Ed Carpenter (racing driver)

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.

Ed Carpenter
Carpenter in 2022
Nationality	American
Born	Everette Edward Carpenter, Jr. (1981-03-03) March 3, 1981 Paris, Illinois, United States
IndyCar Series career
205 races run over 22 years
Team(s)	No. 20 (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Best finish	12th (2009)
First race	2003 Delphi Indy 300 (Chicagoland)
Last race	2024 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (Gateway)
First win	2011 Kentucky Indy 300 (Kentucky)
Last win	2014 Firestone 600 (Texas)
Wins Podiums Poles 3 9 4
Previous series
2002–2003, 2005 2007–2008	Indy Lights Rolex Sports Car Series

Career history

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.

Early career

Carpenter has had a successful career in midget racing dating back to 1989. Carpenter would win national quarter-midget events in Xenia, Ohio and Hagerstown, Maryland in 1996.

United States Automobile Club

USAC Regional Series

Carpenter drove in the USAC Regional Series in 1998 in the midget division. Carpenter drove the No. 3 TG Racing car at 16th Street Speedway. 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.

USAC National Midget Car Series

Carpenter drove in the USAC National Midget Series in 1999 for TG Racing in the No. 3 Ed Pink Beast in fifteen races. Carpenter won a race at Louisville Motor Speedway and finished 13th in points. 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. In 2001, Carpenter drove the No. 2 Steele car at South Boston Speedway, where he started 11th and finished 8th. In 2002 Carpenter returned to the series to drive for Klatt Enterprises. Carpenter competed in three races and finished 44th in points.

USAC Silver Crown Series

Carpenter competed in the United States Auto Club#USAC Silver Crown Series in 2000. 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. 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. 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. Carpenter finished 12th in the final point standings. 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 2002 Carpenter drove the No. 44 Sinden Racing car. At the season-opening Little Trees 100 at Phoenix, Carpenter started 2nd and finished 21st after suffering an engine failure after 85 laps. 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. 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 finished the season ranked 22nd in the final point standings. For 2003 Carpenter again drove for Hoffman Auto Racing in the No. 69 Dynamics car. Carpenter's best finish of 3rd place came at the Dominic's of New York 100 at Richmond after starting 10th. Carpenter finished 35th in the final point standings.

USAC Sprint Car Series

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. Carpenter finished 12th in the final point standings. In 2002 Carpenter drove for Sinden Racing, where he took one win during the season, and finished 19th in the final point standings.

North American Auto Racing Series

In 2000 Carpenter competed in the North American Auto Racing Series-sanctioned NAMARS National Midget Championship series in the No. 3C TG Racing car. Carpenter attempted to qualify for the Chili Bowl at Tulsa Expo Center, considered to be the "biggest Midget race of the year". Carpenter failed to qualify for the qualifier and missed the feature race as a result.

IndyCar

Indy Lights Series

Carpenter joined the then-new Indy Racing League sanctioned Infiniti Pro Series in 2002, driving the No. 2 Sinden Racing car. At the season-opening Kansas 100 at Kansas Speedway, Carpenter started and finished 5th. Carpenter's best finish of 2nd came in the Kentucky 100 at Kentucky Speedway, and he also achieved a pair of 3rd-place finishes in the Michigan 100 at Michigan International Speedway and the Gateway 100 at Gateway International Speedway. Carpenter finished out the season ranked 3rd, with 226 points. In 2003 Carpenter moved to A. J. Foyt Enterprises to drive the No. 14 car. Carpenter won his only Indy Lights race at the series' most prestigious race, the Futaba Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carpenter qualified on the pole position at the Aventis Racing for Kids 100 at Kansas Speedway and the Chicagoland 100 at Chicagoland Speedway, finishing 2nd in each race. Carpenter again finished the season ranked 3rd, with 377 points. In 2005 Carpenter returned to the series for Vision Racing to drive the No. 9 car on a one-off basis; he competed at the Liberty Challenge on the road course at Indianapolis. Carpenter qualified 13th out of 14 cars and finished 11th, the last car on the lead lap; the result saw him finish 26th in the drivers' championship, with 19 points.

