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Dick Hutcherson was an American businessman and a former stock car racer. A native of Keokuk, Iowa, Hutcherson drove in NASCAR competition from 1964 to 1967. In 1965 he finished second in the overall NASCAR Drivers Championship and had nine wins. In 1967 he finished third overall but after four years of top-level racing he retired at the season's end to devote his energies to "Hutcherson-Pagan Enterprises," a highly respected chassis-building business in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dick hailed from Keokuk, Iowa, which has long been called the "Home of Champions" and the "Racing Capital of the World" along with his younger brother Ron. The “Keokuk Gang” consisted of “Old Man” Ernie Derr, Don White, Ramo Stott and Hutcherson himself. Dick Hutcherson said of Derr: 'Got to beat the old man. The old man will be tough to beat if you have to haul him out in a wheelchair.' He started racing in 1956 and moved up to the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) circuit in 1959. Hutch was a quick learner and very competitive and took the IMCA championship in 1963 and 1964. He was the Late Model champion at Huron, South Dakota’s Dakota State Fair Speedway in 1960 and 1964. He has 81 IMCA wins to his credit. During this time he also raced in the Midwest Association for Race Cars circuit.
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MoreDick Hutcherson was an American businessman and a former stock car racer. A native of Keokuk, Iowa, Hutcherson drove in NASCAR competition from 1964 to 1967. In 1965 he finished second in the overall NASCAR Drivers Championship and had nine wins. In 1967 he finished third overall but after four years of top-level racing he retired at the season's end to devote his energies to "Hutcherson-Pagan Enterprises," a highly respected chassis-building business in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dick hailed from Keokuk, Iowa, which has long been called the "Home of Champions" and the "Racing Capital of the World" along with his younger brother Ron. The “Keokuk Gang” consisted of “Old Man” Ernie Derr, Don White, Ramo Stott and Hutcherson himself. Dick Hutcherson said of Derr: 'Got to beat the old man. The old man will be tough to beat if you have to haul him out in a wheelchair.' He started racing in 1956 and moved up to the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) circuit in 1959. Hutch was a quick learner and very competitive and took the IMCA championship in 1963 and 1964. He was the Late Model champion at Huron, South Dakota’s Dakota State Fair Speedway in 1960 and 1964. He has 81 IMCA wins to his credit. During this time he also raced in the Midwest Association for Race Cars circuit.
In the spring of 1962 Curtis Turner fielded a race at Virginia International Raceway in an attempt to compete head to head with NASCAR. The road race was on April 1, in direct competition with the regular event at Richmond the same day. Most of the NASCAR regulars chose to compete at Richmond, some because they were afraid to incur the wrath of Bill France. Entries in Turner’s race included Tim Flock, who had been NASCAR Champion in both 1952 and 1955, three time NASCAR Convertible Division Champion Bob Welborn, and Hutcherson.
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Says: "The 10th Anniversary of the Shelby American Collection marks the 40th Anniversary of Ford's clean sweep at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with it's 427-powered GT 40 Mk II cars. Ken Miles and Denny Hulme piloted GT40 - 1015 to 2nd place overall while GT40 - 1046 driven by Brice McLaren and Chris Amon won the race with Ronnie Buckman and Dick Hutcherson capturing 3rd in GT40 - 1016."
The Ford Galaxie is a full-size car built in the United States by Ford for model years 1959 through 1974. The name was used for the top models in Ford's full-size range from 1958 until 1961, in a marketing attempt to appeal to the excitement surrounding the Space Race. For 1962, all full-size Fords wore the Galaxie badge, with "500" and "500/XL" denoting the higher series. The Galaxie 500/LTD was introduced for 1965 followed by the Galaxie 500 7-Litre for 1966. The Galaxie 500 part was dropped from the LTD in 1966, and from the XL in 1967; however the basic series structuring levels were maintained. The "regular" Galaxie 500 continued below the LTD as Ford's mid-level full-size model from 1965 until its demise at the end of the 1974 model year. Some Galaxies were high-performance, racing specification machines, a larger forebear to the muscle car era. Others were plain family sedans.
Galaxie was available in different body styles, 2 door convertible & hardtop (includes 'fastback'), 4 door, & station wagon. It was also available with different engine/transmission combinations. Engine sizes ranged from an in-line 6 cylinder up to a 460 cubic inch V-8. Model pictured is a 1966 Galaxie 2 door hardtop.
The similarly named Ford Galaxy is a large car/minivan available in the European market. The vehicle's name is taken from the original Ford Galaxie.
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Junior Johnson did not drive this year, but he did sponsor Darel Dieringer in NASCAR races.
Says: "Bruce McLaren & Chris Amon finish first in GT40 MkII #1046 - Ken Miles & Denis Hulme second in GT40 MkII #1015 - Ronnie Buckman & Dick Hutcherson third in GT40 MkII #1016."
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