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. He is the son of the late Ron Hutter, a well known engine builder who built engines for a number of successful teams and drivers, including Dale Earnhardt Jr..
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. He made his NASCAR national touring series debut in 1998, driving the No. 36 Stanley Tools Pontiac Grand Prix for Team 34 in fifteen races. His best finish was a ninth at Talladega Superspeedway, 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, Hutter ran five races in the No. 99 Red Man Chevrolet for Bill Papke, his best finish being an eleventh at Fontana. He drove two races in 2000 for Phoenix Racing, his best finish a nineteenth at Daytona. 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 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 30 31 32 Pts Ref 1998 Team 34 36 Pontiac DAY21 CAR19 LVS29 NSV39 DAR25 BRI18 TEX38 HCY24 TAL9 NHA29 NZH31 CLTDNQ DOV30 RCH41 PPR37 GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO 42nd 1169 Phoenix Racing 4 Chevy IRP36 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 24 CLTDNQ GTY Bobby Jones Racing 55 Pontiac CARDNQ ATL HOM 1999 Brewco Motorsports 99 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL16 CAL11 NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW41 MYB26 PPR22 GTY IRP MCHDNQ BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 65th 467 2000 Phoenix Racing 51 Chevy DAY19 CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL43 CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 95th 106
Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 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 Pts Ref 1998 CSG Motorsports 57 Ford WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL22 PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM 67th 191 Team Racing 11 Chevy GTY22 MAR SON MMR PHO LVS
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series 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 Pts Ref 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 CLT25 ATL5 NA - 1997 DAY ATL10 SLM CLT5 CLT39 POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH13 DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT9 TAL18 ISF ATLDNQ NA - 1998 DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL2 ATL NA - 1999 Team Rensi Motorsports 83 Chevy DAY27 ATL12 SLM AND CLT13 MCH4 POC2 TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT31 TAL35 ATL 31st 1015 2000 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAYDNQ SLM AND MCH39 POC9 TOL KEN31 BLN POCDNQ WIN ISF KENDNQ DSF SLM CLT37 TAL4 ATL39 41st 750 Pontiac CLT33 KIL FRS
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