Darin Brassfield

Charles Darin Brassfield (born September 16, 1963) is a former American racing driver from Los Gatos, California. He attempted to make his CART Championship Car debut in 1985 at the season ender in Miami driving for Wysard Racing. However, he failed to qualify. He returned to sports car racing to gain more experience. He returned to CART for two races at the end of the 1988 season and made his first start at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course but was knocked out by engine failure after 30 laps. He also drove at Laguna Seca Raceway a month later but suffered a broken gearbox 31 laps in. He subsequently returned to sports cars and was a multiple race winner in the IMSA GT Championship. He also made three NASCAR Winston Cup starts in 1989 on the road courses at Sears Point and Watkins Glen, finishing 22nd and 12th, and on the oval at Richmond International Raceway, finishing 30th. He also attempted to qualify for the first race of the 1997 Craftsman Truck Series season at the Walt Disney World Speedway but failed to qualify. He continued to be active in IMSA sports car racing until the late 1990s.

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

CART

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Pts	Ref
1985	Wysard Racing	Lola T900	Cosworth DFX V8 t	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MCH	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MCH	LAG	PHX	MIA DNQ	NC	-	^[1]
1988	KargoStopper	Lola T88/00	Cosworth DFX V8 t	PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	MEA	MCH	POC	MDO 23	ROA	NAZ	LAG 19	MIA	44th	0	^[2]

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	32	33	34	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1988	Donlavey Racing	91	Ford	DAY Wth	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL						N/A	-	^[3]
1989	Darin Brassfield	40	Chevy	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON 22	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN 12	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH 30	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL						50th	297	^[4]

References

^ "Darin Brassfield – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "Darin Brassfield – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "Darin Brassfield – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "Darin Brassfield – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

External links

Darin Brassfield at RacingReference.info
Darin Brassfield at ChampCarStats.com

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[1] "Darin Brassfield – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

[2] "Darin Brassfield – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

[3] "Darin Brassfield – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[4] "Darin Brassfield – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

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