| Darrell Basham | |||||||
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| Born | (1949-03-17)March 17, 1949 (age 76) Henryville, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 1972 | ||||||
| Current team | Fast Track Racing | ||||||
| Car number | 11 | ||||||
| Former teams | Darrell Basham Racing,James Hylton Motorsports, Jim Patrick Racing | ||||||
| Starts | 333 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 7th in 1976 | ||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| 2003, 2011 2012 | Spirit Award Marcum Award | ||||||
NASCAR driver | |||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 113th (1979) | ||||||
| First race | 1979Sun-Drop Music City USA 420 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of October 7, 2023. | |||||||
Darrell Basham (born March 17, 1949) is an Americanstock car racing driver and former team owner. He last competed part-time in theARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11Ford forFast Track Racing.
Basham made hisARCA Racing Series debut in 1972. In 1975, Basham posted a career-best finish of fifth twice, both times atSalem Speedway. One year later, he finished a career-best seventh place in the standings.[1]
After driving sporadically over the next two decades, Basham began racing full-time again in 2002. The next season, Basham won the Spirit Award for his dedication and support for ARCA, uplifting spirit by way of example, perseverance, and positive attitude.[2] He finished ninth in the 2009 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 atDaytona, tying his career-best finish at the track from 33 years earlier. That same year, Basham and his sonJason made ARCA history by becoming the first father/son duo to finish in the top 20 in the standings the same year.[1]
In 2011, Basham competed in all nineteen races, having a best finish of twelfth at Salem Speedway and finishing tenth in the season point standings.[1] He also won the Spirit Award for the second time.[2]
Basham made his 300th career ARCA start atLucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in 2012, finishing 21st in the event.[3] He had a best finish of 14th place that season atWinchester Speedway, and ultimately finished eleventh in the points standings. He was awarded the Marcum Award at the Championship Awards Banquet for his positive efforts and contributions within the ARCA Racing community.[3][4]
After racing a full schedule in the ARCA Racing Series for the previous eleven seasons, the then-63-year-old Basham decided to reduce his schedule for the 2013 season and only compete on short tracks. Basham would run seventeen more races between 2014 and 2019. He did not make any starts for the next three years, but returned to the series for the 2023 season finale atToledo, driving the No. 11Ford forFast Track Racing, where he would finish twelfth, albeit nineteen laps down to race winnerWilliam Sawalich.[5]
Basham has competed in a singleNASCARWinston Cup Series event in his career, the 1979Sun-Drop Music City USA 420 atNashville Speedway inNashville, Tennessee. He started and finished 24th in the 28-car field, completing 101 of the race's 420 laps before retiring from the event due torear end failure.[6] Basham also competed in the NASCAR-sanctionedGoody's Dash Series, a racing formula for four-cylinder subcompact cars, in the early and mid 1990s.[7]
Basham has three children.[1] His sonJason competed in 60 ARCA Racing Series events between 2003 and 2013.[8] He also has a son namedMike, who also has competed in ARCA,[9] and a brother namedDugan, who worked as a crew chief for his Darrell's team and also made some ARCA starts.
Basham operates a business as anindependent trucker, operating his shop and trucking business from shops attached to his home in Henryville; he builds his own racing engines as well.[1] On March 2, 2012, Basham's race shop was destroyed by atornado thatdevastated Henryville;[10] Basham was able to salvage his race cars and other parts to reopen in a garage inMarysville, Indiana, and successfully resumed racing in ARCA, christening his car the Spirit of Henryville.[citation needed]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARWinston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1979 | Jim Patrick Racing | 34 | Mercury | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV 24 | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT | 113th | 91 | [11] | |||||||
| NASCAR Goody's Dash Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | NGDS | Pts | Ref | ||||||
| 1993 | Darrell Basham Racing | 34 | Chevy | DAY 17 | NSV | SUM | VOL | MAR | LON | 411 | LAN | HCY | SUM | FLO | BGS | MYB | NRV | HCY | VOL | N/A | 0 | [12] | |||||||||
| 1995 | Darrell Basham Racing | 34 | Chevy | DAY 36 | FLO | LAN | MYB | SUM | HCY | CAR | STH | BRI | SUM | GRE | BGS | MYB | NSV 28 | FLO | NWS | VOL | HCY | HOM 31 | 49th | 204 | [13] | ||||||
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
