Bobby Hutchens
Bobby Hutchens
Born (1960-04-15) April 15, 1960
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Years active1985–1992, 1999
Starts19
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish37th in 1991
Statistics up to date as of August 10, 2024.

Robert Hutchens Jr. (born April 15, 1960) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, team owner, chew chief, and race engineer. He is the father of Trey Hutchens, who has previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and whom he served as a crew chief for.[1]

Hutchens is best known for his involvement in the development of the Hutchens device, which was named after him, that was in use in NASCAR from 2001 to 2004.[2] The device was banned by NASCAR in January 2005, due to it failing SFI Foundation safety tests.[3] He was also the general manager for Richard Childress Racing during the time, a position he held since 1989.[4] He was also the senior vice president of competition for Dale Earnhardt Inc. until the end of 2008, where he joined the newly formed Stewart–Haas Racing, where he served as the competition director for the team until his release midway through the 2011 season.[5][6][7] He then became the general manager for JTG Daugherty Racing the following year.[8][9]

During his driving career, Hutchens competed in series such as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the now defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, and the SMART Modified Tour.[10]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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

Featherlite Modified Tour

NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NFMTCPts Ref
1985N/A 15 N/A TMPMARSTAMAR13NEGWFDNEGSPERIVCLASTATMPNEGHOLHOLRIVCATEPPTMPWFDRIVSTATMPPOCTIOOXFSTATMPMARN/A 0 [11]
1986Hutchens Racing 1 ChevyROU7MARSTATMPMARNEGMNDEPPNEGWFDSPERIVNEGTMPRIVTMPRIVSTATMPPOCTIOOXFSTATMPMARN/A 0 [12]
1987N/A 16 ChevyROU9MARTMPSTACNBSTAMNDWFDJENSPERIVTMPRPSEPPRIVSTATMPRIVSEESTAPOCTIOTMPOXFTMPROUMARSTAN/A 0 [13]
1988N/A 15 N/A ROUDNQMARTMPMARJENIRPMNDOSWOSWRIVJENRPSTMPRIVOSWTMPOXFOSWTMPPOCTIOTMPROU1250th 312 [14]
5 ChevyMAR20
198935 ChevyMAR14TMPN/A 0 [15]
18 MAR20JENSTAMAR22TMP
5 IRP17OSWWFDMNDRIVOSWJENSTARPSRIVOSWTMPTMPRPSOSWTMPPOCSTATIO
1990N/A 16 ChevyMAR29TMPRCHSTA49th 207 [16]
5 MAR24STATMPMNDHOLSTARIVJENEPPRPSRIVTMPRPSNHATMPPOCSTATMPMAR
1991Kenneth Hutchens 14 ChevyMAR13RCH14TMPNHAMAR20NZHSTATMPFLEOXFRIVJENSTARPSRIVRCH13TMP37th 524 [17]
Joe Norton 33 ChevyNHA37TMPPOCSTATMPMAR
1992Robert Hutchens 14 ChevyMAR14TMPRCH12STAMAR23NHANZHSTATMPFLERIVNHASTARPSRIVTMPTMPNHASTAMARTMP45th 342 [18]
1999N/A 17 ChevyTMPRPSSTARCHSTARIVJENNHADNQNZHHOLTMPNHARIVGLNSTARPSTMPNHASTAMARTMPN/A 0 [19]

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCARWhelen Southern Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NSWMTCPts Ref
2005Sharon Hutchens 14 ChevyCRW8CRW5CRW8CRW12BGS17MAR10ACE15ACE11CRW12CRW11DUB9ACE1310th 1579 [20]
2006CRW10GRE5CRW14DUB20CRW6BGS3MAR10CRW11ACE9CRW12HCY5DUB14SNM128th 1760 [21]
2007CRW19FAI10GRE9CRW7CRW10BGS12MARACECRWSNMCRWCRW19th 782 [22]
2008CRW23ACE18CRW10BGS4CRW16LANCRW12SNM11MAR11CRW13CRW1812th 1232 [23]
2009CONSBOCRW13LANCRWBGS10BRI5CRWMBSCRWCRWMARACECRW21st 413 [24]

References

  1. ^Williams, Deb (September 3, 2015). "Racing isn't easy for Hutchens, but the time spent with his father is special". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^Cahalan, Steve (January 24, 2008). "Melrose's Impact Gel draws attention for absorbing energy". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  3. ^"NASCAR bans Hutchens device". Star-News. Charlotte, North Carolina. January 4, 2005. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  4. ^"Martinsville II: Chevy - Bobby Hutchens". Motorsport.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  5. ^"Stewart-Haas Racing names Hutchens, Gibson to positions". Motorsport.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  6. ^"Longtime RCR exec Hutchens has offer from Stewart Haas, says nothing signed". ESPN. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  7. ^"Hutchens out at Stewart-Haas Racing". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  8. ^"Hutchens takes general manager role". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  9. ^"JTG Daugherty Racing announces new GM and interim crew chief". Motorsport.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  10. ^"Bobby Hutchens". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  11. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 1985 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  12. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 1986 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  13. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 1987 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  14. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 1988 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  15. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 1989 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  16. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 1990 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  17. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 1991 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  18. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 1992 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  19. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 1999 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  20. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 2005 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  21. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  22. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 2007 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  23. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 2008 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  24. ^"Bobby Hutchens – 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
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