
KIRK
SUTHERLAND
Birthdate: SEPTEMBER 9, 1956
Year Started Driving: 1976
Hometown: GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA
Championship Final Heat Qualifications: 3
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WORLD
PROFESSIONAL CHUCKWAGON STANDINGS
2000 - Did Not Compete
2001 - Did Not Compete
2002 - CPCA Member
2003 - CPCA Member
2004 - 25th - As Of August 9, 2004
MAJOR
AWARDS AND VICTORIES
1976 Battle Of The North Champion
1981 North American Chuckwagon Championship Champion
1984 WPCA Most Improved Chuckwagon Outfit
1985 Handhills Stampede Champion
1992 Kamloops Rangeland Derby Champion
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PERSONAL
INFORMATION
After a seven year absence from chuckwagon racing, 2004 will be Kirks
first appearance on the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour since 1995. He was a finalist
for the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derbys sudden death championship
final heat in 1987, when along with his brother Kelly, became the
first and only brother combination to qualify for the sudden death
Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship final heat the same
year. Prior to his leave of absence in 1995, Kirk was a member of
the WPCA and between 1976 and 1992, he captured 4 show championships
at the Battle Of The North, the North American Chuckwagon Championship,
the Handhills Stampede, and the Kamloops Rangeland Derby. |
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He
resumed his chuckwagon career on a part time basis in 2002 with the
CPCA. 2003 was Kirks first full year back with the CPCA and
while driving two outfits, posted 17 top ten runs including 1 first
place run and 6 other runs that cracked the top five. He placed in
the top ten overall in 6 of 11 shows, with three fifth place overall
finishes at the Colonial Days Fair, Saskatoon Exhibition Derby, and
the Lloydminster CPCA Finals being his best of the year. 2004 will
see Kirk rejoin the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour. Kirk and his wife Kathy have
four children - Mitch, Traci, Misty, and Ashley. |