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Driver Bio: Josh Butler
At 16 years old, Josh is beginning his fifth year
of racing and has driven four different types of race
cars. He started in Quarter Midgets in Northern California,
where he won his first race in his third week of racing.
Josh went on to win 11 features in that first year,
including 8 straight during a great summer run. After
moving back to North Carolina, and there being a lack
of Quarter Midget tracks to run on, Josh made the move
to Bandolero's. In his first season in the Bandolero,
Josh compiled over 20 top ten, and 10 top five runs
and was the only rookie in the top ten in points in
the Lowe's Motor Speedway "Summer Shootout"
series. He followed up that year by finishing fourth
in the "Summer Shootout" series in 2005, winning
the pre-race to the Bandolero Nationals in Nashville,
TN and qualifying 2nd out of 30 cars for the Nationals.
In 2005, Josh also closed out his Quarter Midget career
running in Senior Honda and Heavy Honda and compiling
5 wins, 13 top fives and 16 top tens in only 16 starts
Career statistics:
22
Wins
69
Top Fives
83
Top Tens
2006 was an exciting year for Josh as he moved to
the Allison Legacy Series. The ¾ scale Nextel
Cup style cars run on a Mazda B2200 Truck Engine and
compete in a touring series throughout the Southeast.
In the 21 races (with an average car count of 25 cars)
of his rookie season Josh accomplished:
4 top five finishes
10
top ten finishes
2 poles (Only Rookie with multiple poles)
8 top five starts
12 top ten starts
Led more laps than any other rookie
Finished
2nd (out of 36 cars) in the 200 lap "Autumn
Championship"
Five
times was Rookie of The Race
2006 also saw Josh make his first ever start in
a dirt modified, running the #52 Boardman License Bureau
E-Mod at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, PA.
2007 will see Josh race in all 22 events of the
Allison Legacy Touring Series and will compete for the
Allison Legacy Touring Series Championship as well as
a number of dirt races up North. Josh will attempt to
make some 10-15 starts in the #52 E-mod…including
a number of starts as he competes for Rookie of the
Year on the AMRA Road Warrior Tour.
Josh has joined the "Future Stars in Racing
Academy" for the 2007 racing season. The "Future
Stars in Racing Academy" is a 12 month training
and development center that will prepare Josh for the
off track rigors of a career in motorsports. In addition,
the staff at "Future Stars" will handle all
of Josh's PR, management and marketing needs in 2007.
In short, Josh will be learning to market and handle
himself outside the racecar while having those same
duties performed for him by experienced individuals
within the racing industry.
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