Feb 15

13th

7th

Tyler Qualified 13th of 17 cars. Heat race (they didn't list starting position) Tyler finished 4th. Feature race, Tyler started 13th and finished 7th.

Feb 16

8th

9th

Tyler Qualified 6th of 18 cars. 9 cars in his heat race (again no starting position) he finished 4th. Feature race, Tyler started 8th and finished 9th.

Feb 17

8th

9th

Tyler Qualified 6th again, out of 18. Tyler finished 4th in his heat race again. Tyler started 8th again in the feature race and finished 9th again. Dad said he just plain wore out the tires.

Feb 18

8th

8th

Tyler Qualified 11th. He started 4th in his heat race and finished 3rd. Feature race, Tyler started 8th and finished 8th. This racing day was actually a night time race.

Feb 19

7th

7th

Tyler Qualified 9th of 18 cars and finished 4th in his heat race. Feature race, Tyler started 7th and finished 7th.

Apr 9

Pole

Rain

Tyler qualified fastest, would have started on the pole but was rained out before they could race.

Apr 16

Rain

Out

Apr 17

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Tyler did a fundraiser for the Queen Anne Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. We had both cars in the KMart shopping center with a table set up for meet & greet. Tyler was also letting kids/adults sit in the cars for a donation. That money was given to the folks running the fundraiser. Tyler raised $100 for the American Cancer Society! Click here to see the photos.

Apr 23

Pole

Qualified fastest, started on the pole and finished 1st.

May 7

6th

7th

Tyler qualified fastest again this week, with the track officials trying the European qualifying style of 4 cars getting a total of 5 laps.
With an invert of the top 6 cars, Tyler started 6th. Tyler had made it up to the 2nd place spot, when his car just quit on the backstretch. He was able to make it to pit road, while a caution came out for a spin, keeping him on the lead lap. His Dad
realized quickly that it was a disconnected ignition wire, plugged them back together and Tyler went back out on the track as the green was flying. Having to catch back up to the rest of the pack, Tyler was driving the wheels off the car. He made it back up to the 14th spot (there were 23 cars in the field) when a caution came out at lap 25. At the checker flag, Tyler had finished 7th. He dropped from 1st in points to 3rd but is confident to get that 1st place back soon. There is only 4 points between him and the 2 cars tied for 1st. The day was threatening rain for a good part of the afternoon and evening. I was surprised that we even got to race.

May 14

Rain

Out

May 21

4th

Well we finally had some beautiful weather today, and it was a good day for Tyler. He qualified fastest and there was an invert of the top 4 cars. So starting 4th in the 30 lap race he finished 1st. This is his second win of the season. There is a local race club - MARF - Metropolitan Auto Race Fanclub, tonight was their sponsor night. Tyler also received a trophy from them tonight and will receive a MARF club jacket for winning tonight.

May 28

6th

Tyler qualified 2nd fastest this week and because of last weeks win he started in the 6th position. By about lap 8 he had taken over 1st place and never looked back. This is Tyler's 3rd win of the Season at Old Dominion Speedway.

May 30

5th

6th

We traveled to Shenandoah Speedway for their Memorial Day race. Tyler qualified 5th of 12 Young Lions, was running in 4th position (the race started heads up) and after a caution was under the 3rd place car to pass and was spun out on the front straightaway. Both cars were put to the rear and with only 5 laps to go he did make it back up the finish in 6th.

June 4

6th

5th

Tyler qualified 3rd fastest and started 6th, because he finished 1st the previous week. The race was a good race with Tyler making it to the 3rd position early, fighting to get past the 33 and the o8 who were running 1st and 2nd. Tyler was able to take the lead but on the following lap was overtaken by both cars due to a slight slip up. With about 4 laps to go, Tyler, running in 2nd, tried to pass the 08 for first and it looked as though the 2 bumpers caught and the 08 spun and Tyler was relegated to restarting at the rear of the lead lap cars. He managed to finish 5th.

June 11

3rd

Tyler qualified 2nd fastest and the invert was 4, he started in the 3rd position. Coming out of turn 2 on the 1st lap, Tyler was able to pass the #88 car, who had the pole position, and he never looked back. With only 1 caution in the race Tyler was able to capture his 4th win of the season out of 6 starts.

June 18

Rain

Out

June 25

6th

14th

Tyler set fast time and started 6th with the invert. By about lap 7 Tyler was in first place and held the lead until lap 27 when the muffler fell off his car and he was black flagged. Finish position was 14th. Tyler is now 2nd in points 18 behind the leader.

July 9

5th

Tyler Hughes bounced back from a mechanical issue suffered two weeks ago, and picked up win number five in 2011 in the 30 lap Austin Legends feature. Hughes was quick qualifier for the fifth time this season, started 5th with the invert, and battled his way to the top spot on lap six.

July 16

2nd

2nd

Tyler Hughes, 2nd fastest qualifier, started in the 6th position and, who has been on a tear as of late, was running second when smoke began to billow out of his Seven Seas Yacht Service machine. He pitted under caution and the crew found that the oil cap had become dislodged. They replaced the cap, but with only ten laps to go, he found himself in the 13th position in the back of the field. But in those ten laps, he was able to work his way towards the front, and salvage a second place finish.

July 23

5th

Tyler qualified fastest and had a 5th place starting spot on the grid. By Lap 5 Tyler had taken over the lead and never looked back. This is Tyler 6th pole and 6th win of the season. He has managed to shave another 2 points off his 12 point deficit leaving him 10 points behind the points leader.

July 30

6th

August 6

Rain

Out

August 13

Rain

Out

USG Night

August 27

Rain

Out

September 3

6th

3rd

Tyler qualified 2nd fastest and started 6th. he had made his way up to 2nd place and on lap 19 the leader tangled with a lapped car and collected Tyler. Coming in the pits, Tyler's crew was able to check and fix the toe in the car and send him back out on the track. With 11 laps to go, Tyler wasted no time getting to the front. By lap 27, Tyler had made it up to 6th and points leader Cody Scott had a bolt break on his car and he spun out and was done for the evening. Tyler finished the evening in 3rd, and gained a 20 point lead over now second place Cody Scott.

September 17

4th

4th

Tyler Qualified in the 2nd place and with the invert started 4th. Tyler settled in the 3rd position not pressing for any other positions, not wanting to jeopardize his point lead. With a few laps to go the #3 car of Ryan Polenz passed Tyler for third and Tyler was relegated to finishing in fourth, but securing the Old Dominion Legends Points Championship. He finished up the season with 13 races, 7 wins, 11 top 5's, 12 top 10's and 1 DNF. Tyler will be racing a few more races at tracks like Shenandoah Speedway now that ODS is finished for the season.

October 8

5th

14th

Raced at Shenandoah Speedway - Tyler Qualified 5th and started 5th. He had raced his way up to 3rd then 2nd and then after a double file restart he fell back to 4th. He was able to get back to the 3rd position then another caution. On that restart he had a good run and passed the leader for 1st place and held that position for about 2 laps when he was spun form behind and then wrecked. Meanwhile, the 03 car of Team mate Mike Weddell started in the 13th position had worked his way up to 5th position. On the restart after Tyler's caution, Mike was able to pass the 1st place car and hold him off to finish in 1st, making this his 1st ever INEX Legend Win. Tyler's finishing position was 14th.