# Bo Butner > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bo_Butner > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bo_Butner.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Butner > Source revision: 1345053145 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American drag racer}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Bo Butner | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = American | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|6|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = [New Albany, Indiana](/source/New_Albany%2C_Indiana), U.S. | relatives = | current_series = NHRA Camping World Series | years_active = 2015–present | current_team = KB Racing
Jim Butner Auto Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock Car | car_number = 8 (2019) | engine = | crew_chief = Darrel Herron & Rob Downing[https://www.nhra.com/drivers/bo-butner/836 National Hot Rod Association – Bo Butner], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018. | spotter = | former_teams = | starts = | championships = 2 (1 PS, 1 CE) | wins = 26 (11 PS, 15 SP) | poles = | fastest_laps = '''Best ET'''
6.475 seconds[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.
10/18/2015 at [Ennis, TX](/source/Texas_Motorplex)
'''Best Speed'''
214.28 MPH (344.85 km/h)[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.
3/17/2017 at [Gainesville, FL](/source/Gainesville_Raceway) | best_finish = | year = | last_finish = | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = 1 (Competition Eliminator)
1 (Pro Stock) | title_years = 2006
2017 | awards = | award_years = | updated = July 28, 2019 }} '''James E. "Bo" Butner III''' (born June 10, 1974, in [New Albany, Indiana](/source/New_Albany%2C_Indiana)) is an American [drag racer](/source/drag_racer), currently driving a [Chevrolet Camaro](/source/Chevrolet_Camaro) [Pro Stock](/source/Pro_Stock) Car for Elite motor sports in the [NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series](/source/NHRA_Camping_World_Drag_Racing_Series).[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.[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. The [Floyds Knobs, Indiana](/source/Floyds_Knobs%2C_Indiana) native made his Pro Stock debut in 2015 at the [NHRA Southern Nationals](/source/Atlanta_Dragway) in [Commerce, Georgia](/source/Commerce%2C_Georgia) after previously competing in the Sportsman categories of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.[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.[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. His first career national event win on the professional level would come two years later on April 23, 2017, at the [NHRA SpringNationals](/source/Royal_Purple_Raceway) in [Baytown, Texas](/source/Baytown%2C_Texas), defeating [Jeg Coughlin Jr.](/source/Jeg_Coughlin_Jr.) in the Pro Stock finals.[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. Butner would win four more national events that year en route to his first world championship in Pro Stock.[Wikipedia – 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series](/source/2017_NHRA_Mello_Yello_Drag_Racing_Series), Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018. He also has a world championship from 2006 in [Competition Eliminator](/source/Drag_racing) as well as four NHRA Division 3 championships in the Sportsman categories. Butner is currently [CEO](/source/CEO) of Jim Butner Auto, Inc. of [Clarksville, Indiana](/source/Clarksville%2C_Indiana), a longtime family owned [car dealership](/source/car_dealership) which is also the primary sponsor for his Pro Stock Car.[https://www.jimbutnerauto.com/ Jim Butner Auto, Inc.], Retrieved Feb. 17, 2018. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Butner, Bo}} Category:Living people Category:American automobile salespeople Category:Dragster drivers Category:NHRA drivers Category:Sportspeople from New Albany, Indiana Category:Racing drivers from Indiana Category:1974 births --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bo Butner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Butner) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Butner?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.