By all accounts, Paul “PB” Candies should be a famous race car driver, or car builder or tuner or something in drag racing. His is the blood of royalty in the world of drag racing.
Paul Candies, PB’s father, was half of the NHRA world championship-winning team, Candies & Hughes. For three decades, the pair from Houma, La., Candies and Leonard Hughes formed a powerhouse team, especially in the Top Fuel and Funny Car ranks.
Instead, Candies is a fledgling racer, his career path taking a detour before he was even born.