17 Facts About Darrell Basham

Darrell Basham was born on March 17,1949 and is an American stock car racing driver and former team owner.

Darrell Basham last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing.

In 1975, Basham posted a career-best finish of fifth twice, both times at Salem Speedway.

The next season, Darrell Basham won the Spirit Award for his dedication and support for ARCA, uplifting spirit by way of example, perseverance, and positive attitude.

Darrell Basham finished ninth in the 2009 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona, tying his career-best finish at the track from 33 years earlier.

In 2011, Darrell Basham competed in all 19 races, having a best finish of 12th at Salem Speedway and finishing 10th in the season point standings.

Darrell Basham won the Spirit Award for the second time.

Darrell Basham made his 300th career ARCA start at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in 2012, finishing 21st in the event.

Darrell Basham had a best finish of 14th place that season at Winchester Speedway, and ultimately finished 11th in the points standings.

Darrell Basham was awarded the Marcum Award at the Championship Awards Banquet for his positive efforts and contributions within the ARCA Racing community.

Darrell Basham would run seventeen more races between 2014 and 2019.

Darrell Basham did not make any starts for the next three years, but returned to the series for the 2023 season finale at Toledo, driving the No 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing, where he would finish twelfth, albeit nineteen laps down to race winner William Sawalich.

Darrell Basham has competed in a single NASCAR Winston Cup Series event in his career, the 1979 Sun-Drop Music City USA 420 at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee.

Darrell Basham started and finished 24th in the 28-car field, completing 101 of the race's 420 laps before retiring from the event due to rear end failure.

Darrell Basham competed in the NASCAR-sanctioned Goody's Dash Series, a racing formula for four-cylinder subcompact cars, in the early and mid 1990s.

Darrell Basham has a son named Mike, who has competed in ARCA, and a brother named Dugan, who worked as a crew chief for his Darrell's team and made some ARCA starts.

Darrell Basham operates a business as an independent trucker, operating his shop and trucking business from shops attached to his home in Henryville; he builds his own racing engines as well.