-Finished 4th in last year's USAC national midget points
-Currently in 4th in this year's USAC national points (Drake is leading)
-21 years old from Brownsburg, Indiana
-Father is former Indy pole sitter (and current IMS radio color man) Pancho Carter. Grandfather (Duane) also raced at Indy.
Good luck to him at Indy. He looks to be a good young talent. Hope he has a future in big-time open-wheel racing.
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Cole is a good kid. Hope he does well in the race. He definitely has someone to ask for advice. I'm sure he'll do the family proud.
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Raced? Try won at Indy.
"The older I get, the faster I used to be!"
American Revolution RacingOriginally posted by dog-ring
Congrats to Cole and thise that helped him last night...............
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When?Originally posted by $noopy
Raced? Try won at Indy.
Check the front page of http://www.indycar.com/home.php
or here http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=4634 if they change the page.
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Big OOPS!!!!! I really need to get more sleep before reading these things. I was thinking of Parsons when I replied. Sorry.Originally posted by theunions
When?
"The older I get, the faster I used to be!"
Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something...as I am interviewing Cole later this week and had a question regarding the potential of his being the first in his family to actually win at the Brickyard...Originally posted by $noopy
Big OOPS!!!!! I really need to get more sleep before reading these things. I was thinking of Parsons when I replied. Sorry.
Of course, if you really think about it Parsons is "family" too...
good readOriginally posted by Toonces
Check the front page of http://www.indycar.com/home.php
or here http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=4634 if they change the page.
By Dave Lewandowski
indycar.com
Saturday May 21, 2005
That his Indy Racing League Menards Infiniti Pro Series rookie test was on the same day as his grandfather Duane’s induction into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall wasn’t lost on Cole Carter.
“It’s kind of a cool thing,” said Carter, 22, a Brownsburg, Ind. , resident. “I’d love to have been there for his induction, but on the other hand I know he’d be excited that I was getting my first taste of Indy-style racing. It’s kind of an ‘out with the old, in with the new’ kind of thing.
“I know he’d tell me to go have fun and do my best. I’m sure he’d be really proud of me and confident I could represent the Carter name well.”
Carter, who will make his Menards Infiniti Pro Series debut May 27 in the Futaba Freedom 100, will be the fourth person in his family to compete at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“Just being on the track; it’s got such a history especially with my whole family,” he said. “I’m just thankful for the opportunity and anxious to get out there.”
The private Menards Infiniti Pro Series rookie test at Kentucky Speedway on May 20 marked the first on-track appearance for the No. 77 Infiniti/Dallara/Firestone and American Revolution Racing.
“We were just looking to get some laps in before the Freedom 100,” said Carter, who finished fourth in the USAC National Midget Series in 2004. “Our goal was to simply pass the ROP and just start building a good on-track relationship with the whole team, and we were able to successfully do that.
“Obviously, I’m really excited. The people with ARR have given me a great opportunity to come into this series and show what I can do. I’m really looking forward to making the transition from USAC cars to the IRL cars and also running at IMS.”
Duane Carter had a high finish of fourth (1952) in 11 Indianapolis 500 starts. His son, Duane Jr. (“Pancho”), had a best finish of third (1982) among 17 starts and was the pole sitter in 1985. Stepson Johnny Parsons finished a best of fifth in 1977 and 1985. Another son, Dana, was bumped from the field in 1979. Cole Carter's maternal grandfather, carl Forberg, finished seventh in the 1951 500-Mile Race.
"My dad has been a tremendous influence,” Cole Carter said of Pancho. “Until now, he has always been my car owner and the guy who always had an answer to any type of situation that I would ask about. Stepping into these cars, I know he’ll be a huge help.
“I couldn’t ask for a better tutor at a place like IMS. He’s had so many laps there and knows it inside and out. The things he knows about this type of racing will really help the learning curve to the rear-engine cars.”
Pancho Carter, who lends analysis to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network during IndyCar Series race broadcasts, said he’s excited his son has received this opportunity to compete with American Revolution Racing.
“My goals for him are to run competitive and finish the race,” Pancho Carter said. “Obviously, I’d like to see him win, but more importantly I want to see him gain valuable experience.”
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You are?Originally posted by theunions
Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something...as I am interviewing Cole later this week
You know what I mean...Originally posted by trevor83
You are?
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Will Cole still be doing the speedrome Thursday Nite?
He is in the top 4 in points if I am not mistaken.
To my knowledge, it's the Freedom 100 and IRP only this weekendOriginally posted by IndyJim
Will Cole still be doing the speedrome Thursday Nite?
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