Ed Carpenter

Driver

Popular As Ed Carpenter (racing driver)

Birthday March 3, 1981

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Paris, Illinois, United States

Age 43 years old

Nationality United States

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1922

Carpenter finished the season ranked 22nd in the final point standings.

1935

Carpenter finished 35th in the final point standings.

1944

Carpenter competed in three races and finished 44th in points.

1969

Carpenter also drove for Hoffman Auto Racing in the No. 69 Dynamics car at the Golden Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway – starting 17th and finishing 24th due to a crash after 59 laps – and the No. 67 Zarounian car at the Ted Horn 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack; Carpenter started from pole position and finished 25th due to an accident after 58 laps.

1980

Carpenter led the first 80 laps before crashing and finishing in 20th place.

Carpenter also won the Rookie of the Race award at Nazareth Speedway with a 7th-place finish.

1981

Everette Edward Carpenter, Jr. (born March 3, 1981) is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series for his team, Ed Carpenter Racing.

He is the stepson of Indy Racing League founder Tony George.

Carpenter was born in Paris, Illinois, and grew up in the town of Marshall until the age of 8.

He then moved to Indianapolis.

He is a graduate of Butler University.

1989

Carpenter has had a successful career in midget racing dating back to 1989.

1996

Carpenter would win national quarter-midget events in Xenia, Ohio and Hagerstown, Maryland in 1996.

1998

Carpenter drove in the USAC Regional Series in 1998 in the midget division.

At the track event on June 27, 1998 Carpenter qualified with the 11th fastest time.

Carpenter won the third heat race and finished the feature in 3rd place.

1999

Carpenter drove in the USAC National Midget Series in 1999 for TG Racing in the No. 3 Ed Pink Beast in fifteen races.

2000

Carpenter returned in 2000 to drive the No. 3 TG Motorsports car.

Carpenter achieved four top five finishes with a best finish of 2nd at the Belleville Nationals at the Belleville High Banks and finished 9th in the final point standings.

Carpenter competed in the United States Auto Club in 2000.

2001

In 2001, Carpenter drove the No. 2 Steele car at South Boston Speedway, where he started 11th and finished 8th.

In 2001 Carpenter returned to drive for George Snider in the No. 11 – numbered 111 at Gateway International Raceway – car.

Carpenter's best finish was sixth at the Coca-Cola 100 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and he finished ninth in the final point standings.

In 2001 Carpenter began competing in the USAC Sprint Car Series in the No. 1111 TG Racing car.

At the season-ending USAC Sprint Legends Classic at Salem Speedway, Carpenter had the 3rd fastest qualifying time, finished 6th in the first heat and won the "Semi" race.

In the feature race Carpenter took the lead with 10 laps to go and won.

2002

In 2002 Carpenter returned to the series to drive for Klatt Enterprises.

In 2002 Carpenter drove the No. 44 Sinden Racing car.

2003

For 2003 Carpenter again drove for Hoffman Auto Racing in the No. 69 Dynamics car.

2010

Carpenter had a best finish of 6th in the Southern Illinoisan 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack.

Carpenter started on the pole position in the A. J. Foyt's True Value Hulman Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway, the series' most prestigious race.

At the season-opening Little Trees 100 at Phoenix, Carpenter started 2nd and finished 21st after suffering an engine failure after 85 laps.

Carpenter's best finish of the season was at the Dominic's of New York 100 at Richmond International Raceway where he started 7th and finished 2nd, leading for 12 laps.

Carpenter's best finish of 3rd place came at the Dominic's of New York 100 at Richmond after starting 10th.

2011

Carpenter originally competed for former Indy car driver George Snider in car No. 111 at the season-opening Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway; Carpenter finished in 9th place to claim the Rookie of the Race award.

Carpenter started driving for George Snider's relative Debbie Snider in the No. 7 Chevrolet-powered Beast, with George Snider and Jimmy Sills acting as mentors to him and giving him advice about tracks.

2012

Carpenter finished 12th in the final point standings.

Carpenter finished 12th in the final point standings.

2013

Carpenter won a race at Louisville Motor Speedway and finished 13th in points.

2016

Carpenter drove the No. 3 TG Racing car at 16th Street Speedway.