There may be days and nights that we may say:
Why do we do this? ;)
When we step back and think of the friends we make, the fun we do have, the bonding we have with the boys. There is no better bond between father and sons.
From the bottom of our hearts, we THANK each and every one of our crew members, families, friends, girlfriends, wifes, children, grandchildren, and pets for all the help and sacrifices that all of you do for the team, for without each and everyone of you there would not be:
Butler Motorsports Racing
"We work together"
We win together"
John Jepson ~ Engine Builder, chief crew member~ A real asset to our team, we bought the original Sportsman #85 from him and he was nice enough to stay with us and become Gregorys' mentor and a great engine builder! Jepson Racing Engines He helps Greg with driving techniques and inspiration and between the two, they relate to the car set up in every situation.
Rich ~ Crew Manager~ Rich seems to find all the problems that the team seems to miss, as well as working on major jobs on the car, he gets right in there. Rich is a real asset to the team and never sits when we are at the track! He has two trucks to get ready and keep track of. He is always there when we call or even when we don't!
Liz ~ Part of our support team! Very busy now with our second grandchild Aubrey!
Ke'iynan~ Our biggest fan ~ When Ke'iynan isn't playing sports on Friday or Saturday night, he can be found in the stands with Lisette. He always wears his Butler Motor sports shirt and cheers his Dad and Uncle on! He is our first grandson and is growing by leaps and bounds, before we know it, he will be on the pit crew telling the guys what to do!
Dan~ Dan is driving our second truck. Dan has been really working hard with his brother and father trying to get the truck ready. His career of a school teacher, high school baseball,football coach, and coaching his son's midget football team and most of all a Dad to my Grandson!
Lisette~ Here is a very special lady. She is very supportive to Dan and Ke'iynan. She is a great addition to our family and we welcome Lisette with open arms! Lisette has a 16 year old son Michael, we call him our "grandson". Dan and Lisette blessed us with a second grandson in February 2009!
Mom ~loves the family time together on and off the track! She is extremely proud of all of her sons. She also makes mean chili and pulled pork, she can be found in the hauler cooking for the crew between racing,practices and doing the temps on the tires!
Amber~ Gregory's fiance' , she is always right there when needed, whether at home working on the cars or trucks with Gregory or on the track. She knows as much as the guys do! She is very supportive of Gregory and is also a big help to me in the cooking dept!
Greg Sr.~ "Dad" Biggest support structure of the team & driver. Owner of all the cars, which he still has because he can't part with them! Gregory went to him and said " Can I start racin?" Greg said the smart thing and said ask your mother! He works on the cars 24/7 with Greg Jr. Greg Jr says " He is the person who got me where I am today and who will bring me to the future" Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a DAD! A heart a gold and a pocket of change! (All the big bucks have been spent) Dad has been "spotting" for Gregory Jr. on the track besides all his other duties.
Greg Jr ~ The Driver, started in Wacky Wednesdays at Waterford Speedbowl 2005, Rookie of
the year! 2006 Sportsman div. at Waterford which he had a feature win, heat race win, 7 top 10's, 3rd fastest in qualifying, finished the year 8th in points out of 42 while also racing part time at Stafford Speedway where he had an 8th place finish in preparing for full time 2007 and while building the new yellow 85 car. Greg was also a full time college student earning two associates in Electrical and Photonics Engineering. He has earned a Bachelors in Electronics Technology.
Eddie Gertsch~"Fill in" Driver/Spotter/Mentor to Greg. He has really stepped in to help the team in a time of need. We appreciate everything he is doing for us! He is driving the car when we need him to and we rely on his expertise!
We appreciate the New Haven Truck & Auto Body Team for helping us out! BIg Shout out to Bill Snow who was so nice to let us bring the 85 down to East Haven for use of his facility for his lifts at beautiful business! .. http://www.newhaventruckandautobody.net/
Good Luck at Stafford Motor Speedway in the Late Model Division with Car numbers 88 Woody Pitkat & 87 Corey Hutchings.
Jerry is spotting for Eddie when Eddie is racing, we can't thank him enough and I will get a picture of him as soon as possible!
We thank you all for all your time you give us and we also thank your family for allowing you to help us to make us the team we are. We can not do this alone, that is why this is a TEAM sport! Thank you all so much! LET'S GO RACING!!!