September 20, 2005 (Atlanta, GA)

Ken Butler III finished fourth in the USAR Hooters ProCup Southern Division Rookie of the Year race and seventeenth in the Southern points race, capping off his first year as one of the development drivers for Michael Waltrip Racing. KBIII now looks forward to being a part of the 2005 Championship Series that begins this Saturday at the Jennerstown Speedway in Jennerstown, PA.

Fifty-eight drivers have qualified for the final five-race shootout to determine the 2005 Hooters Pro Cup Series National Champion. Seedings are based upon drivers finishes in the final point standings in the Northern and Southern Divisions. Divisional winners from the North and South received a 25-point bonus going into the Championship Series opener, the BFGoodrich Tires 250, at Jennerstown Speedway on Sept. 24.

Drivers who attempted to qualify for all of their division's races were awarded a 10-point bonus, and drivers who finished inside the top 15 in their divisions will be eligible for two provisional starting spots during the Championship Series.

Finishing just outside of the top-15 in the Southern Division, Butler will have to make the Championship Series races on qualifying time, competing against 57 other competitors to earn one of the spots in the 36-car field.

“I am looking forward to the Championship Series.” Butler said, “ We tested Jennerstown last week and were pleased with the car. This team has really made great strides with the performance. We’re going to make a couple of changes to the Dream Machine back at the shop, but I feel confident we can make the race and be up toward the front at the end.”