Hughie’s Driving Record
The following is an incomplete listing of Hughie’s driving record:
September 23, 1924 – Gage County Fairgrounds, Beatrice NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
2nd place in the feature
August 25, 1925 – Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
3rd place in the 1st heat driving the “G & H Special”
August 27, 1925 – Phelps County Fairgrounds, Holdrege, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
3rd place in the feature
August 28, 1925 – Phelps County Fairgrounds, Holdrege, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
2nd place in the 4th heat
August 29, 1925 – Phelps County Fairgrounds, Holdrege, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
3rd place in the 4th heat
October 2, 1925 – Gage County Fairgrounds, Beatrice, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
2nd fastest in qualifying
2nd place in the 1st feature
August 27, 1926 – Gage County Fairgrounds, Beatrice, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
2nd fastest in qualifying with 34.0 seconds
July 4, 1927 – Hawkeye Downs, Cedar Rapids, IA
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
2nd place in the 2nd heat
Hughes collided with Frank Brisko in the feature with both cars crashing through the fence.
July 4, 1928 – Gage County Fairgrounds, Beatrice, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
4th fastest in qualifying with 34.0 seconds
July 4, 1929 – Gage Count Fairgrounds, Beatrice, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
1st place in the 2nd heat
August 11, 1929 – Sioux Falls Speedway, Sioux Falls, SD
¾ mile dirt oval racetrack
1st place in heat
2nd place in the feature
August 26, 1929 – Valley County Fairgrounds, Ord, NE
High banked ½ mile dirt oval racetrack
3rd place in the feature
September 1, 1929 – Souix Falls Speedway, Souix Falls, SD
¾ mile dirt oval racetrack
Hughes entered this race but no results have been found to date
October 13, 1929 – Askarben Speedway, Omaha, NE – Stock car race
Flat 1 mile dirt oval racetrack
1st place in qualifying with 52.8 seconds
1st place in 100 mile feature driving his own Chrysler 75 #6
October 20, 1929 – Askarben Speedway, Omaha, NE
Flat 1 mile dirt oval racetrack
Hughes entered this race but is not mentioned in published race results.
May 25, 1930 – Renner Speedway, Renner, SD
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
1st place in the stock car race driving his own Chrysler
3rd place in the feature
June 15, 1930 – Sioux Falls Speedway, Sioux Falls, SD
¾ mile dirt oval racetrack
3rd place in the feature
June 22, 1930 – Ruskin Park, Forestburg, SD
1 mile dirt oval racetrack
Hughes entered this race but no results have been found to date
July 4, 1930 – Gage County Fairgrounds, Beatrice, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
1st place in the 3rd heat
1st place in the feature
July 20, 1930 – Arkansas City Speedway, Arkansas City, KS – Stock car race
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
3rd place in qualifying with 36.2 seconds
2nd place in the 1st heat
2nd place in the feature driving his own Chrysler 75 Roadster
July 24, 1930 – Bo Stearns Speedway, Wichita, KS
Flat ½ mile dirt oval racetrack
1st place in feature driving his own Chrysler 75
July 25, 1930 – Bo Stearns Speedway, Wichita, KS
AAA sanctioned race
Flat ½ mile dirt oval racetrack
1st place in feature a “fleet Model A”
August 10, 1930 – Askarben Speedway, Omaha, NE
AAA sanctioned stock car race
Flat 1 mile dirt oval racetrack
2nd place in qualifying with 56.4 seconds
August 24, 1930 – Askarben Speedway, Omaha, NE
AAA sanctioned stock car race
Flat 1 mile dirt oval racetrack
2nd place in the feature driving his own Chrysler 70
August 31, 1930 – Askarben Speedway, Omaha, NE
AAA sanctioned race
Flat 1 mile dirt oval racetrack
1st in the second heat
4th in the feature
September 21, 1930 – Askarben Speedway, Omaha, NE
AAA sanctioned race
Flat 1 mile dirt oval racetrack
3rd place in the trophy dash
3rd place in the 2nd heat
3rd place in the feature
September 26, 1930 – Gage County Fairgrounds, Beatrice, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
1st place in the 1st heat
July 5, 1931 – Gage County Fairgrounds, Beatrice, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
2nd place in qualifying with 32.0 seconds
1st place in the first heat
2nd place in the feature driving his own “Hughie Special”
August 2, 1931 – Askarben Speedway, Omaha, NE
Flat 1 mile dirt oval racetrack
3rd place in the trophy dash
1st place in the consolation
September 9, 1932 – Nebraska State Fairgrounds, Lincoln, NE
½ mile dirt oval racetrack
3rd place in the consolation driving a Rajo Ford
September 3, 1933 – Askarben Speedway, Omaha, NE
Flat 1 mile dirt oval racetrack
5th place in the feature