IndyCar Series

Carpenter's first experience in the IndyCar Series came in 2001 at Atlanta Motor Speedway when he tested a car for Panther Racing.

2003–2005

In 2003, Carpenter began competing in the IndyCar Series for PDM Racing in the No. 18 Dallara-Chevrolet. Carpenter made his debut at the Delphi Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway; he started in 16th place and finished in 13th place. Carpenter then competed at the Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway, starting in 17th place and finishing in 13th place, two laps down. At the season-ending Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Carpenter started in 22nd place and finished in 21st place due to alternator problems after completing 69 laps. Carpenter finished the season ranked in 26th place, with 43 points. In 2004, Carpenter ran his first full-time season for Red Bull Cheever Racing in the No. 52 Dallara-Chevrolet. At the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Carpenter started in 9th place and finished in 12th place. During the season, Carpenter struggled to match the results of teammate Alex Barron. Carpenter's best finish was 8th place at the Belterra Casino Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway. Carpenter qualified for the Indianapolis 500, starting in 16th place and finishing in 31st place due to a crash after 62 laps. Carpenter finished the season in 16th place, with 245 points. For 2005, Carpenter's stepfather Tony George started a new team called Vision Racing after purchasing the equipment from Kelley Racing. Carpenter drove for the team in the No. 20 Dallara-Toyota. During the year, Carpenter and the team struggled; his best start was 16th place at the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway. Carpenter's best finish was at the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville Superspeedway with a 10th-place finish, one lap down. Carpenter qualified for the Indianapolis 500, starting in 26th place and finishing in 11th place, one lap down. Carpenter finished the season in 18th place, with 244 points.

2006

Carpenter returned with Vision Racing in 2006 in the No. 20 Dallara-Honda. On March 26, 2006, during the warmup practice session for the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead, Carpenter was involved in a crash with Paul Dana, who died soon after from his injuries. Carpenter was reported to be "awake and alert," airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital and was released the next day suffering bruised lungs. Carpenter returned to the series for the third race of the season, the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi, starting in 19th place and finishing in 20th place due to a crash after 25 laps. At the Indianapolis 500, Carpenter and his teammates acquired sponsorship from Rock and Republic for the race. Carpenter started in 12th place and ran in the top 10 late in the race; he finished 11th, a lap down, after a late-race pit stop. At the following race, the Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International, Carpenter started in 18th place and finished in 6th place after his team decided to put on rain tires for the wet conditions. At the Firestone Indy 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Carpenter started in 4th place and finished in 7th place. At the season-ending Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 at Chicagoland, Carpenter started in 12th place and finished in 5th place. Carpenter finished the season ranked in 14th place, with 252 points.

2007

In 2007, Carpenter again competed with Vision Racing to drive the No. 20 Dallara-Honda. Carpenter started off the season with a 6th-place finish at the season-opening XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 at Homestead. The team acquired sponsorship from Hitachi Power Tools for the Indianapolis 500 onwards. At Indianapolis, Carpenter started in 14th place and finished in 17th place after being involved in a crash with Marco Andretti, Dan Wheldon and others which resulted in Andretti flipping down the back straightaway. Just after the crash, the race was stopped due to rain. Carpenter's best finish in the remaining races was at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway with a 6th-place finish after starting 5th. Carpenter finished the season ranked in 15th place, with 309 points.

2008

Carpenter (last car in picture) competing in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi.

