{{Short description|American drag racer}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Bo Butner | image = | image_size = <!-- defaults to 180px unless a value is entered --> | caption = | nationality = American | birth_name = <!-- Only if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|6|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = New Albany, Indiana, U.S. | relatives = <!-- list of notable relatives with line breaks --> | current_series = NHRA Camping World Series | years_active = 2015–present | current_team = KB Racing<br>Jim Butner Auto Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock Car | car_number = 8 (2019) | engine = | crew_chief = Darrel Herron & Rob Downing<ref name="NHRABUTNER">[https://www.nhra.com/drivers/bo-butner/836 National Hot Rod Association – Bo Butner], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref> | spotter = | former_teams = | starts = | championships = 2 (1 PS, 1 CE) | wins = 26 (11 PS, 15 SP) | poles = | fastest_laps = '''Best ET'''<br>6.475 seconds<ref name="WDUN">[http://accesswdun.com/print/2015/10/343424/enders-scores-historic-nhra-pro-stock-victory-at-texas accessWDUN, ''Enders scores historic NHRA Pro Stock victory at Texas'', NHRA Media, October 18, 2015], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref><br> 10/18/2015 at Ennis, TX<br>'''Best Speed'''<br>214.28 MPH (344.85 km/h)<ref name="DRAGLIST">[http://www.draglist.com/2017/03/18/2017-nhra-gainesville-saturday-qualifying-results/ Drag List, 2017 NHRA Gainesville Saturday Qualifying Results, March 17, 2017], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref><br>3/17/2017 at Gainesville, FL | best_finish = | year = | last_finish = | prev_series = <!-- previous series with line breaks --> | prev_series_years = | titles = 1 (Competition Eliminator)<br/>1 (Pro Stock) | title_years = 2006<br>2017 | awards = | award_years = | updated = July 28, 2019 }} '''James E. "Bo" Butner III''' (born June 10, 1974, in New Albany, Indiana) is an American drag racer, currently driving a Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock Car for Elite motor sports in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.<ref name="NHRABUTNER" /><ref name="FOX">[https://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/nhra-the-general-lee-dukes-of-hazard-las-vegas-102816 FOX Sports, ''Bo Butner’s car is painted up like The General Lee in Vegas'', FOX Sports, November 15, 2016], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref><ref name="MRP">[https://motorracingpress.com/?p=29315 Motor Racing Press, ''KB Racing Steps up in Denver to Send Team Owner Ken Black Home on a Positive Note'', NHRA Staff, July 24, 2017], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref> The Floyds Knobs, Indiana native made his Pro Stock debut in 2015 at the NHRA Southern Nationals in Commerce, Georgia after previously competing in the Sportsman categories of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.<ref name="NHRABUTNER" /><ref name="NHRASOUTHERN">[https://www.nhra.com/news/2017/torrence-capps-butner-tonglet-score-southern-nationals National Hot Rod Association, ''Torrence, Capps, Butner, Tonglet score at Southern Nationals'', NHRA Staff, May 7, 2017], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref><ref name="JUNK">[https://www.racingjunk.com/news/2015/12/30/bo-butner-gearing-up-for-full-time-pro-stock-campaign-in-2016/ Racing Junk, ''Bo Butner Gearing Up for Full-Time Pro Stock Campaign in 2016'' by Nicole L'Etoile, December 30, 2015], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref> His first career national event win on the professional level would come two years later on April 23, 2017, at the NHRA SpringNationals in Baytown, Texas, defeating Jeg Coughlin Jr. in the Pro Stock finals.<ref name="NHRASPRING">[https://www.nhra.com/news/2017/pritchett-capps-butner-capture-victories-springnationals ''National Hot Rod Association'', "Pritchett, Capps, Butner capture victories at SpringNationals", NHRA Staff, April 23, 2017], retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref> Butner would win four more national events that year en route to his first world championship in Pro Stock.<ref name="NHRABUTNER" /><ref name="NHRA2017">Wikipedia – 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref> He also has a world championship from 2006 in Competition Eliminator as well as four NHRA Division 3 championships in the Sportsman categories.<ref name="NHRABUTNER" />
Butner is currently CEO of Jim Butner Auto, Inc. of Clarksville, Indiana, a longtime family owned car dealership which is also the primary sponsor for his Pro Stock Car.<ref name="NHRABUTNER" /><ref name="JBAUTO">[https://www.jimbutnerauto.com/ Jim Butner Auto, Inc.], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018.</ref>
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