Loading AI tools
American racing driver (1914–1946) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Howard Leslie "Bumpy" Bumpus (May 4, 1914 – June 16, 1946) was an American racing driver from Brockton, Massachusetts.[1] Bumpus began racing in the late 1930s.
Bumpy Bumpus | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Howard Leslie Bumpus May 4, 1914 Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||
Died | June 16, 1946 32) Flemington, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
2+ races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | unknown (1946) | ||||||
First race | 1946 Altamont Race #1 (Altamont) | ||||||
Last race | 1946 Williams Grove Race #4 (Mechanicsburg) | ||||||
First win | 1946 Altamont Race #1 (Altamont) | ||||||
|
In the middle of a 1940 race, Bumpus reportedly drove through a fence and walked out of the wreckage, assured the audience he was okay, and won a subsequent race in a borrowed car.[2][3][4][5] In a 1936 racing event, Bumpus first crashed into two stalled cars and then crashed into a clump of bushes.[6] Bumpus was described as a fan favorite.[7] He competed in big car races that populated the anomalous American Automobile Association (AAA) sanctioned National Championship in 1946. In June 1946, Bumpus sought to end a streak of mid-race mechanical errors.[8] Bumpy Bumpus died after crashing, either because of swerving to avoid hitting another car, or flipping due to striking the rear wheel of the race leader, during a heat race at Flemington Speedway, the 14th race of the 1946 AAA season. [9]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.