Carl Marchese (November 17, 1905 – June 26, 1984) was an American

racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...

who competed in the

1929 Indianapolis 500 The 17th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1929. Ray Keech, who finished fourth a year earlier, took the lead for the final time on lap 158 and won his first Indianapolis 500. Ke ...

. He was later an Indianapolis 500 car owner, entering his own Marchese chassis into the

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

and

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

races. He was elected to the

Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame The Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame honors distinguished members of Wisconsin's sports history. The Hall of Fame hosts several annual events, including an induction ceremony to honor new members, nomination luncheons, speaker series breakfasts an ...

in 1977.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com - Driver Stats
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Indianapolis 500 results of cars constructed by Marchese

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marchese, Carl Indianapolis 500 drivers 1905 births 1984 deaths American racecar constructors Formula One constructors (Indianapolis only) Racing drivers from Milwaukee Racing drivers from Wisconsin