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This could go down as one of the shorter retirements in NHRA Pro Stock racing. Shortly after 2017 class champion Bo Butner announced his decision to step away from the class, NHRA made their decision to lessen the number of Pro Stock races from 24 to 18. That change caused Butner to have second thoughts regarding his decision.<\/p>\n
While the Indiana resident and businessman declared an intention to return to his Sportsman roots and spend more time with his growing family, the sanctioning body\u2019s decision made him think twice and plot a return to the factory hot rods. He renewed his commitment to competing in the SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown with his Cobra Jet Mustang.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a glutton for punishment,\u201d Butner laughed.<\/p>\n
It was Butner\u2019s mom, Dottie, who put the idea in Butner\u2019s head that maybe his decision to step away from Pro Stock wasn\u2019t the right way to advance his competitive juices.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe shocked me and said that maybe we should keep doing this, and I told her I thought it was time go move on. We\u2019d already been successful with the best team out there – but I did say I\u2019d think about it,\u201d Butner said.<\/p>\n
After winning the penultimate race of what could be the last 24-race Pro Stock season at Las Vegas and making the Pomona quarter-finals, falling to squadmate Jason Line, Butner returned to Floyds Knobs, Ind. and discussed the idea with his son, JB Butner, general sales manager of Jim Butner Auto Group in Clarksville. JB and wife Elizabeth are expecting their first baby next April, and this child will be Bo Butner\u2019s first grandchild, one of the leading factors in Butner\u2019s choice to halt his Pro Stock racing career.<\/p>\n
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\u201cJB runs the dealership, so it was important to make sure he was on board with it. And of course, when his baby is born in April, I want to be there for that, even if I have to miss a race,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Returning to Pro Stock with KB Racing was a natural for the racer, who counts all seven of his Pro Stock wins with the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt tore at my heart to think about something happening to this class or it going away, and that\u2019s another reason I wanted to come back,\u201d Butner explained. \u201cWe sat down and talked with KB Racing on Sunday afternoon in Pomona. They were supportive and Ken and Judy Black (team owners) said any time I ever wanted to come back, I\u2019m welcome. We\u2019re all like a big family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Teammate Greg Anderson agreed: \u201cBo is like family to us and we\u2019ve had a great run together the last few years,\u201d since Butner joined the team at Gainesville in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think everything is going in the right direction with this team,\u201d Butner stated. \u201cEveryone at KB Racing is pumped up and working hard. I\u2019m excited to get to it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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