Bumpy Bumpus Explained

Bumpy Bumpus
Birth Name:	Howard Leslie Bumpus
Birth Date:	4 May 1914
Birth Place:	Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:	Flemington, New Jersey, U.S.
Module1:	Embed: yes Total Champ Races: 2+ Years In Champ: 1 Best Champ Pos: unknown (1946) First Champ Race: 1946 Altamont Race #1 (Altamont) Last Champ Race: 1946 Williams Grove Race #4 (Mechanicsburg) First Champ Win: 1946 Altamont Race #1 (Altamont) Champ Wins: 1 Champ Podiums: 1 Champ Poles: 1

Howard Leslie "Bumpy" Bumpus (May 4, 1914 – June 16, 1946) was an American racing driver.^[1] He competed in big car races that populated the anomalous American Automobile Association (AAA) sanctioned National Championship in 1946. He died in an accident during a heat race at Flemington Speedway, the 14th race of the 1946 AAA season.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bumpy Bumpus . 2024-05-21 . www.champcarstats.com.
2. News: 1946-06-17 . AUTO RACE CRASH FATAL TO BUMPUS; Brockton, Mass., Driver, 32, Goes Through Fence at New Jersey Track . 2024-05-21 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.