Travis Carter

{{Short description|NASCAR crew chief and team owner (1949–2025)}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Travis Carter

| image = TravisCarter.jpg

| caption = Carter at a race in the 1980s

| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|11|21}}

| birth_place = Ellerbe, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|06|10|1949|11|21}}

| Total_GNEast_Races = 3

| Years_In_GNEast = 1

| Best_GNEast_Pos = 32nd (1973)

| First_GNEast_Race = 1973 Sunoco 260 (Hickory)

| Last_GNEast_Race = 1973 Tar Heel 200 (Fayetteville)

| First_GNEast_Win =

| Last_GNEast_Win =

| GNEast_Wins = 0

| GNEast_Top_Tens = 1

| GNEast_Poles = 0

}}

Travis Carter (November 21, 1949 – June 10, 2025) was a car owner and crew chief in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He served as crew chief for two decades, winning a championship with Benny Parsons in 1973.{{cite web|url=http://www.stockcarracing.com/thehistoryof/bio/scrp_0210_travis_carter_interview/index.html|title=NASCAR Team Owner Interview - Travis Carter|last=Cothren|first=Larry|date=October 2002|publisher=Stock Car Racing|accessdate=February 1, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207075806/http://www.stockcarracing.com/thehistoryof/bio/scrp_0210_travis_carter_interview/index.html|archivedate=December 7, 2008}} Carter was the winning crew chief when Parsons won the 1975 Daytona 500.{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/02/04/daytona.500.crew.chiefs/index.html|title=Crew chiefs driving force for Daytona 500 winners|last=Aumann|first=Mark|date=February 4, 2008|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=February 1, 2010}} He owned Travis Carter Motorsports from 1970 to 2003.{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/owner?id=cartetr01|title=Owner's statistics|publisher=Racing Reference|accessdate=February 1, 2010}} He was the uncle of NASCAR crew chief Larry Carter,{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/drivers/ccps/lcarter00/index.html|title=Larry Carter|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=February 1, 2010}} and the father of NASCAR driver Matt Carter.{{cite web|last=Waid|first=Steve|url=http://motorsportsunplugged.com/for-long-time-crew-chief-travis-carter-all-the-fun-is-gone/|title=For Long-Time Crew Chief Travis Carter All The Fun Is Gone|publisher=Motorsports Unplugged|date=November 19, 2010|accessdate=August 7, 2015}}

Carter died on June 10, 2025, at the age of 75.{{cite web |title=Dale Earnhardt Jr. pays tribute to former NASCAR crew chief, team owner Travis Carter |url=https://www.on3.com/pro/news/dale-earnhardt-jr-pays-tribute-to-former-nascar-crew-chief-team-owner-travis-carter/ |website=On3.com |access-date=11 June 2025 |date=June 10, 2025}}