Brett Butler (racing driver)
Brett Butler (born April 10, 1985)[1] is an American NASCAR driver who most recently ran in the Camping World Truck Series. He is the younger brother of driver Ken Butler III, and the son of Aaron's, Inc. president Ken Butler.[2]
| Brett Butler | |||||||
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| Born | April 10, 1985 Lilburn, Georgia | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2013 position | 68th | ||||||
| Best finish | 68th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2013 CNBC Prime's "The Profit" 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Dollar General 300 (Chicago) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 19 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 22nd (2010) | ||||||
| First race | 2009 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2010 Too Tough To Tame 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 16, 2013. | |||||||
Early career
Butler graduated from Parkview High School where he was a star wrestler. At the age of 15, he started his racing career by running go-karts along with his brother Ken. In 2003 and 2004, he ran in the Aaron's Pro Challenge series, accumulating 22 top-10s and two poles. For 2005, Butler ran part-time in the Dodge Weekly Racing Series at Hickory Motor Speedway. He earned three top-10s and finished 12th in points.[2][3]
Driver development program
Around this time, Butler signed with Michael Waltrip Racing as part of their driver development program. In 2006, he began running in the Hooters USAR Pro Cup Series. He ran the entire season in their Southern Division and finished 21st in points with 1 top-10. He finished 2nd in both Rookie of the Year and Most Popular Driver Standings. In 2007, he ran selected Pro Cup races and also made his ARCA series debut by running 2 races with Aaron's sponsorship. In 2008, Brett returned to running full-time in Pro Cup, this time in their Northern Division.
Camping World Truck Series
In 2009, Butler made his debut in the Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway in March, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing Enterprises. He started in the 36th position and finished 26th. He would run 3 more races that season with a best finish of 20th at Martinsville in October in a No. 99 Chevrolet owned by Dwayne Tatman.
For 2010, Brett was tabbed by Rick Ware Racing to drive the full season for their newly created Truck Series team in the No. 47 Fuel Doctor Chevrolet. At Daytona International Speedway, in his first race with the team, Butler earned rookie of the race honors by finishing 11th and leading one lap. This would be the high point for Butler's season with him only garnering two more top-20 finishes over the next 13 races. After the August race at Nashville Superspeedway, Butler was removed from the No. 47. He ran the next race at Darlington Raceway in the No. 6 Chevrolet, parking after just 19 laps. This would be his last appearance of the 2010 season.
Return to NASCAR
In 2013 Butler returned to NASCAR competition, driving for SR² Motorsports in the Nationwide Series part-time.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
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| 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 | NNSC | Pts | ||||||
| 2013 | SR² Motorsports | 24 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CHA | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA 36 |
CHI | IND | IOW 33 |
GLN | LEX | BRI | ATL | CHI 34 |
KEN | DOV | KAN | CHA | TEX | PHO | HOM | 68th | 29 | |||||||
| 00 | RCH DNQ |
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Camping World Truck Series
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCWTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Fast Track Racing | 47 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR 26 |
KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | 59th | 279 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tatman Racing | 99 | Chevy | BRI 24 |
CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS | MAR 20 |
TAL | TEX | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SS-Green Light Racing | 08 | Chevy | HOM 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Rick Ware Racing | 47 | Chevy | DAY 11 |
ATL 23 |
MAR 25 |
NSH 32 |
KAN 26 |
DOV 28 |
CLT 22 |
TEX 19 |
MCH 24 |
IOW 18 |
GTY 21 |
IRP 21 |
POC 23 |
NSH 25 |
22nd | 1409 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | DAR 29 |
BRI | CHI | KEN | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- Brett Butler Career Statistics
- Minter, Rick (September 4, 2009). "Lucky Dog My Paw: Racer Ken Butler III Says There's More To His Story Than A Powerful Papa". RacinToday.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Brett Butler's Bio - Butler Brothers Racing Archived March 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Brett Butler driver statistics at Racing-Reference