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| Brett Butler | |||||||
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| Born | (1985-04-10)April 10, 1985 (age 40) Lilburn, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2013 position | 68th | ||||||
| Best finish | 68th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2013CNBC Prime's "The Profit" 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013Dollar General 300 (Chicago) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 19 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 22nd (2010) | ||||||
| First race | 2009Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2010Too Tough To Tame 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of November 16, 2013. | |||||||
Brett Butler (born April 10, 1985)[1] is an AmericanNASCAR driver who most recently ran in theCamping World Truck Series. He is the younger brother of driverKen Butler III, and the son ofAaron's, Inc. president Ken Butler.[2]
Butler graduated fromParkview High School where he was a star wrestler. At the age of 15, he started his racing career by runninggo-karts along with his brother Ken. In 2003 and 2004, he ran in theAaron's Pro Challenge series, accumulating 22 top-10s and two poles. For 2005, Butler ran part-time in theDodge Weekly Racing Series atHickory Motor Speedway. He earned three top-10s and finished 12th in points.[2][3]
Around this time, Butler signed withMichael Waltrip Racing as part of theirdriver development program. In 2006, he began running in theHooters 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 hisARCA series debut by running 2 races withAaron's sponsorship. In 2008, Brett returned to running full-time in Pro Cup, this time in their Northern Division.
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In 2009, Butler made his debut in the Truck Series atMartinsville Speedway in March, driving the No. 47Chevrolet forFast 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 atMartinsville in October in a No. 99 Chevrolet owned byDwayne Tatman.
For 2010, Brett was tabbed byRick Ware Racing to drive the full season for their newly createdTruck Series team in the No. 47Fuel DoctorChevrolet. AtDaytona 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 atNashville Superspeedway, Butler was removed from the No. 47. He ran the next race atDarlington Raceway in the No. 6 Chevrolet, parking after just 19 laps. This would be his last appearance of the 2010 season.
In 2013 Butler returned to NASCAR competition, driving forSR² Motorsports in theNationwide Series part-time.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARNationwide 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NASCARCamping 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 | 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