Matt Hutter

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Matt Hutter
Born (1971-05-19) May 19, 1971 (age 52)
Chardon, Ohio, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
22 races run over 3 years
Best finish42nd (1998)
First race 1998 NAPA Auto Parts 300 (Daytona)
Last race 2000 Touchstone Energy 300 (Talladega)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish67th (1998)
First race 1998 The No Fear Challenge (Fontana)
Last race 1998 Ram Tough 200 (Gateway)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Matthew Hutter (born May 19, 1971) is a retired American stock car racing driver. He has raced in the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

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Hutter won the pole for the 1996 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Slim Jim 200 at Nashville Speedway USA, his first ever race at the famed short track. [1] He made his NASCAR national touring series debut in 1998, driving the No. 36 Stanley Tools Pontiac Grand Prix for Team 34 in 15 races. [2] His best finish was a ninth at Talladega Superspeedway, [2] but he was released following the Lycos.com 250. He made one start later that year at IRP, filling for Jeff Purvis in the No. 4 car; he finished 36th. He also ran two Truck races that year, driving the Axicom Ford at Fontana, and the No. 11 for Phil Bonifield at Gateway, finishing 22nd and 23rd, respectively.

In 1999, he ran five races in the No. 99 Red Man Chevrolet for Bill Papke, his best finish being an eleventh at Fontana. [2] He drove two races in 2000 for Phoenix Racing, his best finish a 19th at Daytona. [2] He ran a few races in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, but has since dropped off the racing scene.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132NBSCPtsRef
1998 Team 34 36 Pontiac DAY
21
CAR
19
LVS
29
NSV
39
DAR
25
BRI
18
TEX
38
HCY
24
TAL
9
NHA
29
NZH
31
CLT
DNQ
DOV
30
RCH
41
PPR
37
GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO 42nd1169 [3]
Phoenix Racing 4 Chevy IRP
36
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
24 CLT
DNQ
GTY
Bobby Jones Racing 55 Pontiac CAR
DNQ
ATL HOM
1999 Brewco Motorsports 99 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL
16
CAL
11
NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW
41
MYB
26
PPR
22
GTY IRP MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 65th467 [4]
2000 Phoenix Racing 51 Chevy DAY
19
CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL
43
CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 95th106 [5]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1998 CSG Motorsports 57 Ford WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL
22
PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM 67th191 [6]
Team Racing 11 Chevy GTY
22
MAR SON MMR PHO LVS

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ABMHSCPtsRef
1996 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAY ATL SLM TAL FIF LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT
25
ATL
5
NA- [7]
1997 DAY ATL
10
SLM CLT
5
CLT
39
POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH
13
DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT
9
TAL
18
ISF ATL
DNQ
NA- [8]
1998 DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL
2
ATL NA- [9]
1999 Team Rensi Motorsports 83 Chevy DAY
27
ATL
12
SLM AND CLT
13
MCH
4
POC
2
TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT
31
TAL
35
ATL 31st1015 [10]
2000 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAY
DNQ
SLM AND MCH
39
POC
9
TOL KEN
31
BLN POC
DNQ
WIN ISF KEN
DNQ
DSF SLM CLT
37
TAL
4
ATL
39
41st750 [11]
Pontiac CLT
33
KIL FRS

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