H. R. Hough Trophy

In 1939, Commodore H. R. Hough donated this handsome silver urn for competition in Class E, specifying that ownership should go to the skipper who wins it three times in five consecutive years. In 1965, Robert E. Pegel achieved this, and in 1970 he redonated the trophy for competition in Class E as a perpetual trophy. It is awarded to the winner of a regularly scheduled championship series race.

  • 1939 Colman Brothers
  • 1940 Clarence W. Sills Jr.
  • 1941 H. R. Hough
  • 1942 O’Neil Brothers
  • 1943 No race
  • 1944 No race
  • 1945 No race
  • 1946 Winfield Craven
  • 1947 H. R. Hough
  • 1948 George H. Kiefer Jr.
  • 1949 William Grunow Jr.
  • 1950 No race
  • 1951 Bill Reier
  • 1952 George H. Kiefer Jr.
  • 1953 No race
  • 1954 Tom Ferris
  • 1955 Jim Lund
  • 1956 Don Harring
  • 1957 H. R. Hough
  • 1958 George H. Kiefer Jr.
  • 1959 H. T. Moore
  • 1960 Buddy Melges
  • 1961 Ed Smith
  • 1962 Robert E. Pegel
  • 1963 Robert E. Pegel
  • 1964 Ed Smith
  • 1965 Robert E. Pegel
  • 1970 Buddy Melges
  • 1971 Robert E. Pegel
  • 1972 John Perrigo
  • 1973 J. H. Strothman
  • 1974 Clayton Gaylord
  • 1975 Clayton Gaylord
  • 1976 William C. Allen
  • 1977 John Gluek
  • 1978 Jim Smith
  • 1979 John Gluek
  • 1980 Jim Smith
  • 1981 No race
  • 1982 Brian Porter
  • 1983 Buddy Melges
  • 1984 Brian Porter
  • 1985 Harry Melges III
  • 1986 Brian Porter
  • 1987 Harry Melges III
  • 1988 Jim McGinley
  • 1989 Buddy Melges
  • 1990 No race
  • 1991 Brian Porter
  • 1992 Jim McGinley
  • 1993 Jim Smith
  • 1994 Brian Porter
  • 1995 Brian Porter
  • 1996 Brian Porter
  • 1997 No race
  • 1998 No race
  • 1999 Brian Porter
  • 2000 Bob Harring and Jim Smith
  • 2001 Bob Harring and Jim Smith
  • 2002 Bob Harring and Jim Smith
  • 2003 Scott Ripkey
  • 2004 Scott Ripkey
  • 2005 Ken Wruk
  • 2006 No race
  • 2007 John Simms
  • 2008 Vincent Porter
  • 2009 Frank Davenport
  • 2010 Peter Strothman
  • 2011 Charles Colman
  • 2012 Brian Porter
  • 2013 Brian Porter
  • 2014 Brian Porter
  • 2015 No Race
  • 2016 Vincent Porter
  • 2017 Peter Strothman
  • 2018 Vincent Porter
  • 2019 Brian Porter
  • 2020 Vincent Porter
  • 2021 Vincent Porter
  • 2022 Brian Porter
  • 2023 Brian Porter
  • 2024 No Race