# Bumpy Bumpus

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**Howard Leslie** "**Bumpy**" **Bumpus** (May 4, 1914 – June 16, 1946) was an American [racing driver](/source/Racing_driver) from [Brockton, Massachusetts](/source/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](/source/Sprint_car) races that populated the anomalous [American Automobile Association](/source/AAA_Contest_Board) (AAA) sanctioned National Championship [in 1946](/source/1946_AAA_Championship_Car_season). 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](/source/Flemington_Speedway), the 14th race of the 1946 AAA season. [8]

## References

1. ["Bumpy Bumpus"](http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/BumpusBumpy.htm). *www.champcarstats.com*. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

1. ["Four Crashes Thrill Crowd After Shower"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/athol-daily-news-four-crashes-thrill-cro/155000290/). *Athol Daily News*. 1940-09-03. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

1. ["Bumpus Seeks to Break Jinx"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/shamokin-news-dispatch-bumpus-seeks-to-b/154999884/). *Shamokin News-Dispatch*. 1946-06-04. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

1. ["Bumpy Bumpus Among Stars in Big Races"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/athol-daily-news-bumpy-bumpus-among-star/154999311/). *Athol Daily News*. 1941-06-27. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

1. ["Auto Races at Thompson are Slated Sunday"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-auto-races-at-thompson-ar/155000082/). *The Republican*. 1941-06-20. p. 24. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

1. ["Three Crashes Mark Weymouth Auto Racing"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-three-crashes-mark-weym/155000574/). *The Boston Globe*. 1936-09-08. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

1. ["The Legion Auto Races"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/athol-daily-news-the-legion-auto-races/155000432/). *Athol Daily News*. 1941-07-05. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

1. ["AUTO RACE CRASH FATAL TO BUMPUS; Brockton, Mass., Driver, 32, Goes Through Fence at New Jersey Track"](https://www.nytimes.com/1946/06/17/archives/auto-race-crash-fatal-to-bumpus-brockton-mass-driver-32-goes.html). *The New York Times*. 1946-06-17. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2024-05-21.

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