30-06-1951  -  12-08-2003

#14Aust & #55USA  

Remembering Keith

Keith Hutton, 53, of Knoxville, died when his car apparently struck the rear wheel of the car in front of him, causing his car to hit a guardrail and roll several times, racing officials said.

The impact with the guardrail sheered off a portion of the car¹s protective cage, said Ralph Capitani, director of racing at the nearby Knoxville Raceway, which is hosting this week the Knoxville Nationals, sprint car racing¹s annual national competition.

Hutton was pronounced dead on arrival at Mahaska County Hospital, said Bill McCroskey, a promoter of the Oskaloosa race.

The Ultimate Challenge race was a Non Wing World Championship event sponsored by the Phoenix, Ariz.-based Sprint Car Racing Association. Nearly 5,500 fans had turned out to watch a field of 67 drivers compete for the $30,000 first prize when the accident happened during the C-feature.

Hutton began racing in his native Australia and moved to Iowa about 10 years ago, Capitani said.

Primarily a mechanic for other drivers, Hutton typically drove a car three or four times a year, Capitani said.

Hutton was a mechanic for Knoxville driver Don Droud Jr. and had worked as a crew chief for World of Outlaws driver Randy Hannigan.

The accident happened at the Oskaloosa dirt track which hosts stock car races and runs sprint cars with smaller engines once a week.

This picture was taken on the first anniversary at Oskaloosa Raceway.

Funeral was held at Knoxville Raceway Iowa on the 15 of August 2003.

This is the resting place of Keith Hutton.

This is the Sprintcar that Keith raced #55usa.

That left front wheel was always waving at the photography.

One of the Most talked about photo's in Midget Racing.

And this picture made it onto the front cover of Speedway Illustrated Magazine.(AUST).

Back when Midgets Ran a wing at Parramatta Speedway.

(yes a wing).

Keith racing the Wayne & Sue Douglas Marathon Foods

Litre Sprintcar at Gatton Show Grounds.

He raced a Sprintcar for John And Margaret Dean #99.

Keith's dog BEAR,

Bear was Keiths shadow any were you saw keith bear was there...

FROM YEARS AGO......

All of the above information that I, Michael Harders have found or been given over the past year is for all to read and remember.

Not for coping....... Thank You.