Sixteen-year-old Josh Butler, racing on a damp Peachstate Speedway in Jefferson, Ga., took it easy on the start and held on to finish second after deciding that wisdom is worth more than winning.
Butler qualified in third place, taking things “a little easy on the start. I went back to fourth because nobody else took it as easy as I did, ” he reported. After working on the third-place car for about half the race, he got around the third-place car and “started to work on second place.
“We just worked on running down second place and with five or six laps to go, stuck our nose underneath him and got the position, ” Butler said, adding that he thought it was “not worth risking it for the win, ” with the gap the leader had. “We knew we were fast but weren’t quite fast enough for the win at that point, ” he added.
Butler is solidly third in series points and looks to improve his point total at Orange County Speedway, Saturday, June 9, the next race on the schedule for the Allison Legacy Series standout. “We’re usually pretty fast there, but haven’t had a good finish, ” he commented. “”We end up not running as well as we thought we would. We’re trying to change that. ”
Butler is being helped in his career by training from Future Stars in Racing Academy. The Academy helps prepare young drivers for success outside the car in 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. Marketing partners include Safety-Kleen, Awesome Racewear, Jeff Gordon Racing School and Sunbelt Web Solutions. The Academy features a staff with decades of experience in all aspects of motorsports.
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