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