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Following a successful career in midget racing that dated as far back as 1989, he moved up to single-seater formula cars in 2002 with the creation of the IRL Infiniti Pro Series. Driving for Sinden Racing Services, he finished third in points with a best finish of second. He drove for legendary owner A.J. Foyt the following season and won the Futaba Freedom 100, the series' most prestigious race, in his backyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He made his Indy Racing League debut later that season contesting a few races for PDM Racing and longtime owner Paul Diatlovich. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Infiniti Pro Series is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. ... A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935) is considered by many as the greatest race car driver of all time. ... Futaba can refer to one of several things: Futaba Channel, a popular BBS in Japan Futaba RC, a manufacturer of radio control devices This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Freedom 100 is an Indy Pro Series auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. ... The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. ... PDM Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League and USAC Silver Crown series owned by Paul Diatlovich. ...

In 2004 he ran his first fulltime season for Red Bull Cheever Racing. He struggled to match the pace of experienced teammate Alex Barron and scored only a best result of eighth. Out of a ride for 2005, George started the new Vision Racing team and not surprisingly Carpenter was his driver. He failed to light up the scoreboard again with a solitary top ten finish from 17 starts. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cheever Racing is an auto racing team founded in 1996 by Eddie Cheever as Team Cheever in the Indy Racing League. ... Alex Barron (born June 11, 1970) in Menifee, California) is an race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Townsend Bell driving the No. ...

On March 26th, 2006, during the warmup for the Toyota 300 IndyCar Series opener, Carpenter was involved in a brutal crash with driver Paul Dana. Dana died soon after from his injuries; Carpenter was reported to be "awake and alert," and was released the next day suffering only bruised lungs. He returned to the series on April 22 at Twin Ring Motegi. In a rain-affected race in June at Watkins Glen International Carpenter switched to rain tires late in the race while most others stayed on slicks and captured his best IRL finish to date, a sixth place. Paul Dana Paul Dana (April 15, 1975 – March 26, 2006) was an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Twin Ring Motegi is an automobile racing track located in Motegi, Japan. ... Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ...

Career Results

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Indy 500 results

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