{{Short description|American racing driver}} '''Charles Darin Brassfield''' (born September 16, 1963) is a former [[United States|American]] racing driver from [[Los Gatos, California]]. He attempted to make his [[Champ Car|CART]] [[Championship Car]] debut in 1985 at the season ender in [[GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300|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 [[Infineon Raceway|Sears Point]] and [[Watkins Glen International|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=== ([[Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

====CART==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! Rank ! Pts ! Ref |- | [[1985 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1985]] ! nowrap| Wysard Racing ! nowrap| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola T900]] ! nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]] | [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]] | [[1985 Indianapolis 500|INDY]] | [[Milwaukee IndyFest|MIL]] | [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]] | [[Meadowlands Grand Prix|MEA]] | [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]] | [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]] | [[Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America|ROA]] | [[Pocono IndyCar 400|POC]] | [[Honda Indy 200|MOH]] | [[Grand Prix of Montreal|SAN]] | [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]] | [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]] | [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]] |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Tamiami Park|MIA]]<br>{{small|DNQ}} ! NC ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/brassda01/1985/R|title=Darin Brassfield – 1985 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- | [[1988 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1988]] ! nowrap| KargoStopper ! nowrap| [[Lola Cars|Lola T88/00]] ! nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]] | [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]] | [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]] | [[1988 Indianapolis 500|INDY]] | [[Milwaukee IndyFest|MIL]] | [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]] | [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]] | [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] | [[Meadowlands Grand Prix|MEA]] | [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]] | [[Pocono IndyCar 400|POC]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br>{{small|23}} | [[Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America|ROA]] | [[Firestone Indy 225|NAZ]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]]<br>{{small|19}} | [[Tamiami Park|MIA]] !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 44th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/brassda01/1988/R|title=Darin Brassfield – 1988 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |}

===NASCAR=== ([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Winston Cup Series==== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |- ! colspan=45| [[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 ! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]] ! nowrap| [[Donlavey Racing]] ! 91 ! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | style="background:#DFC484;"| [[1988 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>Wth</small> | [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]] | [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]] | [[1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]] | [[TranSouth 500|DAR]] | [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]] | [[First Union 400|NWS]] | [[1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500|MAR]] | [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]] | [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]] | [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]] | [[Budweiser 400|RSD]] | [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]] | [[1988 Miller High Life 400 (June)|MCH]] | [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]] | [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]] | [[Talladega DieHard 500|TAL]] | [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]] | [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]] | [[Busch 500|BRI]] | [[1988 Southern 500|DAR]] | [[1988 Miller High Life 400 (September)|RCH]] | [[Delaware 500|DOV]] | [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]] | [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]] | [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]] | [[AC Delco 500|CAR]] | [[Checker 500|PHO]] | [[1988 Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]] | colspan=5| ! N/A ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/brassda01/1988/W/|title=Darin Brassfield – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref> |- ! [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]] ! rowspan=2 nowrap| Darin Brassfield ! rowspan=2| 40 ! rowspan=2| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]] | [[1989 Daytona 500|DAY]] | [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]] | [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]] | [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]] | [[TranSouth 500|DAR]] | [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]] | [[First Union 400|NWS]] | [[Pannill Sweatshirts 500|MAR]] | [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]] | [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]] | [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]] | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Banquet Frozen Foods 300|SON]]<br><small>22</small> | [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]] | [[Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)|MCH]] | [[Pepsi 400|DAY]] | [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]] | [[Talladega DieHard 500|TAL]] | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>12</small> | [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]] | [[Busch 500|BRI]] | [[Heinz Southern 500|DAR]] | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Fall Richmond)|RCH]]<br><small>30</small> | [[Peak Performance 500|DOV]] | [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]] | [[All Pro Auto Parts 500|CLT]] | [[1989 Holly Farms 400|NWS]] | [[AC Delco 500|CAR]] | [[1989 Autoworks 500|PHO]] | [[1989 Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]] | colspan=5| ! 50th ! 297 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/brassda01/1989/W/|title=Darin Brassfield – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=brassda01 Darin Brassfield] at RacingReference.info *[http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/BrassfieldDarin.htm Darin Brassfield] at ChampCarStats.com

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