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races, from 1988 to 1996. His role was to add color and racing insight in order to help fans better understand the sport. He was successful and offered other broadcast opportunities. However, Butler had left racing to pursue an engineering career and time with his family, not to continue to travel to
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appearance was dramatic. On his first qualifying lap, still driving his original home-built race car, Butler set a new track record at
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Butler scored an early Silver Crown win at the Hulman 100 (Indianapolis). This race was Steve's final USAC victory and included a special twist: Butler was forced to perform in-cockpit diagnosis and repair of a problem that was causing the engine to misfire. At mid-race, the rough-running engine was
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Although the Beachy engine sponsorship was very exciting, Butler's immediate problem was that he was rapidly running out of the money needed for essentials such as race tires and fuel. After only three weeks of racing, it was now uncertain if the team could even make the next race, let alone a full
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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
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Melanie. Due to Bruce's career as an USAF pilot, the family lived in England for four years shortly after Steve's birth. Bruce loved all things mechanical—especially those that involve speed. He repaired and
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Late in the season, Butler joined with the
Jarrett racing team to compete in the Springfield Silver Crown race, finishing in the top ten. The new team then finished 2nd in the annual Hoosier Hundred at Indianapolis, nearly winning the race. These performances earned Butler the title of 1985 USAC
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Butler spent the winter of 1980–81 rebuilding the crashed and worn-out car in his mom's garage, using only hand tools and a gas-welding rig. The lack of sophisticated tools made this work very labor-intensive. Butler relied on a dedicated group of friends who volunteered to provide the labor and
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and was recognized with the “Outstanding Professional” award in his graduating class. Despite lacking a technical degree, Butler then set out to become an engineer by relying on technical skills he had honed as a racer. This determination eventually paid off as Butler became a senior systems
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engineer and received many company awards for his technical contributions. On one occasion, Butler received a $ 20,000 bonus for cost-saving electrical diagnostic procedures he developed. These accomplishments allowed Butler to receive increasingly challenging technical assignments, such as:
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though it had been cast aside—as uncompetitive—by its previous owner. In response, Poor named the under-appreciated car “Ol’ Whitey.” This little team was the genesis for many years of racing success, as Butler and Poor went on to win four USAC titles together.
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television and was fastest at the races that he didn’t win outright (due to mechanical misfortune). In the process, Butler pioneered a new style of passing on the banked oval. His spectacular maneuver was dubbed “The Butler Grass-Cutter Move” by
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during the last four years of his racing career. He authored a wide range of monthly opinion columns and technical articles until his retirement from racing. In 1992, Butler's writing caught the attention of
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finishes. The team also won many non-sanctioned “special” races including the Indiana Sprint Week championship. In September, Butler capped-off the year by winning the USAC Sprint Championship.
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for 30 days and spent nine months recovering from his injuries. This was the fourth time in four years that he found himself recovering from fractured bones resulting from motorcycle racing.
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Hall of Fame, and the Hoosier Auto Racing Fan's 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
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Sprint Car series in 1984. He quickly seized national attention by winning his first USAC race on live television. The Jud Larson/Don Branson memorial, held on the high-banked ½ mile at
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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 group.
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season was winning his 2nd Silver Crown championship. This championship run was the most dramatic of Butler's career. Coming into the season's final race, at
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skills necessary to get the fabrication work done. Steve planned the overall design, performed the engine building, and participated in the fabrication work.
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By the end of the year, Butler had won 5 USAC sprint races, one less than eventual series champion Rickey Hood. The most impressive of these was at the flat
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1355:Rich Vogler
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1317:Rich Vogler
1299:Rickey Hood
1100:Video Clips
1039:Motor Trend
1035:Motor Trend
835:Jack Hewitt
792:Larry Nuber
784:Jeff Stoops
748:Jack Hewitt
721:Larry Nuber
719:announcers
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648:classic at
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638:Jeff Stoops
619:Rich Vogler
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524:(defending
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405:Joe Leonard
335:Rich Vogler
43:Nationality
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1190:References
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1061:Retirement
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737:Kroger 200
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341:Early life
331:Mel Kenyon
327:A. J. Foyt
302:Kokomo, IN
289:open-wheel
242:Commission
57:1956-09-26
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74:Retired
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154:Awards
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