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Steve Butler (born September 26, 1956, in Amarillo, Texas) won six national driving championships in USAC Sprint Car and Silver Crown open-wheel racing. Butler was highly regarded for his technical skills and performed chief mechanic duties on several of his winning race cars. He also communicated his view of racing to fans both as author and television commentator. Despite a relatively brief racing career (1981–1993), Butler is an inductee into the (National Sprint Car Hall of Fame ). He retired at age 37 to pursue both an engineering career and more time with his growing family. Butler currently resides in Kokomo, IN. ==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 〔USAC Sprint Car Champions〕 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.〔USAC Silver Crown Champions〕 Winning six national championships, places Butler in the top-tier of all-time USAC driving champions.〔USAC Champions-All Divisions 〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Butler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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