page_title: Steve Butler
section_title: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Exhibit
hierarchical_section_title: Steve Butler / Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Exhibit
caption_attribution_description: English: The Stoops Freightliner sprint car that Steve Butler drove to 3 consecutive USAC national champions; as displayed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
context_page_description: Steve Butler 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, Butler is an inductee into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, the USAC 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 Kokomo, IN.
context_section_description: In 2018, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum honored Steve Butler’s racing career by featuring his accomplishments as part of the Hoosier Thunder exhibit. Focusing on short track open wheel racing champions, Hoosier Thunder honored dirt track championships won by Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Steve Kinser, Levi Jones, Pancho Carter, Tom Bigelow, Dave Darland and other great drivers.
caption: The Stoops Freightliner sprint car that Steve Butler drove to 3 consecutive USAC national champions; as displayed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
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