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Ron Hughes Jr.

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Ron Hughes Jr.

Birth
USA
Death
9 Mar 1990 (aged 27)
Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 19, Lot Crypt, Space 123-B
Memorial ID
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Ron was a five time champion of the Texas Outlaw Midget Auto Racing Association. The son of a former driver, Ron started racing in 1981 at the age of 19.

In 1984 Ron suffered injuries in a racing accident in Denver, Colorado that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He recovered and made a comeback driving a car with hand controls. It is estimated that he won over 100 feature events in his career.

Ron was killed in a Midget racing accident at the Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on March 9, 1990.
Ron was a five time champion of the Texas Outlaw Midget Auto Racing Association. The son of a former driver, Ron started racing in 1981 at the age of 19.

In 1984 Ron suffered injuries in a racing accident in Denver, Colorado that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He recovered and made a comeback driving a car with hand controls. It is estimated that he won over 100 feature events in his career.

Ron was killed in a Midget racing accident at the Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on March 9, 1990.

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  • Created by: Don Tash
  • Added: Jul 13, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54901983/ron-hughes: accessed ), memorial page for Ron Hughes Jr. (9 Aug 1962–9 Mar 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54901983, citing Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Don Tash (contributor 46872245).