DRIVER BIO

Matthew grew up surrounded by race cars. His father, Tim Butson, has been involved in regional and national SCCA racing for the past two decades. Needless to say, Matthew had a very early introduction to racing. After years of waiting to get behind the wheel, at sixteen he completed his drivers’ school at ProDrive in Portland and was granted his SCCA competition license. From there, he began racing with the ProDrive team in an SRF3, learning how to go fast in a momentum-based car while also experiencing wheel to wheel competition in one of the biggest classes in all of SCCA.

Matthew started his first year of professional racing in 2019 in the Trans Am TA2 class. After multiple podium finishes, awarded TA2 Rookie of the Year, and earning his first career professional win, Matthew’s learning and development over the past few years has enabled him the opportunity to find speed in his #24 TA Ford Mustang and Formula Atlantic. He currently competes in the Trans-Am Series Championship presented by Pirelli and Formula Race Promotions series.

Matthew is currently attending the University of Denver graduate school, pursuing a masters in real estate development.