USAC Record Holder
In 1990, Butler became the first four-time Sprint Car National Champion in the 34-year history of the United States Automobile Club. USAC
Butler has won USAC sprint car races on pavement, dirt, and on dirt with wings. He is the only driver to win in all of these categories during a single USAC season. In addition to his Sprint Car championships, Butler won two championships in USAC’s Silver Crown division.
Winning six national championships, places Butler in the top-tier of all-time USAC driving champions. This distinction includes all championships in any of USAC’s national championship racing divisions including: Indy Car, Silver Crown Car, Sprint Car, Midget, and Stock Car. In this category A.J. Foyt is first with 9 titles; Levi Jones, Mel Kenyon and the late Rich Vogler share second (7 titles each). Butler earned his six championships in just 10 seasons of USAC competition, the highest percentage of championships won vs. seasons raced of this prestigious group.
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