TOLEDO, Ohio – Ken Butler, III and the No. 22 Aaron’s Lucky Dog Toyota were solid all day at Toledo Speedway. KBIII ran in the top-10 nearly the entire race until contact and a cut tire cost the No. 22 team two laps and a good finish. Despite the struggles, Butler, III remained tenth in the ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship points following the Hantz Group 200 presented by Federated Car Care.
“This was another one of those frustrating days at the track,” said Butler, III. “It’s the downside of short track racing, but the lapped traffic definitely tries the patience, and in our case, costs us a good finish. We had a great car here today. We knew it was fast. We were set up for a solid finish when we had contact trying to get through the lapped traffic. We cut a tire and that was it. There wasn’t enough time to recover and get our laps back.
Butler, III qualified the No. 22 Aaron’s Lucky Dog Toyota in the seventh position with a 16.231 second lap on Saturday afternoon. With falling temperatures on Sunday, the drivers stood on the starting grid signing autographs for fans. Hanging with KBIII was the Lucky Dog himself! Despite scattered showers, fans remained and were excited to meet Eddie Sharp Racing’s Ken Butler, III. The race started on schedule at 2:00 p.m. ET.
KBIII started the race strong and in the top-10. During the second caution of the day on lap 25, Butler, III radioed his team that the car was feeling a “little snug in the center.” He then asked if it looked like the high side of the track was starting to work for anyone. His spotter, Tim, replied “not yet, but it’s still early and a lot of this race still has to shake out.”
Tim added to “keep driving smart like you’ve been doing. The 20 team has thanked you several teams for being careful behind them. They know you’re faster.”
Running in the top-5, Butler brought the No. 22 Aaron’s Lucky Dog Toyota down pit road for four tires and a track bar adjustment. Crew Chief Wayne Carroll radioed his driver to “hold on, hold on. The wheel’s hung up. Sorry about that KB.” Butler, III replied “It’s alright guys, we’ll get it back.”
Eight laps later, the next caution came out. KBIII reported that “it’s crazy out here with all these lapped cars.” Then he added “the rain’s coming, I can see it!”
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