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DUANE CARTER
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by Ed Elliott, Publisher of Pit Pass Weekly
Duane Carter, born in Fresno 42 years ago, now Director of
Racing for the U. S. Auto Club, started racing in 1934 while pursu-
ing an engineering career at Fresno State College. Driving
roadsters and in 'his first professiona·I race, suffered a serious
accident which laid him up for over six months. This did not stop
Duane and he continued on entering the midget field. As a birth-
day present his father purchased fhe fifth Offenhauser midget
eng•ine built and this launched him on a long and successful
midget career that continued until 1952. During World War II he
was an aircraft engineer for Packard and saw time in England
and other foreign countries in a consulting capacity. Along with
foreign invasions he was among the first team of midgets to in-
vade New Zealand, managed 'by E. A. Roscoe Turner, he later in-
vaded South America, has driven at Le Mans, Mexican Road Race
and in many other countries. Carter was 1950 Midwest ChamP'ion
in Aggie's Sprint car and also drove for Agg·ie 'last year at Indiana-
polis, where he pl·aced 11th. His best effort at Indy was in 1953
when he placed fourth in the Belanger Special, and in 1954 he
relieved Sam Hanks, in the Bardahl Special to place third. Carter
is married, and his lovely wife Arzo bore his two sons, Duane, Jr.
(Pancho) age 5 and Dan;a (Cisco) age 3. Garter is known to the
fraternity as Pappy. Carter has not retired from racing but he will
be inactive as long as he is connected with USAC.

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