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 | |||||||
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Born | Henryville, Indiana | January 5, 1979||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
60 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Best finish | 17th (2009) | ||||||
First race | 2003 Giant 200 (Pocono) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 Southern Illinois 100 (DuQuoin) | ||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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34 | Chevy | DSF 39 |
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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 |
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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
- "Jason Basham". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Basham, Darrell". Automobile Racing Club of America. April 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- "Sheltra survives wild finish to win Allen Crowe 100". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Jason Basham – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Jason Basham – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Jason Basham – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Jason Basham – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Jason Basham – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Jason Basham – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Jason Basham – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Jason Basham – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- "Jason Basham – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
External links
- Jason Basham driver statistics at Racing-Reference