Gus Hutchison (born 26 April 1937 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former racecar driver from the United States.
He was the winner of the 1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship driving a Lotus 41.
In 1970, he purchased a Formula One Brabham BT26, entering it in the 1970 United States Grand Prix. He retired after 21 laps with a loose fuel tank.
When Formula A became Formula 5000, Hutchison continued driving in the SCCA series, driving cars from Lola and March. Info from Wiki
Bio by Stephen Latham
Gus Hutchison’s early racing exploits were in 1958 with an old MG but he was driving an Elva Courier when he won his first race at Tuskeegee a year later. He competed on a shoestring budget at the time and camped at the circuits to conserve his meagre funds.
He moved into Formula Junior with a Lotus 20 and won the 1964 South-Western regional title. He started his first professional race in 1966 before acquiring a Lotus 41B for what would be his most successful season in the sport.
Formula A, which would later become Formula 5000, was introduced in 1967 and Gus dominated by winning four out of the five qualifying rounds in his Lotus. He also formed Hutchison Racing Engines that year to prepare twin-cam engines for the SCCA’s professional categories.
He briefly left the sport but returned for the final Formula A race of 1969 finishing second at Sebring. Gus bought a Formula 1 Brabham BT26, finishing as runner-up in the 1970 standings and made a one-off Grand Prix start at Watkins Glen. He qualified the car for the United States GP but retired when his fuel tank fell off.
Another couple of seasons in F5000 followed before he stopped racing to form his business, Solar Kinetics.
