He finished in the top-10 in points in the inaugural year of the Craftsman Truck Series and then did a limited schedule.

Before competing in the inaugural season in the truck series, Butler made one lone attempt to qualify for a Winston Cup series event at Sonoma in 1994 driving for Bill Stroppe Motorsports, but without success.

Butler was one of the drivers who participated in the exhibition races the CTS held later that year in preparation for 1995, the series' first full season.

In his first outing with the team at Evergreen, Butler won his first career pole and went on to finish sixth.

Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.