Mike Basham (racing driver)

Mike Basham
Basham at Madison International Speedway in 2018
Born (1968-06-20) June 20, 1968 (age 56)
Henryville, Indiana
ARCA Menards Series career
92 races run over 12 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 12 (Fast Track Racing)
No. 68 (Kimmel Racing)
Best finish8th (2020)
First race2002 Gateway ARCA 150 (Gateway)
Last race2024 Salem ARCA 200 (Salem)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
7 races run over 3 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 10/12 (Fast Track Racing)
Best finish21st (2020)
First race2020 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo)
Last race2024 General Tire 150 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of August 11, 2024.

Mike Basham (born June 20, 1968) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in both the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 10/12 Ford/Toyota for Fast Track Racing. He is the son of long time ARCA Menards Series driver Darrell Basham.[1]

Racing career

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In 2001, Basham would make his debut in the ARCA Re/Max Series at Gateway, driving the No. 34 Chevrolet for father Darrell's family owned team, finishing 28th due to overheating issues. He would make four more starts during the year with a best finish of 22nd at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds dirt track. Basham would run three more races over the next two years spitting between driving for his family owned team and Brad Smith's team.

Basham's No. 34 ARCA car at Road America in 2017

After spending twelve years on the sidelines, Basham would return to the series in 2015, driving in three races for Darrell Basham Racing in the No. 34 with a best finish of fifteenth at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt track. It was also during this year that he would run select races in the Indiana Late Model Series, where he would finish tenth in points with a best finish of sixth at Movieland Speedpark.[2] He would return in 2016, running a majority of the schedule with the same family owned team, this time in collaboration with Mullins Racing,[3] where he would finish tenth in the points standings with a best finish of tenth at Springfield. He would remain with the team for 2017, finishing thirteenth in the final points standings with a best finish of thirteenth at Winchester Speedway and Salem Speedway. For 2018, in addition to running with the same teams before, Basham also ran for Kimmel Racing for the first Pocono Raceway race that year, finishing 28th due to overheating issues. He would once again place thirteenth in the standings with a best finish of eleventhth at Elko Speedway.

Prior to the 2019 season, Basham stated that he had no plans to compete in the series.[4] He would eventually split time between Fast Track Racing, Kimmel Racing, and Darrell Basham Racing, where he would finish the season seventeenth in the standings having run only ten races in the schedule, with a best finish of thirteenth at Lucas Oil Raceway and Salem.

In 2020, Basham would return to Fast Track Racing driving for a majority of the races that season, including a collaboration with Fast Track and Chad Bryant Racing at the Kansas Speedway finale in the No. 77 Ford, where he would finish twelfth, albeit nine laps down.[5] Throughout that year, Basham would achieve three top-ten finishes, including a career best sixth-place finish at Springfield, and finished a career best eighth in the standings.[6] In addition, Basham would also run in three ARCA Menards Series East starts in combination races with the main ARCA Menards Series with a best finish of twelfth at Toledo Speedway. Basham would return to Fast Track for one race in 2021, running in Berlin Raceway, where he would finish sixteenth due to handling issues.[7]

In 2023, it was revealed that Basham would return to the series at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, driving for Kimmel Racing in the No. 69 Ford.[8] After placing thirteenth in the sole practice session,[9] he would go on to qualify in seventeenth,[10] but would finish 24th after running eleven laps due to brake issues.[11] It was also revealed a month later that Basham would run for the team at Bristol Motor Speedway,[12] where he would start 28th and finish 32nd after running nine laps due to mechanical issues.[13][14][15] He ran the season finale at Toledo, where he would only complete eleven laps before retiring from the event, finishing seventeenth.[16]

In 2024, it was revealed that Basham would drive the No. 10 Ford for Fast Track Racing at the season opening race for the ARCA Menards Series East at Five Flags Speedway.[17] After placing twelfth in the lone practice session,[18] he qualified in tenth and finished in sixth place, albeit five laps down to race winner Gio Ruggiero.[19][20]

Personal life

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Basham is the older brother of Jason Basham, who has previously competed in ARCA from 2003 to 2013.

