Kelly Sutherland (chuckwagon)

Kelly Sutherland
Nationality Canadian
Born (1951-10-29) October 29, 1951
WPCA career
Debut season 1969
Championships 12 (1974, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)

Kelly Sutherland, nicknamed "The King",[1] (born October 29, 1951) is a professional rodeo competitor in chuckwagon racing. He is a 12-time world champion of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association and 12-time winner at the Calgary Stampede.[2]

Sutherland is from Grande Prairie, Alberta. He has been competing in chuckwagon racing since 1967. He was an outrider for the first year, then began driving in 1968. His rookie season in the WPCA was 1969.[2] He competed in the 2016 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby.[3] 2017 will be his last year competing, as the event has a mandatory retirement age of 65.[4]

Sutherland owned a country bar in Canada in the 1980s, called Kelly's Bar at the Sutherland Inn, in Clairmont, Alberta.[5] His first Chuckwagon hung from the ceiling above the dance floor.

In 2009, Sutherland participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics as a torchbearer for his home town of Grand Prairie, Alberta. There were actually 13 torchbearers, but Sutherland was the notable one. He revealed that he will put the used torch on display with his 38 chuckwagon trophies. Each of the torchbearers rode down the main street of the town for the one-kilometre ride with the torch. All of the torchbearers said the same thing, "It's just such an honor."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Long Live "the King": Kelly Sutherland is retiring from Racing". Calgary Stampede - Blog. www.calgarystampede.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Profile: Kelly Sutherland". World Professional Chuckwagon Association. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Results (2016 Driver Results, Kelly Sutherland)". Calgary Stampede. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Heinen, Laurence (July 5, 2014). "Kelly Sutherland continues to defy age at the Rangeland Derby". Calgary Herald. Sutherland doesn’t have many more shots to win another title before he turns 65, after which time he’s no longer eligible to compete in the Rangeland Derby.
  5. ↑ Jepson, Tim; Lee, Phil; Smith, Tania; Williams, Christian (2004). "The Rough Guide to Canada". books.google.com. Rough Guides. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Carrying the Olympic Torch: Day 8 — Yellowknife to Cold Lake". Vancouver Sun. www.vancouversun. 7 November 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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