Roscoe Sarles

Roscoe Conkling Sarles (January 4, 1892 – September 17, 1922)^[1] was an American racing driver active in the formative years of auto racing.

Roscoe Sarles
Sarles at Tacoma Speedway in 1920
Born	Roscoe Conkling Sarles (1892-01-04)January 4, 1892 New Albany, Indiana, U.S.
Died	September 17, 1922(1922-09-17) (aged 30) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Champ Car career
47 races run over 5 years
Best finish	2nd (1921)
First race	1917 Minneapolis 100 (Twin City)
Last race	1922 Kansas City 300 (Kansas City)
First win	1919 All-Star Sweepstakes (Ascot Speedway)
Last win	1921 Cotati 150 #2 (Cotati)
Wins Podiums Poles 6 25 2

Biography

Sarles was born on January 4, 1892, in New Albany, Indiana.

Sarles died on September 17, 1922, when his car crashed at the Kansas City Speedway.^[2]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1919 28 19 97.700 12 33 8 0 Rocker arm 1920 5 7 90.750 9 20 58 0 Crash T4 1921 6 2 98.350 2 2 200 1 Running 1922 2 6 98.000 6 23 88 0 Rod Totals 354 1

Starts 4 Poles 0 Front Row 1 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 1 Retired 3

Finishing Positions in AAA Championships: 1920 5th, 1921 2nd, 1922 6th