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.
Racing career Originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Hough started driving Sprint cars and Midgets in the 1920s. He eventually moved to the Northeast and to stock cars.
Hough made 21 appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series. He was the 1951 champion of the NASCAR Short Track Division and voted most popular driver by his competitors.
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.
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 Pts Ref1950 Pappy Hough 66 Ford DAB CLT LAN 7 MAR CAN MCF18 CLT HBO DSP HAM9 DAR LAN28 NWS VER MAR WIN HBO26th211.581 Plymouth VER11 DSP1951Ford 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 NMO31st 423 66 MOR24 ABS DAR CLB CCS LAN 18 CLT195281 PBS12 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 –
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