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.
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, the ASA STARS National Tour, where he won the championship in 2025, and has seven wins , the ASA CRA Super Series, the NASCAR Weekly Series, and the ASA Southern Super Series. He is also a former winner of the Oxford 250, having previously won it in 2022 and 2023.
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. 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.
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, where he set the ninth quickest time between the two sessions held. 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.
Personal life Butcher is the brother of Jarrett Butcher, who also competes in racing. He is also the son of Darrin and Ann Butcher, the owners of Atlantic Tiltload.
Motorsports career results
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5Top 10PointsPosition2023ASA STARS National TourWilson Motorsports101686682ndCARS Pro Late Model Tour515515711th2024ASA STARS National TourWilson Motorsports83465723rd2025ASA STARS National TourWilson Motorsports124898941stNASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesHalmar Friesen Racing20002852nd2026ASA STARS National TourBob Lyon2012136*20th*NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesThorSport Racing20001302*19th*
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 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 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 BRI23 NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO23 52nd 28 2026 ThorSport Racing 13 Ford DAY14 ATL31 STP14 DAR28 CAR10 BRI28 TEX35 GLN35 DOV33 CLT26 NSH16 MCH33 COR15 LRP11 NWS22 IRP23 RCH22 NHA17 BRI28 KAN12 CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
CARS Pro Late Model Tour (key) CARS Pro Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2023 Wilson Motorsports 53 Toyota SNM HCY ACE NWS TCM4 DIL 11th 157 28 CRW4 WKS HCY1** TCM3 SBO2 TCM CRW
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 Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2023 Wilson Motorsports 28B Toyota FIF4 MAD14 WIR8 NSV22 2nd 668 28 NWS8 MLW2 AND1 TOL2* WIN2* 53 HCY3 2024 28B NSM9 FIF1* 3rd 572 28 HCY1 MAD14 MLW2 AND7 OWO TOL WIN1 NSV14 2025 NSM11 FIF1* DOM1* HCY6* NPS11 MAD2 SLG1 AND1 OWO3 TOL2 NSV14 1st 894 28C WIN3 2026 Bob Lyon 44 Ford NSM FIF3 HCY SLG MAD NPS OWO TRI7 WIN NSV NSM -* -*
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