Barker grew up just next door to South Boston Speedway but was a fan of "stick and ball" sports rather than car racing.

He played football as a linebacker and was paralyzed from the waist down after sustaining injuries in a car accident while a senior at Halifax County High School.

His first racing job was selling tires in South Boston and working for driver Ashton Lewis on his late model team.

Barker has written a variety of magazine columns over the years and has been a regular guest on NASCAR RaceHub on Fox Sports 1.

Barker wrote a weekly column for NASCAR.com titled "Urban Legends," in which he addressed myths and questions about various aspects of racing.

The team had two top tens with finishes of 9th at Phoenix in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 and 5th at Richmond in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400.

[7] On March 29, 2022, Barker was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 Texas Grand Prix at COTA.

[8] When Wallace's 23XI teammate Kurt Busch got a concussion in a crash in qualifying for the 2022 Cup Series race at Pocono, Ty Gibbs filled in for him in the No.