Bob Carey (racing driver)
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| Born | Robert Elwood Carey September 24, 1904 Anderson, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | April 16, 1933 (aged 28) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| AAA Championship Car (1932) | |||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1932) | ||||||
| First race | 1932 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 1932 Oakland 150 (Oakland) | ||||||
| First win | 1932 Detroit 100 (Detroit) | ||||||
| Last win | 1932 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse) | ||||||
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Robert Elwood Carey (September 24, 1904 – April 16, 1933) was an American racing driver.[1] He was the AAA National Champion in 1932.
Racing career
[edit | edit source]Carey's first national championship race was the 1932 Indianapolis 500.[1] Having taken the lead after Billy Arnold had crashed out, Carey endured a blown right rear tire (causing him to spin three times without hitting the wall or another car), and later a damaged shock absorber; in total he lost over twelve minutes to the leader and later winner, Fred Frame, but managed to erase four minutes of the interval and finished fourth.[2]
Carey went on to win rain-shortened races at the dirt tracks in Detroit and Syracuse,[1][2] and clinched the 1932 national title by finishing second in the season finale at Oakland Speedway with points leader Frame dropping out.[2] No other rookie driver would win the national championship until reigning Formula One world champion Nigel Mansell in 1993.
Death
[edit | edit source]Carey was fatally injured in an accident at Legion Ascot Speedway prior to the 1933 season. He crashed in practice after appearing to have a hung throttle.[3]
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]Carey has been inducted into the following halls of fame:
Motorsports career results
[edit | edit source]Indianapolis 500 results
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bob Carey - ChampCarStats.com
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- Bob Carey - Motorsport Memorial
- Bob Carey driver statistics at Racing-ReferenceLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).