For 2008, Carpenter returned with Vision Racing to drive the No. 20 Dallara-Honda. At the season-opening Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300 at Homestead, Carpenter qualified in 2nd place, but his time was nullified as his car – as well as the car of teammate A. J. Foyt IV – failed technical inspection. Despite starting at the rear, Carpenter worked his way through the order to finish in 6th place. Carpenter added another 6th-place finish at the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi. At the Indianapolis 500, Carpenter qualified in 10th place and finished in 5th place, leading 3 laps. After eight races, Carpenter ranked eighth in points, however, Carpenter only achieved top-ten finishes in the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville and the Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky. Carpenter finished out the year with a fiery crash in the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 at Chicagoland while running in the top five. Carpenter finished the season ranked in 15th place, with 320 points.

2009

Carpenter competing in the 2009 Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place.

In 2009, Carpenter returned with Vision Racing in the No. 20 Dallara-Honda and started with poor performances in the first two races – both street circuits – at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Carpenter then achieved back-to-back top 10 finishes on the ovals at the RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway with a 9th-place finish, and at the Indianapolis 500, Carpenter qualified in 17th place and finished in 8th place. The day after the ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile – where Carpenter finished in 16th place, 6 laps down – Carpenter's wife Heather gave birth to their second child, Ryder. Carpenter got his best finish of the season at the Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky, leading 34 laps before finishing 0.0162 seconds behind Ryan Briscoe following a pitched side-by-side battle. Carpenter finished out the season ranked in 12th place, with 321 points.

2010

In 2010, Vision Racing lost its sponsors and as a result, shut down as a full-time team. Therefore, Carpenter drove for Panther Racing in conjunction with Vision Racing in the No. 20 Dallara-Honda at the Indianapolis 500. In the race, Carpenter started in 8th place and finished in 17th place due to a caution occurring during a round of pit stops, which put Carpenter a lap down. The two teams later fielded the car in the Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland, the Kentucky Indy 300 at Kentucky, and the season-ending Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 at Homestead. At Chicagoland, Carpenter started in 11th place and quickly challenged for the lead, leading for 3 laps. Carpenter then had handling issues and retired with around 20 laps to go; he was scored in 20th place. At Kentucky, Carpenter qualified on pole and led a front-row sweep with teammate Dan Wheldon. Carpenter led for 11 laps and almost achieved his first victory when cars ahead of him had to make pit stops late in the race; he ultimately finished in 2nd place as Hélio Castroneves managed to conserve fuel to the end of the race without making another pit stop. At the season-ending race at Homestead, Carpenter started in 7th place and finished in 13th place, one lap down. Carpenter finished in 28th place in the drivers' championship with 90 points.

2011

For 2011, Carpenter moved to Sarah Fisher Racing, driving the No. 67 Dallara-Honda. The team competed in a partial season consisting of all the oval races and select road course and street circuit races. Carpenter made his season début at the Indianapolis 500, where he qualified in 8th place and finished in 11th place after leading for 3 laps. In the Firestone Twin 275s at Texas Motor Speedway, Carpenter started the opening race in 5th place and finished in 18th place. For the second race, Carpenter drew a 10th place starting position – via a random draw – and finished in 16th place. Following the two Texas races, Carpenter and the team began to struggle in qualifying and Carpenter had a best start of 14th place at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa. Carpenter further struggled on the non-oval races, which resulted in his best finishes being a trio of 11th-place finishes at Indianapolis, Iowa and the MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. At the penultimate race of the season, the Kentucky Indy 300 at Kentucky, Carpenter started in 4th place and led for 8 laps. In the late stages of the race, Carpenter battled with Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti, who was in a championship battle with Will Power. Carpenter beat Franchitti by 0.0098 seconds – the series' closest finish at the track – to record his first series victory.

Carpenter at the 2011 Baltimore Grand Prix.

At the season-ending IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Carpenter started in 3rd place and was soon running in 2nd place to pole sitter Tony Kanaan after 11 laps, when a major accident occurred in turn 1. Dan Wheldon was fatally injured during the crash. The race was canceled afterward, and with the results expunged, Carpenter finished the season ranked in 26th place, with 175 points. In the separate sub-classification for the oval races, Carpenter ranked 6th with 141 points.

