Career
He died in a qualifying crash at Legion Ascot Speedway, apparently due to a stuck throttle. Carey"s first National Championship race was the 1932 Indianapolis 500. According to Speedway historian Donald Davidson, 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 12 minutes to the leader, Fred Frame.
Having led 36 laps earlier, he ultimately erased 4 minutes of the interval and finished 4th. After finishing second to Bill Cummings at the Oakland Speedway one-mile dirt track in 1932, Carey did not participate in another American Automobile Association Champ Carolina event.