{"id":61703,"date":"2026-01-15T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=61703"},"modified":"2026-01-15T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:30:00","slug":"cole-butcher-is-going-nascar-truck-racing-with-thorsport-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=61703","title":{"rendered":"Cole Butcher is going NASCAR Truck racing with ThorSport Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SANDUSKY, OH.: <\/strong>Halifax’s Cole Butcher is going NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ThorSport Racing announced Jan. 15 that the Canadian standout will pilot the No. 13 Ford F-150 full-time with the organization for the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will mark a new chapter for both the driver and the championship-winning team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2026 season will represent Butcher\u2019s first full-time campaign in the world\u2019s top-tier truck series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He will continue to build on an impressive resume that includes an ASA Maritime Pro Stock Tour Championship, Southern Super Series Championship, and two Oxford 250 wins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Known for his adaptability and steady progression at the national level, Butcher is ready to make an immediate impact with ThorSport Racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful to Duke, Rhonda, and Allison Thorson for giving me this opportunity in 2026,\u201d said Butcher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis team has a long history of success and championships, to be trusted with the No. 13 Ford F-150 full-time is something I don\u2019t take lightly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I\u2019m excited for what\u2019s ahead and ready to get to work with this group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Partner announcements for the No. 13 Ford F-150 will be made at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butcher will make his debut in the No. 13 Ford F-150 at\u00a0Daytona International Speedway\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, February 13, with live coverage beginning at\u00a07:30 p.m. ET\u00a0on FS1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans can also listen live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Channel 90.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SANDUSKY, OH.: Halifax’s Cole Butcher is going NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing. ThorSport Racing announced Jan. 15 that the Canadian standout will pilot the No. 13 Ford F-150 full-time with the organization for the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. This will mark a new chapter for both the driver and the championship-winning team. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,21],"tags":[1430,50,2440,10105,10106,1231,10107],"class_list":["post-61703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-sports","tag-cole-butcher","tag-halifax","tag-maritime-pro-stock-tour","tag-nascar","tag-nascar-camping-world-truck-series","tag-racing","tag-thorsport-racing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}