hickingbottom driver statistics at Racing-Reference