2012

Carpenter after winning the 2012 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at Auto Club Speedway.

In 2012, Carpenter started his team, Ed Carpenter Racing, driving the No. 20 Dallara-Chevrolet. During the season, Carpenter struggled in qualifying and, in the first 14 races of the season, had a best start of 19th in the Firestone 550 at Texas. Carpenter further struggled on non-oval races, resulting in a best finish of 12th place at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix at Belle Isle. On the ovals Carpenter was more competitive; at the Indianapolis 500 Carpenter crashed during Pole Day qualifying and re-qualified on Bump Day. Carpenter started in 28th place and moved into the top five in the late stages of the race only to spin on lap 180, which took Carpenter out of contention; he finished in 21st place, one lap down. At Texas, Carpenter started in 19th place and quickly moved up through the field, only to finish in 12th place after dropping back late in the race. At the Milwaukee IndyFest at the Milwaukee Mile, Carpenter started in 22nd place and finished in 8th place, his first top ten of the season. Carpenter had another 8th-place finish at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa after starting in 21st place. Carpenter then started in 8th place at the Grand Prix of Baltimore but he crashed on lap 7 of the race and was scored in 25th place. For the season-ending MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at Auto Club Speedway, Carpenter started in 5th place and quickly challenged for the lead, which he held for 62 laps. Going into the last lap, Carpenter attempted to pass leader Dario Franchitti just as Takuma Sato lost control in turn 4. Carpenter completed the pass before the caution came out, and as a result, achieved his second IndyCar win. Carpenter finished the season ranked in 18th place, with 261 points. Carpenter finished in 7th place in the sub-classification for oval races, with 133 points.

2013

Carpenter (far right) was among the people that announced that Pocono Raceway would join the IndyCar Series in 2013.

Carpenter returned with ECR in 2013 to drive the No. 20 Dallara-Chevrolet. Carpenter improved his qualifying results on the ovals, with a worst start of 14th at the Pocono IndyCar 400 at Pocono Raceway. Despite this, Carpenter struggled away from the ovals, achieving a best start of 14th at the Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300, and a best finish of 13th in the opening race of the double-header in Toronto. On the ovals, Carpenter's results were significantly better, including pole position at the Indianapolis 500, where Carpenter's single-car team beat out all three cars fielded by Team Penske and all five cars fielded by Andretti Autosport, two of the largest teams in the series. In the race, Carpenter led for a race-high 37 laps, only to suffer handling issues in the second half of the race and dropped to a 10th-place finish. In the Firestone 550 at Texas, Carpenter qualified 9th and finished 4th. Carpenter's only disappointing oval race was the Milwaukee IndyFest at Milwaukee where Carpenter qualified 20th and finished 14th, two laps down. At the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa, Carpenter started and finished 4th after leading for 18 laps, being one of the few drivers to pose a threat to race winner James Hinchcliffe. Carpenter then finished 9th at Pocono, where the Chevrolet engines lacked the fuel economy of the rival Honda engines. Carpenter's next competitive race was at the season-ending MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at Auto Club Speedway, where Carpenter started 7th and finished 2nd after leading for a single lap. Carpenter finished the season ranked 16th, with 333 points.

2014

In 2014, Carpenter decided to split driving the No. 20 with Mike Conway; Conway drove the road courses and street circuits while Carpenter drove the ovals. At Carpenter's season debut, the Indianapolis 500, Carpenter qualified on pole position for the second consecutive year. In the race, Carpenter, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Hélio Castroneves and Marco Andretti dominated the lead with Carpenter leading for 26 laps. On lap 176 on a restart for separate crashes between Scott Dixon and Josef Newgarden, Carpenter was running 2nd to Hunter-Reay when Townsend Bell went three-wide in an attempt to pass Carpenter on the outside while James Hinchcliffe was on the inside of Carpenter. Hinchcliffe made contact with Carpenter, sending both of them into the wall. This ended Carpenter's race with a 27th-place finish. At Carpenter's next race, the Firestone 600 at Texas, he qualified 5th and soon battled with Will Power for the lead. Later, when Carpenter and Power were making pit stops, Power came into the pit lane too fast and had to serve a penalty. On lap 142 a caution came out for Takuma Sato who had an engine fire. Carpenter and 2nd place driver Juan Pablo Montoya stayed out while the remaining lead lap cars – Power, Simon Pagenaud, Dixon and Tony Kanaan – pitted to get new tires. On the restart, with three laps to go, Carpenter held off Power for his third career IndyCar Series win.

