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
Born (1985-04-10) April 10, 1985
Lilburn, Georgia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
2013 position68th
Best finish68th (2013)
First race2013 CNBC Prime's "The Profit" 200 (Loudon)
Last race2013 Dollar General 300 (Chicago)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
19 races run over 2 years
Best finish22nd (2010)
First race2009 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race2010 Too Tough To Tame 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
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
NASCAR Nationwide 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 NNSC Pts Ref
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 [4]
00 RCH
DNQ

Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2009 Fast Track Racing 47 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR
26		 KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH 59th 279 [5]
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]
6 DAR
29		 BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  1. Brett Butler Career Statistics
  2. 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.
  3. Brett Butler's Bio - Butler Brothers Racing Archived March 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Brett Butler – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. "Brett Butler – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. "Brett Butler – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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