Dick Hutcherson
La Crosse, Wis. (August 6, 1961) – Dick Hutcherson, the 29-year-old Keokuk, Iowa, driver, drove his 1961 Ford to feature victories Sunday afternoon and night at the La Crosse Interstate Fair.
Hutcherson, who is in the building contract business with his father, won the 25-lap afternoon feature and the 100-lapper in the evening before crowds estimated at 2,500 and 3,500, respectively.
Four records were broken Sunday, all in the afternoon, including the 8-lap consolation won by Hutcherson, who shaved almost 18 seconds off of Doc Narber’s 1960 time of 4 minutes and 18.08 seconds. Hutcherson accomplished it in the time of 4 minutes and 0.48 seconds.
Hutcherson’s time in the accident-riddled 100-lapper was 54 minutes and 41.98 seconds – creditable considering that 33 of the laps were run under yellow flag conditions.
Buzz McCann of St. Paul, Minn., driving a 1961 Ford, was second and Eddie Harrow of Corpus Christi, Tex., was third in a 1961 Chevrolet.
Bob Reynolds, the Oklahoma dirt track champion, led the first six laps and was a contender until he drove his 1961 Ford over the back straightaway on lap 31.
Hutcherson took the lead on lap 7 and held it the rest of the race. The caution flag was out four times before it came out for the final time – for the last 16 laps, thus allowing Hutcherson to coast home.
Reynolds wasn’t the only contender to have issues in the feature. Darrell Dake of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, driving a 1961 Chevy convertible, also slipped off the back straightaway on lap 59. Chub Liebe of Oelwein, Iowa, in a 1961 Ford, lost a wheel as he was pressing Hutcherson for the lead on lap 9 in front of the grandstand.
Roland Wilson of Bedford, Iowa, drove his 1960 Ford over the second turn and Ron Snow of Red Wing, Minn., and Gerry Harrison of Topeka, Kan., collided into the light tower on the second turn, plunging the corner into darkness and causing the final yellow flag.
Lenny Funk of Otis, Kan., had mechanical trouble in the afternoon feature and didn’t race in the nightcap. Ernie Derr and Ramo Stott, both of Keokuk, Iowa, did not make an appearance. Stott was involved in an accident at Donnellson on Friday night and Derr reported having engine trouble.
They were 1-2 in the current International Motor Contest Association stock car standings.
Results –
Afternoon –
Heat #1 – Jerry McCredie, Keokuk, Iowa
Heat #2 – Darrell Dake, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dash – Chub Liebe, Oelwein, Iowa
Consolation – Dick Hutcherson, Keokuk, Iowa
Feature –
1. Dick Hutcherson
2. Bob Reynolds, Edmond, Okla.
3. Chub Liebe
4. Buzz McCann, St. Paul, Minn.
5. Darrell Dake, Cedar Rapids
6. Jerry McCredie
7. Eddie Harrow, Corpus Christi, Tex.
8. Newt Bartholomew, Carlisle, Iowa
9. Jerry Kaufman, Minneapolis, Minn.
10.Ole Brua, Albert Lea, Minn.
Night –
Heat #1 – Bob Reynolds
Heat #2 – Dick Hutcherson
Feature –
1. Dick Hutcherson
2. Buzz McCann
3. Eddie Harrow
4. Ron Snow, Red Wing, Minn.
5. Gerry Harrison, Topeka, Kan.
6. Mert Williams, Rochester, Minn.
7. Jerry McCredie
8. Doc Narber
9. Don Rosenberg, Des Moines, Iowa
10.Pete Van Oudenhoven, Appleton, Wis.
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