Mike Hickingbottom

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Mike Hickingbottom
Born (1959-01-31) January 31, 1959 (age 66)
Calipatria, California, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
Best finish119th (1990)
ARCA Menards Series West career
6 races run over 2 years
Best finish16th (1990)
First race 1989 Motorcraft 500 (Evergreen)
Last race 1990 Six Rivers National Bank 200 (Redwood Acres)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
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]

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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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829NWCCPtsRef
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 119th0 [2]

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011NWWCPtsRef
1989 Hickingbottom Racing 77 Pontiac MAD MMR RAS SON POR TCR EVG
22
MMR SGS SON PHO 45th97 [3]
1990 MMR
17
SON
DNQ
SGS
12
POR
19
EVG
21
RAS
15
TCR MMR PHO 16th690 [4]

References

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