Pappy Hough Explained

Birth Name:Roscoe M. Hough
Birth Date:November 22, 1903
Achievements:1951 NASCAR Short Track Series Champion
Total Cup Races:21
Years In Cup:4
Best Cup Pos:26th (1950) [1]
First Cup Race:1950 Langhorne Speedway PA
Last Cup Race:1955 Syracuse NY
Cup Top Tens:7
Cup Poles: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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445PtsRef
1950Pappy Hough66FordDABCLTLAN
7
MARMCF
18
CLTHBODSP
HAM
9
DARLAN
28
NWSVERMARWINHBO26th211.5
81PlymouthVER
11
DSP
1951FordDAB
32
CLTNMOGARMARCANDSPGARGRSHEI
33
AWS
7
MCF
5
ALS
6
MSFDSP
20
WILHBOTPN
6
PGSMAR
6
OAKNWSHMSJSPATLGARNMO31st 423
66MOR
24
ABSDARCLBCCSLAN
18
CLT
195281PBS
12
DABJSPNWSMARCLBATLCCSLANDARDSPCANHAYFMSHBOCLTMSFNIFOSWMONMOR
6
PPS
PlymouthMCF
16
AWSDARCCSLAN
19
DSPWILHBOMARNWSATLPBS
1955OldsmobileTCSPBSJSPDABOSPCLBHBONWSMGYLANCLTHCYASFTUSMARRCHNCFFORLINMCFFONAIRCLTPIFCLBAWSMOR
13
ALS
15
NYF
12
SANCLTFORMASRSPDARMGYLANRSPGPSCLBMARLVPNWSHBO85th

Notes and References

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