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. in 2017 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. 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==