Motorsports career results

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ARCA Menards Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2001 Darrell Basham Racing 34 Chevy DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY
28 		KEN CLT MEM
32 		GLN KEN MCH
27 		POC NSH ISF CHI DSF
22 		SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL ATL 75th 445 [21]
Pontiac KAN
32 		MCH POC
2002 Brad Smith Motorsports 76 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN
34 		POC 143rd 125 [22]
Chevy MCH
DNQ 		TOL SBO KEN BLN POC
Darrell Basham Racing 3 Chevy NSH
38 		ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT
2003 94 DAY ATL NSH
DNQ 		SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN
39 		MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 184th 60 [23]
2015 Darrell Basham Racing 34 Chevy DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF
15 		DSF
20 		SLM KEN KAN
25 		61st 390 [24]
2016 DAY NSH
20 		SLM
19 		TAL TOL
19 		NJE POC
28 		MCH
22 		MAD
16 		WIN
13 		IOW
21 		IRP
18 		POC
16 		BLN
12 		ISF
10 		DSF
15 		SLM
16 		CHI
18 		KEN
16 		KAN
18 		10th 2925 [25]
2017 DAY NSH SLM
16 		TAL TOL
15 		ELK POC
23 		MCH
27 		MAD
14 		IOW
16 		IRP
16 		POC
25 		WIN
13 		ISF
15 		ROA
20 		DSF
15 		SLM
13 		CHI
18 		KEN
23 		KAN
18 		13th 2745 [26]
2018 DAY NSH
26 		SLM
15 		TAL TOL
15 		CLT MAD
16 		GTW
23 		CHI
24 		IOW ELK
11 		POC
18 		ISF
19 		BLN
14 		DSF
19 		SLM
12 		IRP
24 		KAN
24 		13th 2120 [27]
Kimmel Racing 69 Ford POC
28 		MCH
2019 DAY FIF
20 		SLM
17 		TAL TOL
16 		CLT POC MCH MAD GTW
20 		CHI POC
19 		17th 1455 [28]
Fast Track Racing 11 Ford NSH
16 		ELK
17 		IOW
Toyota ISF
18 		DSF
Darrell Basham Racing 34 Chevy SLM
13 		IRP
13 		KAN
2020 Fast Track Racing 11 Toyota DAY PHO TAL POC IRP
19 		KEN GTW
20 		WIN
7 		8th 540 [29]
10 IOW
20 		TOL
14 		TOL
15 		MEM
12 		ISF
6
01 Chevy KAN
17
11 MCH
17
10 Ford DAY
15
12 Toyota I44
10 		TOL
12
10 Chevy BRI
24
Chad Bryant Racing 77 Ford KAN
12
2021 Fast Track Racing 01 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN
16 		IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 99th 28 [30]
2023 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP
24 		GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI
32 		TOL
17 		43rd 85 [31]
68 SLM
18
2024 Fast Track Racing 12 Toyota DAY PHO TAL DOV
24 		KAN CLT IOW MOH
20 		BLN IRP 57th 65 [32]
Kimmel Racing 68 Ford SLM
23 		ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2020 Fast Track Racing 11 Toyota NSM TOL
13 		DOV 21st 83 [33]
12 TOL
12
10 Chevy BRI
24 		FIF
2023 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP
24 		MLW BRI
32 		43rd 32 [34]
2024 Fast Track Racing 10 Ford FIF
6 		31st 58 [35]
12 Toyota DOV
24 		NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI

References

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  1. ^ "Basham named Grand Marshal of ARCA Fall Classic". The Tribune. 30 August 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mike Basham". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "BASHAM, MULLINS SET FOR TEAMWORK IN 2017". Mullins Racing. 6 January 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Mike Basham Goes from "No Plans" to Seventeenth in Final Series Standings". ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mike Basham - D - Chad Bryant Racing-77-AMS - 48682 - news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries". NBC Sports Edge. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ryan Unzicker Leads Every Lap, Wins First ARCA Race At Springfield". Frontstretch. 4 October 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "LASTCAR.info: ARCA: Mike Basham finishes last at Berlin in first 2021 start". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Entry list: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCARacing.com. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Practice results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCARacing.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "Qualifying results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCARacing.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "Race results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCARacing.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "Entry list: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "Qualifying results: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  14. ^ "Race results: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  15. ^ "ARCA: Basham claims last, Moeller claims tiebreaker for East Series title". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  16. ^ "ARCA: Tim Monroe out early in Toledo finale, but clinches LASTCAR championship". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "Entry list: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". ARCARacing.com. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  18. ^ "Practice results: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". ARCARacing.com. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  19. ^ "Qualifying results: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  20. ^ "Race results: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  21. ^ "Mike Basham – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  22. ^ "Mike Basham – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  23. ^ "Mike Basham – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  24. ^ "Mike Basham – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  25. ^ "Mike Basham – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  26. ^ "Mike Basham – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  27. ^ "Mike Basham – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  28. ^ "Mike Basham – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  29. ^ "Mike Basham – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  30. ^ "Mike Basham – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  31. ^ "Mike Basham – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  32. ^ "Mike Basham – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  33. ^ "Mike Basham – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  34. ^ "Mike Basham – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  35. ^ "Mike Basham – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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