Pappy Hough

Pappy Hough
Born	Roscoe M. Hough November 22, 1903
Died	June 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 finish	26th (1950) [1]
First race	1950 Langhorne Speedway PA
Last race	1955 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

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

NASCAR

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

Grand National Series

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

1. "Pappy Hough-NASCAR Cup Series". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
2. "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.