He also was active in charitable efforts including the Special Olympics and a food drive for victims of recent flooding in Louisiana.
Thursday night it appeared Custance needed a refresher course.
With the lights of Garden Hill in sight, Burke has to negotiate a slippery 15 percent grade.
While he managed to avoid any major incidents while at the wheel of his truck, he was injured in an accident which happened while he was a passenger in a vehicle belonging to one of the assistants on the show! But, Custance got the trailer out and headed home.
His popularity continued to grow and Hugh became the face of the series.
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