In the Pocono IndyCar 500 at Pocono, Carpenter started in 13th place and finished in the same position after having to make an extra pit stop to replace a tire. At the following race, the Iowa Corn Indy 300 at Iowa, Carpenter started in 10th place. During the race, Carpenter battled a loose car in the late stages of the race while running in the top 5. On lap 282 Carpenter made contact with Juan Pablo Montoya in turn 3, causing Montoya to crash out of the race. During an interview with the NBC Sports Network, Montoya called Carpenter a "douchebag". During the caution period, Carpenter, Hunter-Reay, Newgarden, and Graham Rahal all made pit stops for new tires. On the restart, Hunter-Reay and Newgarden passed Kanaan, who had dominated the race up to that point, while Carpenter was able to finish up in the fifth position. During the weekend of the ABC Supply Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee, it was announced that Ed Carpenter Racing was to merge with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing for the 2015 season, to form CFH Racing. In the race, Carpenter started in 7th place and finished in 9th place. At the season-ending MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at Auto Club Speedway, Carpenter nearly crashed on both of his laps in qualifying and therefore started in 14th place. During the race, Carpenter's pit speed limiter did not function properly, which resulted in a drive-through penalty for speeding on the pit lane. Carpenter recovered to finish in 3rd place behind Chip Ganassi Racing teammates, Kanaan and Dixon. Carpenter finished 22nd in the final drivers' championship standings, with 262 points.

2015

Ed Carpenter in 2015

For 2015, Carpenter again shared the No. 20 Dallara-Chevrolet entry; he contested the oval races, and Luca Filippi contested the non-oval races. Carpenter first competed at the Indianapolis 500. On the morning of Pole Day qualifying, Carpenter half-spun in turn 2, and the left side of the car hit the outside wall. The car flipped over and slid down the back straightaway. Carpenter was unhurt in the incident, but as a result of the incident and similar crashes earlier in the month, the series decided to reduce the boost on cars. During this time, Carpenter's team prepared his backup car. Carpenter qualified 12th for the race, in which he struggled and was running in the top 15 when he attempted to pass Oriol Servià for the position on lap 113. The two drivers made contact and crashed into the turn 1 wall and Carpenter was scored in 30th place. Carpenter then competed at the Firestone 600 at Texas; he started in 15th place and finished in 22nd place due to an engine failure after completing 147 laps. Two laps later, Carpenter's teammate Josef Newgarden also retired due to an engine failure. At the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway, Carpenter started in 4th place and was involved in a crash on the main straightaway with Newgarden on lap 158 and was scored in 22nd place. He then achieved finishes of tenth at Milwaukee, sixth at Iowa, and seventeenth at Pocono. As a result, he finished 27th in points. As of 2022, Carpenter is still racing the four ovals on the Indycar schedule.

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

Carpenter competed in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2007 for Vision Racing in the No. 00 Porsche-Crawford with Tomas Scheckter, Tony George, A. J. Foyt IV and Stéphan Grégoire in the Daytona Prototype class. The car started 18th and finished 29th overall (17th in class) due to engine problems after 587 laps. Carpenter finished the season ranked 103rd in the final points standings. Carpenter returned to the series in 2008, again for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He drove the No. 03 Vision Racing Porsche-Crawford with George, Foyt, Vítor Meira and John Andretti in the Daytona Prototype class. The car started 20th and finished 25th overall (12th in class) with 615 laps completed. Carpenter ranked 68th in the final points standings.

