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Pancho Carter

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1950)}}{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Duane "Pancho" Carter

| image = Pancho carter at indy500 in 2011 (cropped).JPG

| caption = Carter at the 2011 Indianapolis 500

| birth_name = Duane Claude Carter Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|06|11}}

| birth_place = Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| titles = USAC Midget (1972)
USAC Sprint Car (1974, 1976)
USAC Silver Crown (1978)
Major victories
Michigan 500 (1981)

| awards =

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 165

| Years_In_Champ = 20

| Best_Champ_Pos = 3rd (1981)

| First_Champ_Race = 1974 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1992 Michigan 500 (Michigan)

| First_Champ_Win = 1981 Michigan 500 (Michigan)

| Last_Champ_Win =

| Champ_Wins = 1

| Champ_Podiums = 14

| Champ_Poles = 1

| module2 =

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes

| Total_Cup_Races = 14

| Years_In_Cup = 6

| Best_Cup_Pos = 38th (1986)

| First_Cup_Race = 1985 Southern 500 (Darlington)

| Last_Cup_Race = 1995 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 (Pocono)

| First_Cup_Win =

| Last_Cup_Win =

| Cup_Wins = 0

| Cup_Top_Tens = 0

| Cup_Poles = 0

}}}}}}

Duane Claude Carter Jr.{{Cite web |title=Pancho Carter |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/CarterPancho.htm |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=www.champcarstats.com}} (born June 11, 1950), nicknamed "Pancho," is an American former open-wheel racing driver. Best known for his participation in Championship car racing, he won the pole position for the 1985 Indianapolis 500, and won the Michigan 500 in 1981.

Racing career

=Midget cars=

Carter's national career began while racing in a midget car. He won the 1972 USAC midget car championship.{{cite web |title=USAC National Midget Car Series Champions |url=https://tjslideways.com/statistics/usac-national-midget-car-series-champions/ |website=TJ Sideways.com |date=15 November 2016 |access-date=23 January 2025 |language=en}} He won the 1972 and 1975 Hut Hundred. He had 23 midget car feature wins by the time he left the series in 1978.

=Sprint cars=

Carter won the 1974 and 1976 national USAC sprint car championships. He was the first driver to win the two USAC championships – midgets and sprint cars. He has wins in three USAC divisions – midgets, sprints and Silver Crown (formerly known as dirt cars).

On May 30, 1977, Carter won two USAC Midget features, one USAC sprint feature and finished second in the second USAC sprint feature at Salem Speedway on a day the temperatures were near 100 degrees. This was one day after he finished 15th in the Indianapolis 500.

Carter ran well on dirt and pavement, but was exceptional on the paved high banks at Winchester and Salem, Indianapolis, and Dayton, Ohio. He won the Joe James/Pat O'Conner Memorial race at the half-mile at Salem, Indiana, on four consecutive occasions.

Carter was seriously injured during a testing crash at Phoenix International Speedway in November 1977. The injuries left him with a permanent disability in one of his legs that hampered his ability to perform well on road courses. He still ran very well on ovals. He made his return to racing at the end of March in 1978, winning a USAC Sprint race at the paved five-eighths mile Indianapolis Raceway Park on Saturday night and at the high-banked half-mile Winchester Speedway the next day – his first races back in the cockpit of a racecar.

Carter was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1990, and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1991.

=Indycar=

File:1987_Indianapolis_500_(50043381707).jpg]]

Carter drove his first Indianapolis 500 in 1974. He finished seventh, and was awarded the Rookie of the Year. In 1981 he finished third in the CART championship and captured his only Indy Car win at Michigan International Speedway. He finished third in the 1982 Indianapolis 500 behind the now-famous duel between Gordon Johncock and Rick Mears. In 1985, Carter drove the brand new Buick V6 engine to the pole position of the 1985 Indianapolis 500. He retired with mechanical problems after completing just six laps, becoming the first pole-sitter since Cliff Woodbury to finish dead-last. His last year as a full-time Indy Car driver was 1990 and his last appearance in an indy car was failing to qualify for the 1994 Indianapolis 500. In more recent years, Carter has served as a spotter for Sam Hornish Jr., Vítor Meira, Dillon Battistini, Dan Wheldon, Martin Plowman and Adrián Campos Jr. In 2019, he was the spotter for rookie Santino Ferrucci, who finished seventh, as the Rookie of the Year, at the Indianapolis 500. This was the same as Carter in his 500 debut.

