Mike Basham

Mike Basham (born June 20, 1968) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing. He is the son of long time ARCA Menards Series driver Darrell Basham.

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.

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. He would return in 2016, running a majority of the schedule with the same family owned team, this time in collaboration with Mullins Racing, 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. 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. Throughout that year, Basham would achieve three top-ten finishes, including a career-best finish of sixth at Springfield, and finished a career-best eighth in the standings. 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.

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. After placing thirteenth in the sole practice session, he would go on to qualify in seventeenth, but would finish 24th after running eleven laps due to brake issues. It was also revealed a month later that Basham would run for the team at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he would start 28th and finish 32nd after running nine laps due to mechanical issues. He ran the season finale at Toledo, where he would only complete eleven laps before retiring from the event, finishing seventeenth.

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. After placing twelfth in the lone practice session, he qualified in tenth and finished in sixth place, albeit five laps down to race winner Gio Ruggiero.

Personal life Basham is the older brother of Jason Basham, who has previously competed in ARCA from 2003 to 2013. He is also the son of Darrell Basham.

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 Pts Ref 2001 Darrell Basham Racing 34 Chevy DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL ATL 75th 445 Pontiac KAN MCH POC 2002 Brad Smith Motorsports 76 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC 143rd 125 Chevy MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC Darrell Basham Racing 3 Chevy NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT 2003 94 DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 184th 60 2015 Darrell Basham Racing 34 Chevy DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 61st 390 2016 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 10th 2925 2017 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 13th 2745 2018 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 13th 2120 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford POC MCH 2019 DAY FIF SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI POC 17th 1455 Fast Track Racing 11 Ford NSH ELK IOW Toyota ISF DSF Darrell Basham Racing 34 Chevy SLM IRP KAN 2020 Fast Track Racing 11 Toyota DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN GTW WIN 8th 540 10 IOW TOL TOL MEM ISF 01 Chevy KAN 11 MCH 10 Ford DAY 12 Toyota I44 TOL 10 Chevy BRI Chad Bryant Racing 77 Ford KAN 2021 Fast Track Racing 01 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 99th 28 2023 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI TOL 43rd 85 68 SLM 2024 Fast Track Racing 12 Toyota DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP 58th 65 Kimmel Racing 68 Ford SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 2025 Fast Track Racing 11 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT 19th 198 12 MCH BLN ELK 11 Toyota LRP DOV Shearer Speed Racing 98 Toyota IRP ISF MAD DSF Fast Track Racing 9 Toyota IOW GLN 01 BRI 12 SLM KAN 10 Ford TOL 2026 11 DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -*

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2020 Fast Track Racing 11 Toyota NSM TOL DOV 21st 83 12 TOL 10 Chevy BRI FIF 2023 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 41st 32 2024 Fast Track Racing 10 Ford FIF 31st 58 12 Toyota DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 2025 10 Ford FIF CAR 23rd 109 9 NSV FRS DOV Shearer Speed Racing 98 Toyota IRP Fast Track Racing 9 Toyota IOW 01 BRI 2026 11 Ford HCY CAR NSV TOL IRP FRS IOW BRI -* -*