Media appearances

Carpenter with his family at the 2015 Indianapolis 500

Film and television

Carpenter was the subject of an episode of the television series IndyCar 36. The episode highlights Carpenter's weekend at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway. The episode was broadcast before the Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place on July 8, 2012.

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2002	Sinden Racing	Dallara IPS	Infiniti Q45	KAN 5	NSH 5	MIS 3	KTY 2	STL 3	CHI 7	TXS 5								3rd	226
2003	A. J. Foyt Enterprises			HMS 15	PHX 13	INDY 1	PPIR 4	KAN 2	NSH 13	MIS 7	STL 4	KTY 5	CHI 2	FON 2	TXS 4			3rd	377
2005	Vision Racing			HMS	PHX	STP	INDY	TXS	IMS 11	NSH	MIL	KTY	PPIR	SNM	CHI	WGL	FON	26th	19

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Rank	Points	Ref
2003	PDM Racing	18	Dallara	Chevrolet	HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIS	STL	KTY	NZR	CHI 13	FON 13	TX2 21				27th	43
2004	Red Bull Cheever Racing	52			HMS 12	PHX 19	MOT 22	INDY 31	TXS 21	RIR 16	KAN 14	NSH 22	MIL 11	MIS 14	KTY 8	PPIR 11	NZR 20	CHI 11	FON 12	TX2 21				16th	245
2005	Vision Racing	20		Toyota	HMS 18	PHX 16	STP 19	MOT 16	INDY 11	TXS 20	RIR 12	KAN 17	NSH 10	MIL 12	MIS 23	KTY 22	PPIR 19	SNM 15	CHI 17	WGL 14	FON 20			18th	244
2006				Honda	HMS DNS	STP	MOT 20	INDY 11	WGL 6	TXS 9	RIR 8	KAN 16	NSH 10	MIL 16	MIS 7	KTY 11	SNM 12	CHI 5						14th	252
2007					HMS 6	STP 18	MOT 15	KAN 17	INDY 17	MIL 7	TXS 18	IOW 6	RIR 10	WGL 12	NSH 13	MDO 16	MIS 14	KTY 7	SNM 13	DET 10	CHI 16			15th	309
2008					HMS 5	STP 18	MOT1 6	LBH1 DNP	KAN 10	INDY 5	MIL 20	TXS 9	IOW 23	RIR 11	WGL 17	NSH 8	MDO 15	EDM 13	KTY 6	SNM 23	DET 14	CHI 28		15th	320
2009					STP 18	LBH 18	KAN 9	INDY 8	MIL 16	TXS 9	IOW 10	RIR 13	WGL 16	TOR 15	EDM 16	KTY 2	MDO 17	SNM 11	CHI 6	MOT 13	HMS 12			12th	321
2010	Panther Racing				SAO	STP	ALA	LBH	KAN	INDY 17	TXS	IOW	WGL	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	CHI 20	KTY 2	MOT	HMS 13			28th	90
2011	Sarah Fisher Racing	67			STP	ALA	LBH	SAO	INDY 11	TXS1 18	TXS2 16	MIL 16	IOW 11	TOR	EDM	MDO 22	NHM 11	SNM 25	BAL 20	MOT	KTY 1	LVS2 C		26th	175
2012	Ed Carpenter Racing	20	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet	STP 18	ALA 22	LBH 14	SAO 21	INDY 21	DET 12	TXS 12	MIL 8	IOW 8	TOR 18	EDM 22	MDO 22	SNM 20	BAL 25	FON 1					18th	261
2013					STP 14	ALA 22	LBH 18	SAO 23	INDY 10	DET 18	DET 15	TXS 4	MIL 14	IOW 4	POC 9	TOR 13	TOR 22	MDO 20	SNM 19	BAL 14	HOU 23	HOU 22	FON 2	16th	333
2014					STP	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY 27	DET	DET	TXS 1	HOU	HOU	POC 13	IOW 5	TOR	TOR	MDO	MIL 9	SNM	FON 3		22nd	262
2015	CFH Racing				STP	NLA	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY 30	DET	DET	TXS 22	TOR	FON 22	MIL 10	IOW 6	MDO	POC 17	SNM				27th	88
2016	Ed Carpenter Racing				STP	PHX 21	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY 31	DET	DET	RDA	IOW 18	TOR	MDO	POC 21	TXS 18	WGL	SNM				25th	67
2017					STP	LBH	ALA	PHX 7	IMS	INDY 11	DET	DET	TEX 11	ROA	IOW 12	TOR	MDO	POC 12	GTW 21	WGL	SNM			22nd	169
2018					STP	PHX 7	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY 2	DET	DET	TXS 20	ROA	IOW 10	TOR	MDO	POC 10	GTW 12	POR	SNM			20th	187
2019					STP	COA	ALA	LBH	IMS	INDY 6	DET	DET	TXS 13	RDA	TOR	IOW 19	MDO	POC 6	GTW 2	POR	LAG			23rd	161
2020					TXS 5	IMS	ROA	ROA	IOW 15	IOW 23	INDY 26	GTW 20	GTW 21	MDO	MDO	IMS	IMS	STP						25th	81
2021					ALA	STP	TXS 17	TXS 11	IMS	INDY 5	DET	DET	ROA	MDO	NSH	IMS	GTW 22	POR	LAG	LBH				27th	107
2022		33			STP	TXS 13	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY 19	DET	ROA	MDO	TOR	IOW 25	IOW 17	IMS	NSH	GTW 22	POR	LAG			27th	75
2023					STP	TXS 13	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY 20	DET	ROA	MDO	TOR	IOW 24	IOW 23	NSH	IMS	GTW 24	POR	LAG			30th	46
2024		20			STP	THE	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY 17	DET	ROA	LAG	MDO	IOW 19	IOW 22	TOR	GTW 17	POR	MIL	MIL	NSH		32nd	45