=NASCAR=

File:Pancho Carter Hamby Racing Chevrolet Pocono June 1986.jpg at Pocono in 1986]]

From 1985–1995 Carter ran 14 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races for multiple owners. His first start was at Darlington Raceway in 1985, which was the Southern 500. The race was best known for Bill Elliott locking up the Winston Million, Carter finished in 22nd. Carter began the 1986 season driving for Elmo Langley; at the 1986 Daytona 500, he and Kyle Petty were involved in a turn one accident, thus winding up in 34th place. After three races with Langley's team, he moved to driving for Roger Hamby,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19860525&id=fdszAAAAIBAJ&pg=5487,9071829|title=Pancho Carter Joins NASCAR Stock Car Circuit|date=May 25, 1986|work=Boca Raton News|page=11|access-date=2013-09-16}} competing in six more races that year; he posted his best career NASCAR finish with Hamby, a seventeenth-place finish at the Michigan International Speedway. In 1990, he competed at Atlanta Motor Speedway, driving for Paul Romine;{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RWNFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2515,647082|title=Carter rejoins NASCAR circuit|date=October 4, 1990|work=The Telegraph-Herald|page=3B|access-date=2013-09-16|location=Dubuque, IA}} he drove for Donlavey Racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1992,{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F2445E7E37B89B6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Driver By Driver|date=October 12, 1993|work=The Charlotte Observer|page=7B|access-date=2013-09-16|location=Charlotte, NC}} and his final two races in Winston Cup competition came for Triad Motorsports at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1994, where he tied his career-best finish, and Pocono Raceway in 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=cartepa01&trk=t0&series=W|title=Pancho Carter - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|access-date=2013-09-16}}

In 1995, Pancho also raced two Craftsman Truck Series races,{{citation |url=http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=cartepa01 |title=NASCAR biography |publisher=racing-reference.info}} driving for Enerjetix Motorsports.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19950309&id=29hYAAAAIBAJ&pg=2394,5593844|title=Carter will drive local NASCAR truck|date=March 9, 1995|work=The Spokesman-Review|page=C3|access-date=2013-08-25|location=Spokane, WA}}

Post-racing career

Carter currently acts as a spotter for Dale Coyne Racing.

Personal life

Duane "Pancho" Carter Jr. is the son of Indy car racer Duane Carter Sr. He was born while his parents were on the way to a race at the Milwaukee Mile.{{cite web|url=http://blog.ims.com/2013/05/24/where-are-they-now-pancho-carter/|title=Where Are They Now? Pancho Carter|last=Shaffer|first=Jan|date=May 24, 2013|publisher=Indianapolis Motor Speedway|access-date=2013-09-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130916222604/http://blog.ims.com/2013/05/24/where-are-they-now-pancho-carter/|archive-date=September 16, 2013}} His father's nickname was "Pappy". Pappy referred to his wife's pregnancy as "little paunch," so they nicknamed the child Pancho.[http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/DuaneCarter.htm His biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090941/http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/DuaneCarter.htm |date=2007-09-29 }} at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Carter is the half-brother of Johnny Parsons. Their mother, Azra divorced Johnnie Parsons, and eventually remarried, to Duane Carter Sr.{{cite news|title=Non-Support Warrant Out for J. Parsons|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-terre-haute-tribune/154513025/|newspaper=The Terra Haute Tribune|page=29|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 27, 1960|access-date=September 2, 2024}}{{Open access}}

His full brother, Dana Carter, also raced in USAC midgets, sprints and Silver Crown. Dana qualified but was bumped at the 1979 Indianapolis 500. He returned in 1980, but suffered a crash in practice. After a sabbatical from racing, he was back behind the wheel in 1982. Dana died of a heart attack on May 6, 1983, the morning after finishing second in a USAC midget race at the Indianapolis Speedrome.{{cite news|title=Dana Carter dies of heart attack (Part 1)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-dana-carter-death/154511856/|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|first=Robin|last=Miller|author-link=Robin Miller (journalist)|page=29|via=Newspapers.com|date=May 7, 1983|access-date=September 2, 2024}}{{Open access}}{{cite news|title=Dana Carter dies of heart attack (Part 2)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/154512002/|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|first=Robin|last=Miller|author-link=Robin Miller (journalist)|page=28|via=Newspapers.com|date=May 7, 1983|access-date=September 2, 2024}}{{Open access}}

Carter is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach. He is married, to Carla; they have two children, Dane and Cole which spot for Paul Miller Racing’s IMSA entries and also spot for Andretti Autosport’s Indy car and rally cross entries.{{Cite web |title=Brothers in right spot for Andretti drivers |url=https://www.indycar.com/news/2015/06/6-6-brothers-always-in-right-spot |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=IndyCar.com}}

