 Hutcherson would also find success in the ARCA racing series based in the Midwestern United States.One of his most triumphant years would be 1977 where he would defeat Jim Sauter by half a car length in a 200-mile race after his Winston Cup Series car was declared ineligible to compete in a nearby NASCAR race that day.During this era, his ARCA vehicle was perfectly legal for NASCAR but his NASCAR vehicle didn't fill the valid template.