Pappy Hough

Pappy Hough
BornRoscoe M. Hough
November 22, 1903
DiedJune 17, 1996(1996-06-17) (aged 92)
Championship titles
1951 NASCAR Short Track Series Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
21 races run over 4 years
Best finish26th (1950) [1]
First race1950 Langhorne Speedway PA
Last race1955 Syracuse NY
Wins Top tens Poles
7 1

Roscoe 'Pappy' Hough (November 22, 1903 – June 17, 1996) was an American racing driver, mechanic and car owner. Hough reportedly raced at some 560 tracks and is said to have won over 1,000 races as a driver and car owner.[2]

Racing career

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Originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Pappy Hough started driving Sprint cars and Midgets in the 1920s. He eventually moved to the Northeast and to stock cars.[3]

Hough made 21 appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series.[1][4] He was the 1951 champion of the NASCAR Short Track Division and voted most popular driver by his competitors.[5][6]

Hough was the first inductee in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame, and was also inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press and Association and Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.[2][7][8]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

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NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 NGNC Pts Ref
1950 Pappy Hough 66 Ford DAB CLT LAN
7
MAR CAN MCF
18
CLT HBO DSP
HAM
9
DAR LAN
28
NWS VER MAR WIN HBO 26th 211.5 [1]
81 Plymouth VER
11
DSP
1951 Ford DAB
32
CLT NMO GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN CLS CLB DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI
33
AWS
7
MCF
5
ALS
6
MSF FMS DSP
20
WIL HBO TPN
6
PGS MAR
6
OAK NWS HMS JSP ATL GAR NMO 31st 423
66 MOR
24
ABS DAR CLB CCS LAN
18
CLT
1952 81 PBS
12
DAB JSP NWS MAR CLB ATL CCS LAN DAR DSP CAN HAY FMS HBO CLT MSF NIF OSW MON MOR
6
PPS
Plymouth MCF
16
AWS DAR CCS LAN
19
DSP WIL HBO MAR NWS ATL PBS
1955 Oldsmobile TCS PBS JSP DAB OSP CLB HBO NWS MGY LAN CLT HCY ASF TUS MAR RCH NCF FOR LIN MCF FON AIR CLT PIF CLB AWS MOR
13
ALS
15
NYF
12
SAN CLT FOR MAS RSP DAR MGY LAN RSP GPS MAS CLB MAR LVP NWS HBO 85th

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Pappy Hough-NASCAR Cup Series". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "EMPA Hall of Fame – Roscoe 'Pappy' Hough". Eastern Motorsports Press Association. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. ^ Singfield, Dana Lynne (June 6, 1993). "One seater midgets take nostalgic lap at Altamont". The Daily Gazette. p. B3. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Hill, William D. (February 10, 1993). "Beach racing legends honored at ceremony". The News Journal. p. B. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Three Nascar Champs Awarded $22,000 in cash prizes". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. February 9, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "NASCAR in 1951 - The 75 years edition". Speed Sport. February 14, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Watson, Ed (1995). The AAA/USAC National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Witness Productions. ISBN 9780962765346.
  8. ^ "Charland to be inducted". The Daily Gazette. April 19, 1996. p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Google Books.