Josh Butler, sixteen-year-old race driver from Matthews, added another top five in the Allison Legacy series with his fourth-place finish firmly placing him third in points for the race series.
“The car was pretty loose in qualifying, ” said Butler. “The sun was right in our eyes in Three and Four and I had trouble seeing so I only qualified tenth, which for some people would be good, but we were extremely disappointed.
“Friendship is more a sit and wait track because it’s so narrow, ” he continued. “We worked our way up to fifth and I made a couple of mistakes and dropped back to tenth, then worked back up again. ” He indicated that with a longer final run or without the mistakes, his car was faster than all but the winners and could probably have given him a run for the win.
Butler’s next race and the next race for the Allison Legacy series, is scheduled for June 2 and Peach State Speedway in Jefferson, Ga. “I’ve only run there once, ” said Butler. “We’re hoping that with a solid setup and the experience I’ve gained, we’ll be able to give everyone a run for their money. ”
Butler is being helped in his career by Future Stars in Racing Academy: learning public speaking; sponsor presentations; working with the media and behavior on and off the track. Future Stars in Racing is the exclusive driver development partner with the ASA Late Model Series and marketing partners include Safety-Kleen, Awesome Racewear, Jeff Gordon Racing School and Sunbelt Web Solutions. The Academy features an experienced staff with decades of experience in all aspects of motorsports.
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