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.
Brassfield also made three NASCAR Winston Cup starts in 1989 on the road courses at Sears Point and Watkins Glen, finishing 22nd and twelfth, 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
American open-wheel racing (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
CART 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 MOH SAN MCH LAG PHX MIA NC - 1988 KargoStopper Lola T88/00 Cosworth DFX V8t PHX LBH INDY MIL POR CLE TOR MEA MCH POC MOH ROA NAZ LAG MIA 44th 0
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series 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 Pts Ref 1988 Donlavey Racing 91 Ford DAYWth 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 - 1989 Darin Brassfield 40 Chevy DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON22 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN12 MCH BRI DAR RCH30 DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 50th 297
References
External links Darin Brassfield at RacingReference.info Darin Brassfield at ChampCarStats.com