Leonard Hughes

Leonard Hughes was a drag racer in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

Leonard Hughes began his foray into drag racing as a Chevy man, burning up the strip in his first race car, a ’57 Chevy Stocker. Looking to go faster, Hughes developed a partnership with Paul Candies, whom he had met a few years prior at Candies’ engine-balancing shop. Hughes left the slower shoebox behind for the first serious Candies & Hughes entry, an SS/A Plymouth with a 426-cid Wedge engine under the hood, and when the powerful Hemi engines hit the scene, the duo stepped it up another notch for heads-up racing. Eventually, the team graduated to the budding Funny Car class, where they quickly settled in and gained respect with Hughes at the helm with a wrench in one hand and the steering wheel in the other.

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Leonard Hughes was a drag racer in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

Leonard Hughes began his foray into drag racing as a Chevy man, burning up the strip in his first race car, a ’57 Chevy Stocker. Looking to go faster, Hughes developed a partnership with Paul Candies, whom he had met a few years prior at Candies’ engine-balancing shop. Hughes left the slower shoebox behind for the first serious Candies & Hughes entry, an SS/A Plymouth with a 426-cid Wedge engine under the hood, and when the powerful Hemi engines hit the scene, the duo stepped it up another notch for heads-up racing. Eventually, the team graduated to the budding Funny Car class, where they quickly settled in and gained respect with Hughes at the helm with a wrench in one hand and the steering wheel in the other.

Subject ID: 63191

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