Ed Hugus

Edward James Hugus (30 June 1923-29 June 2006) was an American racing driver.

Cobra dealer

Hugus was the first Shelby Cobra dealer.[1]

Racing career

1957 Venezuelan Grand Prix

Hugus won his class at the 1957 Venezuelan Grand Prix.[2]

24 Hours of Le Mans

Hugus won his class at the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans.[2]

In the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans, Hugus is not officially credited as a winner, but legend continues that was a co-driver of the winning car.[3]

Overall, he raced at Le Mans for 10 consecutive years.[4]

Personal life

Hugus was a veteran of World War II.[5]

gollark: We can't rename kilograms grams without confusing everyone who doesn't also adopt that, but I guess renaming them to "standard weight units" or some abbreviation would work.
gollark: Also, it would be very hard, considering.
gollark: They should have just made kilograms be called "grams" and we could say milligrams for smaller amounts.
gollark: For SI, I mean.
gollark: Odd that kilogram is one of the base units and not gram, though.

References
  1. Gilad, Yoav (19 May 2014). "The Unconfirmed True Story of Ferrari's Last Le Mans Win".
  2. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/09/10/riverside-to-nassau-and-everywhere-in-between-ed-huguss-busy-year-racing-sports-cars/
  3. https://petrolicious.com/articles/the-unconfirmed-true-story-of-ferrari-s-last-le-mans-win<
  4. "Obituary for Le Mans Winner Ed Hugus - Sports Car Market". 17 July 2006.
  5. Goodwin, Carl (21 July 2011). "They Started in MGs: Profiles of Sports Car Racers of the 1950s". McFarland – via Google Books.
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