Since Brenden “Butterbean” Queen joined Lee Pulliam Performance at the end of 2022, he has taken the Late Model Stock car world by storm.
From November of 2022 to the present day, Queen has racked up four wins in the zMAX CARS Tour and has picked up multiple crown jewel Late Model Stock Car victories. Included in that list are a win in the 2022 South Carolina 400 and triumphs in the Hampton Heat, Thanksgiving Classic, and at North Wilkesboro in 2023.
The driver known to the fans as “Butterbean” earned a shot at his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at North Wilkesboro on May 18.
Following a severe rain delay that pushed the majority of the Truck Series’ Wright Brand 250 at North Wilkesboro to Sunday afternoon, the late model fan favorite made the most of his opportunity.
With qualifying cancelled, Queen started the race 26th. But he drove up to the top 10 before being busted for speeding. From there, Butterbean charged back through the field and was in contention for the win at day’s end.
Butterbean came up short of a victory, taking the checkered flag in fourth. But even without a win, the short track stand out turned heads in his debut – as proven by the roar of ‘Bean Nation’ in the crowd after he climbed from the No. 1 truck.
Frontstretch caught up with Queen on May 18 – before the rains and eventual stellar performance – to talk about his rise through the ranks, racing in the Truck Series what North Wilkesboro Speedway means to him. You can watch the interview below.
Chase Folsom, Frontstretch: I’ve got to ask you, where in the world did the nickname “Butterbean” come from?
Brenden Queen: The Butterbean nickname was when I was a baby, I looked like the boxer “Butterbean”. That’s kind of how that came about and ended up on the racecar, and the rest was history really. All my friends knew me as Butterbean, my teachers and everybody was calling me by it.
Folsom: Everybody knows you’ve come up through the grassroots ranks but I want to ask you, what was your first racecar and what age did you first get into racing?
Queen: Yeah, I started…
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