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Mike Basham (racing driver)

Mike Basham (racing driver), American stock car racing driver

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Born
June 20, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1968

About Mike Basham (racing driver)

Mike Basham is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 01/9/11/12 Ford/Toyota for Fast Track Racing, and the No. 98 Toyota for Shearer Speed Racing. He is the son of long time ARCA Menards Series driver Darrell Basham. 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. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Mike Basham driver statistics at Racing-Reference.

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The world when Mike Basham (racing driver) was born

Mike Basham (racing driver) was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mike Basham (racing driver)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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