* Season still in progress

¹ Run on same day.

² Race cancelled due to death of Dan Wheldon

Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s	Indianapolis 500 Wins	Championships
14	7	162	4	3	13	43	0	0

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
2004	Dallara	Chevrolet	16	31	Team Cheever
2005	Dallara	Toyota	26	11	Vision Racing
2006	Dallara	Honda	12	11	Vision Racing
2007	Dallara	Honda	14	17	Vision Racing
2008	Dallara	Honda	10	5	Vision Racing
2009	Dallara	Honda	17	8	Vision Racing
2010	Dallara	Honda	8	17	Panther Racing
2011	Dallara	Honda	8	11	Sarah Fisher Racing
2012	Dallara	Chevrolet	28	21	Ed Carpenter Racing
2013	Dallara	Chevrolet	1	10	Ed Carpenter Racing
2014	Dallara	Chevrolet	1	27	Ed Carpenter Racing
2015	Dallara	Chevrolet	12	30	CFH Racing
2016	Dallara	Chevrolet	20	31	Ed Carpenter Racing
2017	Dallara	Chevrolet	2	11	Ed Carpenter Racing
2018	Dallara	Chevrolet	1	2	Ed Carpenter Racing
2019	Dallara	Chevrolet	2	6	Ed Carpenter Racing
2020	Dallara	Chevrolet	16	26	Ed Carpenter Racing
2021	Dallara	Chevrolet	4	5	Ed Carpenter Racing
2022	Dallara	Chevrolet	4	18	Ed Carpenter Racing
2023	Dallara	Chevrolet	13	20	Ed Carpenter Racing
2024	Dallara	Chevrolet	17	17	Ed Carpenter Racing

External links

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• IndyCar Driver Page