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Darin Brassfield

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Charles Darin Brassfield (born September 16, 1963) is a former American racing driver from Los Gatos, California. He attempted to make his CART Championship Car debut in 1985 at the season ender in Miami driving for Wysard Racing. However, he failed to qualify. He returned to sports car racing to gain more experience. He returned to CART for two races at the end of the 1988 season and made his first start at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course but was knocked out by engine failure after 30 laps. He also drove at Laguna Seca Raceway a month later but suffered a broken gearbox 31 laps in. He subsequently returned to sports cars and was a multiple race winner in the IMSA GT Championship. He also made three NASCAR Winston Cup starts in 1989 on the road courses at Sears Point and Watkins Glen, finishing 22nd and 12th, and on the oval at Richmond International Raceway, finishing 30th. He also attempted to qualify for the first race of the 1997 Craftsman Truck Series season at the Walt Disney World Speedway but failed to qualify. He continued to be active in IMSA sports car racing until the late 1990s.

Motorsports career results

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American open-wheel racing

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

CART

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Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Pts Ref
1985 Wysard Racing Lola T900 Cosworth DFX V8t LBH INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA POC MDO SAN MCH LAG PHX MIA
DNQ
NC - [1]
1988 KargoStopper Lola T88/00 Cosworth DFX V8t PHX LBH INDY MIL POR CLE TOR MEA MCH POC MDO
23
ROA NAZ LAG
19
MIA 44th 0 [2]

NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup 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 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NWCC Pts Ref
1988 Donlavey Racing 91 Ford DAY
Wth
RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL N/A - [3]
1989 Darin Brassfield 40 Chevy DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
22
POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN
12
MCH BRI DAR RCH
30
DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 50th 297 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Darin Brassfield – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Darin Brassfield – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Darin Brassfield – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Darin Brassfield – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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