These are the past recipients of the James Hughes Trophy for “Most Improved driver of Northern California”
| 2013 | Andrew Holifield |
| 2012 | Jonathon Allen |
| 2011 | Mike Keller |
| 2010 | Phillip Holifield |
| 2009 | Scott DeWinter |
| 2008 | Kim Henriksen |
| 2007 | Fred Peterson |
| 2006 | Frank Lattuca |
| 2005 | Ed Koop |
| 2004 | Lanyll Smith |
| 2003 | Ryan Carl |
| 2002 | Dave Harriman |
| 2001 | Robert Hatcher |
| 2000 | Grant Barnett |
| 1999 | Lisa Devlin |
| 1998 | Rob Rhiner |
| 1997 | Joe Ferranti |
| 1996 | Mark Palacz |
| 1995 | Derry O’Donovan |
| 1994 | Frank DeCesare |
| 1993 | David Brown |
| 1992 | Russ McHugh |
| 1991 | Cesar Villalba |
| 1990 | Sal Varsaggi |
| 1989 | Angelo Zucchi |
| 1988 | Peter Carlotto |
| 1987 | Mike Bachman |
| 1986 | Randy Rhulman |
| 1985 | Paul Traver |
| 1984 | John Bosso |
| 1983 | Ray Kong |
| 1982 | Wayne Rodoni |
| 1981 | Randy Cook |
| 1980 | Larry Savio |
| 1979 | Phil Justis |
| 1978 | Pete Weldy |
| 1977 | Michael Mirk Jr. |
| 1976 | Bill Maier |
| 1975 | Stewart Fisher |
| 1974 | Ron Wipperman |
| 1973 | Jim Hensel |
| 1972 | Jim Wilson |
| 1971 | Tom Gloy |
| 1970 | Dwight Mitchell |
| 1969 | Ernie Haze |
| 1968 | Bill Haener |
| 1967 | Peter Buschbaum |
| 1966 | Lenard Schmitt |
| 1965 | Paul Hammer |
| 1964 | Walt Benson |
| 1963 | Jerry Demele |
| 1962 | V. S. Hudson |
| 1961 | Paul Reinhart |
| 1960 | Chuck Sargent |
