Jason Basham

Jason Basham (born January 5, 1979) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Racing Series. He is the son of longtime ARCA competitor Darrell Basham, whose team he drove for over the course of his career.

Jason Basham
Born (1979-01-05) January 5, 1979
Henryville, Indiana
ARCA Menards Series career
60 races run over 9 years
Best finish17th (2009)
First race2003 Giant 200 (Pocono)
Last race2013 Southern Illinois 100 (DuQuoin)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of June 29, 2023.

Racing career

In 2003, Basham would make his debut in the ARCA Re/Max Series at Pocono Raceway driving the No. 94 Chevrolet for Darrell Basham Racing, where he would start 28th and finish one place higher in 27th due to an engine issue. He would then fail to qualify for the next two events following the race. For the following year, he would race for Mark Gibson Racing at Salem Speedway driving the No. 56 Chevrolet, where he would finish 32nd after three laps due to a rear end issue. He would then run select starts for his fathers team, earning a best finish of 19th at Gateway Motorsports Park.

In 2005, Basham would enter in all but one race (with the one race being at the second Toledo Speedway event that September), primarily driving the No. 94. He would finish 22nd in the final points standings with a best finish of 21st at Kansas Speedway, despite failing to qualify for fourteen events and only racing in eight events. He would only enter in two races for the team the following year, failing to qualify for both events, including the event at Talladega Superspeedway where he would be placed in the No. 10 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing after qualifying; he would finish 40th after six laps due to vibrations in the car. It was also during this year that he would make two starts in the CRA Street Stock Series, getting a best finish of 29th at the first Winchester Speedway event.[1] He would then enter two more races in ARCA in 2007, successfully qualifying for both events at Kansas and Michigan International Speedway, although he would finish 38th in both events due to overheating issues. He would run eight more races in 2008, where he would get a best finish of 18th at Toledo.

In 2009, after skipping the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway, Basham would run the remaining races on the schedule in the No. 94, getting four top-twenty finishes with a best result of 15th at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds dirt track. He would finish 17th in the final points standings, and with father Darrell Basham finish 12th in the standings, that made them the first father and son duo to finish in the top twenty in the standings in the same year.[2] He would run only eleven races the following year, finish 25th in the points. It was also during this year that he earned his first top-ten finish at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt track, where he would finish 10th and on the lead lap.[3]

After not racing in ARCA for two years, Basham would make his return to the series in 2013 at Salem Speedway for Darrell Basham Racing, this time driving the flagship No. 34 Chevrolet for the team. He would go on to finish nine laps down in 14th after starting 25th. He would make three more starts during the year, including Madison International Speedway and both dirt track events, finishing 14th at DuQuoin. This would be his most recent start in the series, as he has made limited starts in the East Bay Winternationals and the Indiana Late Model Series since 2015.[1]

Motorsports results

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing 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 ARSC Pts Ref
2003 Darrell Basham Racing 94 Chevy DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC
27
POC
DNQ
NSH
DNQ
ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 141st 145 [4]
2004 Mark Gibson Racing 56 Chevy DAY NSH SLM
32
KEN TOL CLT 49th 590 [5]
Darrell Basham Racing 94 Chevy KAN
30
POC
29
MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW
19
POC
37
LER NSH ISF
34
TOL DSF
38
CHI
Wth
SLM TAL
2005 04 DAY
DNQ
TOL
Wth
CHI
DNQ
22nd 2130 [6]
94 NSH
DNQ
KEN
DNQ
TOL
DNQ
LAN
DNQ
MIL
38
POC
41
MCH
DNQ
KAN
21
KEN
DNQ
BLN
DNQ
POC
26
GTW
39
LER
DNQ
NSH
35
MCH
DNQ
ISF
28
SLM
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
Pontiac SLM
DNQ
34 Chevy DSF
39
2006 94 DAY NSH SLM
DNQ
WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL
DNQ
IOW 170th 30 [7]
Fast Track Racing 10 Chevy TAL
40
2007 Darrell Basham Racing 94 Chevy DAY USA NSH SLM KAN
38
WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH
38
BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 155th 80 [8]
2008 DAY SLM
DNQ
IOW
DNQ
KAN CAR
47
KEN
37
TOL
18
POC MCH CAY
28
KEN BLN POC
37
NSH
38
ISF DSF CHI
35
SLM
DNQ
NJE
22
TAL TOL 49th 615 [9]
2009 DAY SLM
27
CAR
31
TAL
35
KEN
32
TOL
22
POC
25
MCH
36
MFD
29
IOW
26
KEN
29
BLN
20
POC
24
ISF
38
CHI
37
TOL
28
DSF
15
NJE
18
SLM
17
KAN
29
CAR
32
17th 2835 [10]
2010 DAY PBE SLM TEX
31
TAL
39
TOL POC
23
MCH
32
IOW MFD POC
25
BLN NJE ISF
10
CHI
31
DSF
17
TOL SLM
14
KAN
28
CAR
40
25th 1080 [11]
2013 Darrell Basham Racing 34 Chevy DAY MOB SLM
14
TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJM POC BLN ISF
20
MAD
21
DSF
14
IOW SLM KEN KAN 47th 575 [12]

References

  1. "Jason Basham". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. "Basham, Darrell". Automobile Racing Club of America. April 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  3. "Sheltra survives wild finish to win Allen Crowe 100". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. "Jason Basham – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  5. "Jason Basham – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  6. "Jason Basham – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  7. "Jason Basham – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  8. "Jason Basham – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  9. "Jason Basham – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  10. "Jason Basham – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  11. "Jason Basham – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  12. "Jason Basham – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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