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Butch Reid
Butch grew up in Tucson, Arizona. After high school, he went to work in the mines around Carlsbad until 1982, when he moved to Albuquerque to work for the state of N.M. as a mine inspector. But had 2 yrs of college at the NMSU branch in Carlsbad, and 2 yrs at UNM in Albuquerque. There, he attended the Colorado School of Mines for electrical coal mine certifications. Butch also attended federal mine safety and health academy in Beckley West Virginia for several job related certifications, and trained several mine rescue teams for state and national competitions as a state mine inspector. Butch began his own business in 1986 as an electrical contractor, which he has been doing since.
five Butch has five kids, five step kids, and eight grandkids. Butch jr races a mod out of Carlsbad, and daughter Bobbie races a pavement mod at sandia. Butch started oval racing in 94 at Duke City Raceway in a hobby stock that he and his wife Becky shared the driving responsibilities in; she would run the heat and Butch would run the main (which meant Butch was always starting scratch) After many races she decided that all that mud wasn't for her. So after a semi successful run that year, Butch traded the hobby for an old mod out of carlsbad for the 95 season, which he ran for a year. Then in 96 Butch bought a new shaw mod. The following chronicles Butch's accomplishments on the track:
1996 won my first main at Duke City Raceway 1997 3rd in points at dcr,and represented Sertoma speedway in Tularosa at the supernationals in Boone, Iowa 1998 won the mod championship at Duke City Raceway, returned to Boone, and ventured out to some Arizona big shows 1999 won the mod championship at Duke City Raceway 2000 ran 3rd at Sandia Motor Speedway as rookie on pavement 2001 & 2002 i ran at Sandia Motor Speedway and traveled to dirt race out of town. 2003 won both the mod & late model championships at Duke City Raceway 2004 2nd in l.M. points and 7th in mod at Hollywood Hills Speedway not running a full schedule 2005 3rd in l.M. points and mod champion at Sandia Motor Speedway on the pavement 2006 traveled to race regionally 2007 won late model championship at Hollywood Hills and 9th in mod points with a feature win The Late Model is a 2007 Rocket chassis with a 402 cu in chevrolet all aluminum engine The Modified is a 2007 CRC (Coach's Racing Chassis) with a 355 cu in chevrolet engine Coach's racing owns the late model operation and have many sponsors I own the modified operation and only have Coach's Chassis to thank for their help My mod crew chief is my daughter Bobbie who shares that with her own racing on the pavement at Sandia Motor Speedway
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