Mike Basham
Basham at Madison International Speedway in 2018
Born (1968-06-20) June 20, 1968
Henryville, Indiana
ARCA Menards Series career
89 races run over 11 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 69 (Kimmel Racing)
Best finish8th (2020)
First race2002 Gateway ARCA 150 (Gateway)
Last race2023 Shore Lunch 200 (Toledo)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
5 races run over 2 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 69 (Kimmel Racing)
Best finish21st (2020)
First race2020 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo)
Last race2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 7, 2023.

Mike Basham (born June 20, 1968) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 69 Ford for Kimmel Racing. He is the son of long time ARCA Menards Series driver Darrell Basham.[1]

Racing career

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]

Personal life

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

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(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 [17]
Pontiac KAN
32		 MCH POC
2002 Brad Smith Motorsports 76 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN
34		 POC 143rd 125 [18]
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 [19]
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 [20]
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 [21]
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 [22]
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 [23]
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 [24]
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 [25]
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 [26]
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 [27]
68 SLM
18

ARCA Menards Series East

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 [28]
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 [29]

References

  1. ↑ "Basham named Grand Marshal of ARCA Fall Classic". The Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mike Basham". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "BASHAM, MULLINS SET FOR TEAMWORK IN 2017". Mullins Racing. 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. 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. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Mike Basham – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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