Cole Butcher
Canadian racing driver (born 1996)
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Cole Butcher (born August 31, 1996) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 13 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing.
Porters Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
2025 ASA STARS National Tour Champion
2024 Winchester 400 Winner
2025 Florida Governor's Cup Winner
2023, 2025 Redbud 400 Winner
2022, 2023 Oxford 250 Winner
2016, 2017 Toromont Cat 250 Winner
| Cole Butcher | |||||||
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Butcher at Phoenix Raceway in 2025 | |||||||
| Born | August 31, 1996 Porters Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||||||
| Achievements | 2016, 2018 East Coast International Pro Stock Tour Champion 2025 ASA STARS National Tour Champion 2024 Winchester 400 Winner 2025 Florida Governor's Cup Winner 2023, 2025 Redbud 400 Winner 2022, 2023 Oxford 250 Winner 2016, 2017 Toromont Cat 250 Winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 13 (ThorSport Racing) | ||||||
| 2025 position | 52nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 52nd (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 UNOH 250 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of February 28, 2026. | |||||||
Racing career
Butcher has previously competed in series such as the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, where he won a race at Hickory Motor Speedway in 2023,[1] the ASA STARS National Tour, where he won the championship in 2025, and has seven wins as of 2026[update],[2][3] the ASA CRA Super Series, the NASCAR Weekly Series, and the ASA Southern Super Series.[4] He is also a former winner of the Oxford 250, having previously won it in 2022 and 2023.[5][6]
On August 10, 2025, it was announced that Butcher would attempt to make his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Bristol Motor Speedway, driving the No. 62 Toyota for Halmar Friesen Racing.[7][8][9][10] He started in 21st and finished two laps down in 23rd. In October of that year, it was revealed that Butcher would run with the team at Phoenix Raceway.[11]
In 2026, it was revealed that Butcher would participate in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 30 Ford for Rette Jones Racing,[12][13] where he set the ninth quickest time between the two sessions held.[14][15][16] A week later, it was announced that he will run full-time in the Truck Series for the 2026 season, driving the No. 13 Ford for ThorSport Racing.[17]
Personal life
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2025 | Halmar Friesen Racing | 62 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | HOM | MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP | IRP | GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI 23 |
NHA | ROV | TAL | MAR | PHO 23 |
52nd | 28 | [21] |
| 2026 | ThorSport Racing | 13 | Ford | DAY 14 |
ATL 31 |
STP 14 |
DAR | CAR | BRI | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | NSH | MCH | COR | LRP | NWS | IRP | RCH | NHA | BRI | KAN | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | -* | -* | [22] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
CARS Pro Late Model Tour
(key)
ASA STARS National Tour
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ASA STARS National Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ASNTC | Pts | Ref | |||||
| 2023 | Wilson Motorsports | 28B | Toyota | FIF 4 |
MAD 14 |
WIR 8 |
NSV 22 |
2nd | 668 | [24] | |||||||||||||
| 28 | NWS 8 |
MLW 2 |
AND 1 |
TOL 2* |
WIN 2* |
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| 53 | HCY 3 |
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| 2024 | 28B | NSM 9 |
FIF 1* |
3rd | 572 | [25] | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | HCY 1 |
MAD 14 |
MLW 2 |
AND 7 |
OWO | TOL | WIN 1 |
NSV 14 |
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| 2025 | NSM 11 |
FIF 1* |
DOM 1* |
HCY 6* |
NPS 11 |
MAD 2 |
SLG 1 |
AND 1 |
OWO 3 |
TOL 2 |
NSV 14 |
1st | 894 | [26] | |||||||||
| 28C | WIN 3 |
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| 2026 | Bob Lyon | 44 | Ford | NSM | FIF 3 |
DOM | HCY | TRI | SLG | MAD | NPS | OWO | TOL | WIN | NSV | -* | -* | [27] | |||||