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]
| Mike Basham | |||||||
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 Basham at Madison International Speedway in 2018 | |||||||
| Born | June 20, 1968 Henryville, Indiana | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 92 races run over 12 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 12 (Fast Track Racing) No. 68 (Kimmel Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 Gateway ARCA 150 (Gateway) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Salem ARCA 200 (Salem) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 10/12 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 21st (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 General Tire 150 (Dover) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 11, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editIn 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.
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
editBasham is the older brother of Jason Basham, who has previously competed in ARCA from 2003 to 2013.
Motorsports career results
editARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series East
edit| ARCA Menards Series East results | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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
edit- ^ "Basham named Grand Marshal of ARCA Fall Classic". The Tribune. 30 August 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "BASHAM, MULLINS SET FOR TEAMWORK IN 2017". Mullins Racing. 6 January 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham Goes from "No Plans" to Seventeenth in Final Series Standings". ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ryan Unzicker Leads Every Lap, Wins First ARCA Race At Springfield". Frontstretch. 4 October 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "LASTCAR.info: ARCA: Mike Basham finishes last at Berlin in first 2021 start". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Entry list: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCARacing.com. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Practice results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCARacing.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCARacing.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Race results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCARacing.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Entry list: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Race results: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "ARCA: Basham claims last, Moeller claims tiebreaker for East Series title". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "ARCA: Tim Monroe out early in Toledo finale, but clinches LASTCAR championship". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Entry list: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". ARCARacing.com. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". ARCARacing.com. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway". March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Basham – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
External links
edit- Mike Basham driver statistics at Racing-Reference