Tobey Butler

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Tobey Butler
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Butler in 1997
Born (1959-12-23) December 23, 1959 (age 63)
Kirkland, Washington
Achievements1987 NASCAR Winston Northwest Tour Champion
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
39 races run over 3 years
Best finish10th (1995)
First race 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race 1997 GM Goodwrench / Delco 300 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
091

Tobey Butler (born December 23, 1959) is a former American NASCAR driver. He finished in the top-10 in points in the inaugural year of the Craftsman Truck Series and then did a limited schedule.

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Career

He was the 1987 champion of the NASCAR Northwest Series. He has 20 wins, 68 Top 5, 87 Top 10 and 13 pole positions in 116 starts in the series.

Before competing in the inaugural season in the truck series, Butler made one lone attempt to qualify for a Winston Cup series event at Sonoma in 1994 driving for Bill Stroppe Motorsports, but without success. Butler was one of the drivers who participated in the exhibition races the CTS held later that year in preparation for 1995, the series' first full season. Butler signed to drive No. 21 Ortho Ford. He had five top-10 finishes in the twenty race schedule, his best finishes being a pair of 4th places at Louisville and Portland, and finished 10th place in points.

In 1996, Butler was forced out of the No. 21 racetrack and ended up doing a six-race schedule for Ken Schrader's No. 52 team. In his first outing with the team at Evergreen, Butler won his first career pole and went on to finish sixth. In the other five races, he would tack on two more top-10 finishes. A sixth at Phoenix would match the Evergreen run.

Butler moved around in 1997, ending up running for Schrader and the No. 60 TKO Motorsports team. He struggled in the races for Schrader. In ten starts with that team, he only had one top ten finish: 9th at Portland. This led to his release from the TKO team. In three races with that team, he managed a pair of twelfth place runs. He has not raced in NASCAR since.

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NWCCPtsRef
1994 Bill Stroppe Motorsports 38 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
DNQ
CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL N/A- [1]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526NCTCPtsRef
1995 Venable Racing 21 Ford PHO
25
TUS
17
SGS
8
MMR
13
POR
4
EVG
18
I70
11
LVL
4
BRI
11
MLW
28
CNS
13
HPT
16
IRP
29
FLM
8
RCH
20
MAR
33
NWS
15
SON
5
MMR
13
PHO
20
10th2358 [2]
1996 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy HOM PHO POR EVG
6
TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH
10
NHA MAR NWS
14
SON MMR
31
PHO
6
LVS
34
36th686 [3]
1997 WDW
DNQ
TUS
DNQ
HOM
20
PHO
18
POR
9
EVG
11
I70
29
NHA
27
TEX
18
BRI
35
NZH
34
MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM 27th1355 [4]
Brevak Racing 34 Ford WDW
20
TKO Motorsports 60 Chevy NSV
12
GLN RCH
35
MAR SON MMR CAL PHO
12
LVS
DNQ

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References

  1. "Tobey Butler – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. "Tobey Butler – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  3. "Tobey Butler – 1996 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  4. "Tobey Butler – 1997 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Winston Northwest Tour
1987
Succeeded by