Motorsports career results

=American open-wheel racing=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

==USAC Champ Car/Gold Crown Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
colspan=45| USAC Champ Car/Gold Crown results
Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

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! 17

! 18

! Rank

! Points

1974

! Fletcher Racing

| ONT

| ONT

| ONT

| PHX

| TRE

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY
{{small|7}}

| MIL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TRE
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TRE
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|9}}

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 1040

1975

! Fletcher Racing

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ONT
{{small|2}}

| ONT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|8}}

| TRE

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INDY
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| TRE
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|8}}

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9th

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 1345

1976

! All American Racers

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHX
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TRE
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INDY
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|14}}

| MCH

| TWS

| TRE

| MIL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
{{small|29}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MCH
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TWS
{{small|10}}

| PHX

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 920

rowspan=2| 1977

! All American Racers

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ONT
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRE
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|20}}

| MOS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TWS
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MIL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
{{small|14}}

| MCH

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|rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th

|rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 1420

Alex Morales Motorsports

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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHX
{{small|3}}

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1978

! Fletcher Racing

| PHX

| ONT

| TWS

| TRE

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOS
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MCH
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS
{{small|11}}

| MIL

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ONT
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TRE
{{small|7}}

| SIL

| BRH

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10th

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 1206

1979

! Alex Morales Motorsports

| ONT

| TWS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|20}}

| MIL

| POC

| TWS

| MIL

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0

1980

! Alex Morales Motorsports

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POC
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO
{{small|7}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5th

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 1078

1981-82

! Alex Morales Motorsports

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|28}}

| POC

| ILL

| DUQ

| ISF

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| INDY
{{small|3}}

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0

==PPG Indycar Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
colspan=45| CART IndyCar World Series results
Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

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! Rank

! Points

! Ref

1979

! Alex Morales Motorsports

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ATL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TRE
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TRE
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WGL
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| TRE
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|7}}

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 452

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1979/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1979 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1980

! Alex Morales Motorsports

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POC
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| WGL
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ONT
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEX
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX
{{small|19}}

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5th

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 1855

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1980/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1980 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1981

! Alex Morales Motorsports

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| WGL
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MEX
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHX
{{small|5}}

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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 166

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1981/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1981 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1982

! Alex Morales Motorsports

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLE
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHX
{{small|11}}

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 47

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1982/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1982 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1983

! Alex Morales Motorsports

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| CLE
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ROA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| RIV
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CPL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAG
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|10}}

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10th

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 53

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1983/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1983 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1984

! Galles Racing

| LBH

| PHX

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|19}}

| MIL

| POR

| MEA

| CLE

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
{{small|6}}

| ROA

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POC
{{small|7}}

| MDO

| SAN

| MCH

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|7}}

| LAG

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| CPL
{{small|11}}

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21st

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1984/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1984 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1985

! Galles Racing

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LBH
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|33}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|13}}

| MEA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLE
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|16}}

| ROA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|12}}

| MDO

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SAN
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
{{small|10}}

| LAG

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|7}}

| MIA

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1985/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1985 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1986

! Galles Racing

| PHX

| LBH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|16}}

| MIL

| POR

| MEA

| CLE

| TOR

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
{{small|3}}

| MDO

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAN
{{small|15}}

| MCH

| ROA

| LAG

| PHX

| MIA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1986/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1986 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1987

! Machinists Union Racing

| LBH

| PHX

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|27}}

| MIL

| POR

| MEA

| CLE

| TOR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NAZ
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LAG
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIA
{{small|14}}

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1987/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1987 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1988

! Machinists Union Racing

| PHX

| LBH

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY
{{small|DNQ}}

| MIL

| POR

| CLE

| TOR

| MEA

| MCH

| POC

| MDO

| ROA

| NAZ

| LAG

| MIA

|

|

! NC

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1988/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1988 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1989

! Leader Card Racing

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LBH
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DET
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLE
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOR
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROA
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NAZ
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAG
{{small|24}}

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18

! {{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1989/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1989 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

1990

! Leader Card Racing

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|8}}

| LBH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|29}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DET
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLE
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEA
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOR
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|18}}

| DEN

| VAN

| MDO

| ROA

| NAZ

| LAG

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1990/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1990 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 1991

! Arciero Racing

| SRF

| LBH

| PHX

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|14}}

| DET

| POR

| CLE

| MEA

| TOR

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26th

|rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 3

!rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1991/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1991 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

Leader Card Racing

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
{{small|10}}

| DEN

| VAN

| MDO

| ROA

| NAZ

| LAG

rowspan=2| 1992

! Hemelgarn Racing

| SRF

| PHX

| LBH

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY
{{small|DNQ}}

| DET

| POR

| MIL

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31st

|rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 2

!rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1992/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1992 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

