Arthur
‘Buster’ Burt’s 47-year association with auto racing has
taken him from Oxford Plains Speedway’s half-mile dirt track
in May 1950 to the high-banks of Daytona International Speedway
in 1959 to working for a major NASCAR team – Roush Racing.
Buster’s racing career began in Maine, competing at Oxford,
Beech Ridge Speedway and Unity Raceway. When the Air Force
transferred him to Florida, he raced at tracks all over the
state. Buster raced on the old Daytona Beach course and
qualified for the Daytona 200 when the speedway opened in 1959.
He worked for Roush Racing hauling the Mark Martin show car
to appearances all over the eastern part of the country. Buster
helped organize the Maine Legend Car touring series, serving as
its first racing director and technical inspector.
Buster Burt and wife Zoe Ann spend their summers in
Maine and their winters in Florida.
