Bumpy Bumpus

Bumpy Bumpus
BornHoward Leslie Bumpus
(1914-05-04)May 4, 1914
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 1946(1946-06-16) (aged 32)
Flemington, New Jersey, U.S.
Champ Car career
2+ races run over 1 year
Best finishunknown (1946)
First race1946 Altamont Race #1 (Altamont)
Last race1946 Williams Grove Race #4
(Mechanicsburg)
First win1946 Altamont Race #1 (Altamont)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 1 1

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.

Life

In the middle of a 1940 race, Bumpus drove through a fence; he then 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, he sought to end a streak of mid-race mechanical errors.[3] 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. [8]

References

  1. ^ "Bumpy Bumpus". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Four Crashes Thrill Crowd After Shower". Athol Daily News. September 3, 1940. p. 4. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Bumpus Seeks to Break Jinx". Shamokin News-Dispatch. June 4, 1946. p. 7. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bumpy Bumpus Among Stars in Big Races". Athol Daily News. June 27, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Auto Races at Thompson are Slated Sunday". The Republican. June 20, 1941. p. 24. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Three Crashes Mark Weymouth Auto Racing". The Boston Globe. September 8, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Legion Auto Races". Athol Daily News. July 5, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "AUTO RACE CRASH FATAL TO BUMPUS; Brockton, Mass., Driver, 32, Goes Through Fence at New Jersey Track". The New York Times. June 17, 1946. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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