Gilmore Racing

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| NHA
{{small|11}}

| TOR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|17}}

| CLE

| ROA

| VAN

| MDO

| NAZ

| LAG

|

1994

! McCormack Motorsports

| SRF

| PHX

| LBH

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY
{{small|DNQ}}

| MIL

| DET

| POR

| CLE

| TOR

| MCH

| MDO

| NHA

| VAN

| ROA

| NAZ

| LAG

|

! NC

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1994/R|title=Pancho Carter – 1994 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

==Indianapolis 500==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

1974

| Eagle

| Offy

| 21st

| 7th

1975

| Eagle

| Offy

| 18th

| 4th

1976

| Eagle

| Offy

| 6th

| 5th

1977

| Eagle

| Offy

| 8th

| 15th

1978

| Lightning

| Cosworth

| 21st

| 24th

1979

| Lightning

| Cosworth

| 17th

| 20th

1980

| Penske

| Cosworth

| 8th

| 6th

1981

| Penske

| Cosworth

| 10th

| 28th

1982

| March

| Cosworth

| 10th

| 3rd

1983

| March

| Cosworth

| 14th

| 7th

1984

| March

| Cosworth

| 21st

| 19th

1985

| March

| Buick

| 1st

| 33rd

1986

| Lola

| Cosworth

| 14th

| 16th

1987

| March

| Cosworth

| 29th

| 27th

1988

| March

| Buick

| Qualifying Crash

|

1989

| Lola

| Cosworth

| 32nd

| 22nd

1990

| Lola

| Cosworth

| 22nd

| 29th

1991

| Lola

| Buick

| 32nd

| 21st

1992

| Lola

| Buick

| Failed to Qualify

|

1994

| Lola

| Chevrolet

| Failed to Qualify

|

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Winston Cup Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1985

! Ellington Racing

! 1

! Chevy

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| RSD

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
{{small|22}}

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

| colspan=3|

! 88th

! 97

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1985/W|title=Pancho Carter – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 1986

! Langley Racing

! 64

! Ford

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|34}}

| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|38}}

| BRI

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| colspan=23|

! rowspan=2| 38th

! rowspan=2| 706

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1986/W|title=Pancho Carter – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

Hamby Racing

! 17

! Chevy

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
{{small|18}}

| DOV

| CLT

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|28}}

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|40}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
{{small|31}}

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

| colspan=2|

1990

! Romine Racing

! 29

! Ford

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| SON

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|32}}

| colspan=2|

! 90th

! 67

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1990/W|title=Pancho Carter – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

1992

! Donlavey Racing

! 90

! Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| SON

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|32}}

| CAR

| PHO

| ATL

| colspan=2|

! 82nd

! 67

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1992/W|title=Pancho Carter – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

1994

!rowspan=2| Triad Motorsports

!rowspan=3| 78

!rowspan=3| Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| SON

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| NHA

| POC

| TAL

| IND

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
{{small|DNQ}}

| CAR

| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
{{small|17}}

! 60th

! 112

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1994/W|title=Pancho Carter – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 1995

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL
{{small|DNQ}}

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| SON

| CLT

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|35}}

| MCH

| DAY

| NHA

| POC

| TAL

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=2| 63rd

! rowspan=2| 58

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1995/W|title=Pancho Carter – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

Cave Motorsports

| colspan=18|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IND
{{small|DNQ}}

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| PHO

| ATL

===Daytona 500===

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

1986

| Langley Racing

| Ford

| align=center| 28

| align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 34

==SuperTruck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR SuperTruck Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! {{Tooltip|NSTSC|NASCAR SuperTruck Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1995

! Enerjetix Motorsports

! 99

! Chevy

| PHO

| TUS

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SGS
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MMR
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|16}}

| EVG

| I70

| LVL

| BRI

| MLW

| CNS

| HPT

| IRP

| FLM

| RCH

| MAR

| NWS

| SON

| MMR

| PHO

! 49th

! 349

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cartepa01/1995/C|title=Pancho Carter – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Pancho_Carter}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box

| before = Graham McRae

| title = Indianapolis 500
Rookie of the Year

| years = 1974

| after = Bill Puterbaugh

}}

{{s-end}}

{{Triad Motorsports}}

{{Donlavey Racing}}

{{Langley Racing}}

{{Ellington Racing}}

{{Patrick Racing}}

{{Galles Racing}}

{{A. J. Foyt Racing}}

{{Hemelgarn Racing}}

{{Machinists Union Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Pancho}}

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