Mike Basham

#01

Mike Basham drives the #01 X-Treme Oval Class car. He lives in Henryville, IN. His home track is the Sportsdrome but he can also be found racing  at Scottsburg, North Vernon, Lawrenceburg and his favorite track, Memphis Motorsports Complex.

He started racing in  1986 in Bombers Class in Charleston, Sportsdrome because his  Dad and Mom raced Powder Puff and his 5 Uncles  and older cousin Ronnie raced. His first win was in 1986, his third week into racing, in the Bomber Class at the Sportsdrome. Career highlights include, Indiana Enduro Champion 1999.

The thrill of racing for  Mike is  winning  and the accomplishment of working on a car and making it faster. His most exciting  racing moment is winning the "Big One" at  Scottsburg, a 200 Lap Enduro, paying $7000.00 and winning a Salem Dash Feature. He is most proud of  Starting an A.R.C.A. Race at Michigan Speedway, going as fast as he dared and having Frank Kimmel blow past him going 20 mph faster than he was. He is also proud that his 10 year old daughter started racing.

Mike's racing hero is Richard Petty.

Of racing, Mike says, "Racing is hard work and a very expensive hobby".

His favorite racing website is www.arcaracing.com .