Cole Butcher took his first-career ASA STARS National Tour win in the Greg Hubler Automotive Group Redbud 400 at Anderson Speedway. He took the lead from teammate Gio Ruggiero with 93 laps to go and drove away in the caution-free final stage for his first ASA STARS National Tour win.
Ty Majeski was the class of the field for the first three-quarters of the Redbud 400, taking the lead from the jump and leading over 280 laps to start the race. However, pit stops just before the final stage would be his undoing, losing the lead to Ruggiero just before the lap 300 mark and would ultimately finish third in his first Redbud 400 start.
Not only was it Butcher’s first win with the series, it was also his first win with Wilson Motorsports as part of a 1-2 finish for the team. By virtue of his victory, the Porter’s Lake, Nova Scotia native becomes just the third Canadian to win an ASA-sanctioned race (Junior Hanley, John Cadman), and the first to do so since Cadman won a race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in 1992. He also becomes the second Canadian to win the Redbud following Hanley’s win in 2004.
“It’s finally nice to get my first Super Late Model win, especially being here. We have tracks at home just like this so it feels extra special. Happy Birthday to my Father, this one’s for him. Me and Donnie Wilson, we’ve been together six or seven years now, and it’s time.”
The top-five was rounded out by a pair of former Redbud winners – Kyle Crump and Dalton Armstrong.
The ASA STARS National Tour heads back to the state of Wisconsin for the third and final time on Tuesday, August 1 for the Gandrud Auto Group 250 at Wisconsin International Raceway. More information will be released soon.
For the full ASA STARS National Tour schedule, plus Super Late Model rules and other information, please visit the series website at starsnationaltour.com, or be sure to follow the series on social media (Facebook: STARS National Series | Twitter: @racewithstars | IG: @starsnational).
ASA STARS National Tour
The ASA STARS National Tour debuted in March of 2023 for Super Late Model racing in America. Announced last October, many of the best drivers in America will compete in the ten-race national tour with a minimum $100,000 point fund. The championship team will be guaranteed $25,000.
The ASA STARS National Tour is made up of three races from each of the regional pavement Super Late Model Series under the Track Enterprises banner; the ASA CRA Super Series, the ASA Midwest Tour and the ASA Southern Super Series.
The Team Construction Winner’s Circle program has been announced as a part of the ASA STARS National Tour for licensed drivers/teams with perfect attendance. The program provides additional financial incentives to those teams who support the Series, thanks to Team Construction.
Track Enterprises, a Racing Promotions Company based in Illinois, will operate the ASA STARS National Tour. It announced the acquisition of the CRA sanctioning body in January and followed that up with the purchase of the Midwest Tour in July. In October, Track Enterprises President, Bob Sargent announced a partnership with the Southern Super Series which set the table for the formation of the ASA STARS National Tour.