Waxad ku qortaa sii socodka faqradan - Carter wuxuu waday baaskiilkiisii ugu horeeyay Indianapolis 500 sanadkii 1974. Waxa uu dhamaystay kaalinta toddobaad, waxaana lagu abaalmariyay Rookie of the Year. Sanadkii 1981-kii wuxuu kaalinta saddexaad ka galay horyaalka CART wuxuuna ku guuleystey kaliya Indy Car guushiisa Michigan International Speedway. Waxa uu kaalinta saddexaad ka galay 1982 Indianapolis 500 isaga oo ka dambeeyay tartankii caanka ahaa ee u dhexeeyay Gordon Johncock iyo Rick Mears. Sanadkii 1985, Carter wuxuu waday mashiinka cusub ee Buick V6 ilaa booska ugu sarreeya ee 1985 Indianapolis 500. Wuxuu ka fariistay dhibaatooyin farsamo ka dib markii uu dhammeystirey lix wareeg oo keliya, isagoo noqday kii ugu horreeyay ee fadhiista tiirka tan iyo Cliff Woodbury oo dhammeystirey kii ugu dambeeyay. Sanadkii ugu danbeeyay ee uu ahaa darawal Indy Car ah wuxuu ahaa 1990 iyo muuqaalkiisii ugu dambeeyay ee Indy Car wuxuu ku guuldareystay inuu u qalmo 1994 Indianapolis 500
Waxaad Sanadihii ugu dambeeyay, Carter wuxuu u adeegay sidii goobjooge Sam Hornish, Jr., Vítor Meira, Dillon Battistini, Dan Wheldon, Martin Plowman iyo Adrián Campos Jr.. Sanadkii 2019 wuxuu ahaa goobjooge Rookie Santino Ferrucci oo sidoo kale dhammeystay 7aad oo ahaa Rookie of the Year sida Carter uu ahaa markii ugu horeysay ee Indy 500