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Year: Top 19?? Second 1972ish Third 1973? Fourth Mid 70's Fifth Photo: Early 70's Sixth: Late 60's Early 70's | |
Driver: “Haywire” Harry Hughes | |
Photos
Contributed by:
Top Photo: Bobby Ely Second Photo: Bobby Ely Third Photo: Charlie Parise Fourth Photo: Michael & Mark Raspuzzi Fifth Photo: Arnie Ainsworth Sixth Photo: Bobby Ely |
Photo Credits:
Top Photo: Chuck Ely Second Photo: Chuck Ely Third Photo: Jane Parise Fourth Photo: Ely Photo/LV concessions Fifth Photo: Arnie Sixth Photo: Chuck Ely |
The Back Story:
Top Photo: Big fan favorite Harry Hughes is being chased by a fellow Southern Berkshire MA pilot Jim Schneider in this early 70’s racing action.
Second Photo: Fan favorite, Mystery Driver #62, Haywire Harry Hughes scores a victory in the then titled limited sportsman division. I always wondered why Haywire was called, well “Haywire”. A anonymous, yet very well informed LVC visitor filled us in on the story as he remembers it going down. “The story starts with
a man named “Haywire” Harry Barnes, who owned stock cars in the 50s most popularly
numbered 77R. Each car had a picture of thee “HAYWIRE HARRY” painted on the
doors. He was a character, a car salesman for Peter Motors at When Harry Hughes came upon the scene in the mid 60s Uncle Art Stuart saw the resemblance of Harry Hughes and Harry Barnes, both were handsome and had well trimmed mustaches. Uncle Art (as he usually did as a rule) gave Hughes the nick name of “HAYWIRE” HARRY HUGHES ! It was fitting and it stuck, and hence, a legend was born!” Third Photo: Fan favorite Haywire blasting out of turn 4 during the evening pre-race warm-ups. Fourth Photo: Michael Raspuzzi sends in this
picture of Haywire celebrating a win at LV in a car that we’re sure his
father Denny had a hand in sending him to victory lane. Fifth Photo: Had to love the old coaches and coupes….sure do miss those days. Sixth: Really great picture capturing a young and handsome Haywire
aboard a car one veteran driver thought may have been associated with the
Early Delmolino years, which would
make sense since they were a tight bunch down there in Southern Berkshire
County MA.
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