Cole Butcher
| Cole Butcher | |||||||
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| File:Cole Butcher, 2025 Phoenix Fall (cropped).jpg Butcher at Phoenix Raceway in 2025 | |||||||
| Born | August 31, 1996 Porters Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||||||
| Achievements | 2016, 2018 East Coast International Pro Stock Tour Champion 2024 Winchester 400 Winner 2025 Florida Governor's Cup Winner 2023, 2025 Redbud 400 Winner 2022, 2023 Oxford 250 Winner 2016, 2017 Toromont Cat 250 Winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2025 position | 52nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 52nd (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 UNOH 250 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of October 31, 2025. | |||||||
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Cole Butcher (born August 31, 1996) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 62 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Halmar Friesen Racing.[1]
Racing career
[edit | edit source]Butcher has previously competed in series such as the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, where he won a race at Hickory Motor Speedway in 2023,[2] the ASA STARS National Tour, where he currently has seven wins and a best points finish of second in 2023 as of 2025[update],[3] the ASA CRA Super Series, the NASCAR Weekly Series, and the ASA Southern Super Series.[4] He is also a former winner of the Oxford 250, having previously won it in 2022 and 2023.[5][6]
On August 10, 2025, it was announced that Butcher would attempt to make his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Bristol Motor Speedway, driving the No. 62 Toyota for Halmar Friesen Racing.[1][7][8][9] He started in 21st and finished two laps down in 23rd. In October of that year, it was revealed that Butcher would run with the team at Phoenix Raceway.[10]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Butcher is the brother of Jarrett Butcher, who also competes in racing.[11]
Motorsports career results
[edit | edit source]NASCAR
[edit | edit source](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
[edit | edit source]| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2025 | Halmar Friesen Racing | 62 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | HOM | MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP | IRP | GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI 23 |
NHA | ROV | TAL | MAR | PHO 23 |
52nd | 28 | [12] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
CARS Pro Late Model Tour
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| CARS Pro Late Model Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | CPLMTC | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2023 | N/A | 53 | Toyota | SNM | HCY | ACE | NWS | TCM 4 |
DIL | 11th | 157 | [13] | ||||||||||
| 28 | CRW 4 |
WKS | HCY 1** |
TCM 3 |
SBO 2 |
TCM | CRW | |||||||||||||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Cole Butcher driver statistics at Racing-ReferenceLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).