Carl Scarborough died from heat exhaustion during the 1953 Indianapolis 500, a race in which several drivers experienced heat-related illness.
16 Facts About Carl Scarborough
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Carl Scarborough had been the national champion in both big car and midget car racing.
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Carl Scarborough was born in Benton, Illinois on July 3,1914.
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Early in his racing career, Carl Scarborough sat out for two years after sustaining injuries as the passenger in a car crash.
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In 1946, Carl Scarborough was the national midget car racing champion.
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Carl Scarborough won the national big car title that year, becoming the first driver named the Central States Racing Association national champion in both categories.
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Carl Scarborough finished 18th in that race; within four years, eleven of the 35 men in the 1951 race's starting lineup had died, mostly in race-related incidents.
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Carl Scarborough started the 1953 Indianapolis 500 on the seventh row.
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Carl Scarborough climbed over the pit wall and collapsed onto a chair.
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Carl Scarborough finished the race for Scarborough in twelfth place.
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Carl Scarborough was taken to the speedway's hospital, where he died.
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Physicians there unsuccessfully performed open-heart massage before Carl Scarborough was pronounced dead.
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Carl Scarborough was the second person to die at that year's event.
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At the time of his death, Carl Scarborough lived in Clarkston, Michigan with his wife and three children.
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Carl Scarborough had been racing in some capacity for 18 years.
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Carl Scarborough was elected to the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.