Ken Butler III

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Ken Butler III
KenButlerIIIMilwaukee2009.jpg
Butler in 2009
Born (1982-05-02) May 2, 1982 (age 41)
Lilburn, Georgia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
25 races run over 2 years
2013 position46th
Best finish38th (2009)
First race 2009 Stater Brothers 300 (Auto Club)
Last race 2013 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
2010 position105th
Best finish84th (2007)
First race 2007 Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Last race 2010 EnjoyIllinois.com 225 (Chicagoland)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of June 8, 2017.

Ken Butler III (born May 2, 1982) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the older brother of Brett Butler and the son of Aaron's president Ken Butler. [1] Butler III has driven in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series, ARCA Racing Series, and the Pro Cup Series. [2]

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Racing career

Pro Cup Series

Butler's interest in racing started when his father took younger brother Brett and Ken to a go-kart race when Ken was eighteen. [1] He took classes at the Richard Petty Driving Experience and Buddy Baker's Speed Tech. [3] Five years later, Butler ran his first season in the Pro Cup Series, recording a best finish of twelfth at Bristol Motor Speedway and finishing seventeenth in points. [4] He ran the following season, 2006, and recorded his first top ten and top five. He also failed to qualify for two races that season. [5] He ran a race at South Boston Speedway in 2007 while focusing on the ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. [6]

ARCA Racing Series

Butler ran a limited schedule in the 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series with Eddie Sharp Racing as part of its driver development program. [7] He scored his first career victory in only his fourth start, holding off Ken Schrader at Toledo Speedway. [8] However, a damper was put on Bulter's win as he bumped Michael McDowell out of the way in what some, including Schrader, called an unfair move. [9] Continuing to run as part of ESR and Michael Waltrip Racing's development program, he ran along teammates Justin Lofton and Scott Speed. [10] Butler was not victorious at all that year, [11] the only one of three cars on the team to do so. Despite that, he moved up to the NASCAR Nationwide Series for 2009. That year, Butler ran a limited schedule for Andy Belmont but struggled. [12]

Butler with R3 Motorsports at the Milwaukee Mile in 2009. KenButlerChevroletMilwaukeeMile2009.jpg
Butler with R3 Motorsports at the Milwaukee Mile in 2009.

NASCAR

Balancing a part-time ARCA Racing Series schedule in 2007, Butler made two starts for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series, but failed to finish either of them. [13] Two years later, Butler signed with R3 Motorsports to run just about half the schedule in the Nationwide Series and named Aaron's as sponsor. [14] He ran well at intermediate tracks such as Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Kentucky Speedway, recording top twenty results on those tracks, but struggled at short tracks like Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Indianapolis Raceway Park and Iowa Speedway. [15] Out of a full-time ride in 2010, Butler ran one race for Rick Ware Racing in the Truck Series. [16] He did not return to NASCAR until 2013, when SR² Motorsports brought Butler back for an eight-race schedule, along with his brother Brett Butler for a few races. [17] Out of the eight races, Butler III failed to finish five but posted top-thirty finishes in all the races he finished. [18]

Personal life

Butler had his first child, Piper Shay, in 2009 with his wife Jamie. [19]

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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
2009 R3 Motorsports 23 Chevy DAY CAL
20		 LVS
17		 BRI TEX NSH
37		 PHO
28		 TAL RCH
35		 DAR CLT DOV
37		 NSH KEN
17		 MLW
26		 NHA
25		 DAY CHI GTY
25		 IRP
31		 IOW
33		 GLN
QL†		 MCH BRI
22		 CGV ATL RCH DOV
23		 KAN CAL CLT
35		 MEM TEX PHO
32		 HOM
27		38th1361 [20]
2013 SR² Motorsports 24 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW
26		 KEN
24		 DAY NHA IND
32		 IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL
28		 RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN
32		 CLT
39		 TEX PHO HOM 46th99 [21]
00 MCH
34		 ROA CHI
38
†- Qualified for Chris Cook.

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
2007 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 00 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD
36		 DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM
33		 KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 84th119 [22]
2010 Rick Ware Racing 6 Chevy DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI
27		 KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 105th82 [23]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2007 Eddie Sharp Racing 22 Dodge DAY USA
20		 NSH SLM
33		 KAN WIN TOL
1		 IOW
22		 POC BLN
9		 KEN POC MIL
32		 GTW DSF CHI SLM
11		 TAL TOL
14		27th1610 [24]
Toyota KEN
31		 MCH
7		 NSH
11		 ISF
2008 DAY
19		 SLM
20		 IOW
7		 KAN
7		 CAR
39		 KEN
4		 TOL
25		 POC
11		 MCH
7		 CAY
21		 KEN
28		 BLN
25		 POC
7		 NSH
6		 CHI
10		 SLM
19		 TAL
36		 TOL
11		10th4365 [25]
Dodge ISF
13		 DSF
19		 NJE
16
2009 Andy Belmont Racing 1 Ford DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF
33		 CHI
28		 TOL
18		 DSF
22		 NJE
25		 SLM
10		 KAN CAR 41st700 [26]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Racin' Today » Lucky Dog My Paw: Racer Ken Butler III Says There's More To His Story Than A Powerful Papa". www.racintoday.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  2. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  3. ↑ "Featured Driver: Ken Butler III". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  4. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2005 Hooters Pro Cup Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  5. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2006 Hooters Pro Cup Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  6. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2007 Hooters Pro Cup Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  7. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  8. ↑ "Ken Butler III Claims First Career ARCA RE/MAX Series Win". www.speed51archives.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  9. ↑ "Butler's ARCA win tainted by bump". The Blade. 2007-05-21. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  10. ↑ "Mid Season Grades: Ken Butler, III". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  11. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  12. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  13. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  14. ↑ Panzariu, Ovidiu (2010-11-22). "Butler Secures Aaron Sponsoring Deal for 2009". autoevolution. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  15. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  16. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  17. ↑ "SR2 Motorsports Announces Unique Driver Program with Butler Brothers". myemail.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  18. ↑ "Driver Ken Butler III 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  19. ↑ Bob, Jim. "Ken Butler III Ready for First Race As a Dad". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  20. ↑ "Ken Butler III – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Ken Butler III – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Ken Butler III – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Ken Butler III – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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