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On the hottest day on record for the running of the Indianapolis 500, Bill Vukovich led for 195 laps and cruised to a win by nearly three laps over 1952 rookie of the year Art Cross. Vukovich won without relief help in a race that saw one entry being driven by as many as five separate drivers, and suffered the death of driver Carl Scarborough due to heat prostration.
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