Pancho Carter pic

Charles Nungester · 2/28/09, 9:06 PM

Thanks everyone for the history lessons Thanks Susannah for first hand Info

Chuck. Still not taking a Grant King for Granted but at least I know now

3/1/09, 7:08 PM

Susannah,
I was there that day Pancho took the orange #77 over the first turn wall during the Vigo County Fair in 1973. He came to a stop near one of the carnival rides. Pancho had a flat tire and was roaring through the field when he jumped over the cushion and away he went. Johnny Parsons -- driving a white #52, I believe -- also flipped during the same feature, running over a tire which came off another car on the backstretch.

Pancho raced later that year in a dark blue #77. I remember Pancho sliding sideways out of turn four under the old walk bridge at Salem in that car. Still can see it as clear as day.

That dark blue #77 was also the car Jan Opperman drove for The Bopper at Salem for the Frostbite 50 in late October or early November of that year. As far as I know, that was the first time Opperman drove on pavement. Definitely his first time on a paved high bank.
I was a Duane "Pancho" Carter Jr., fan and bought a new dark blue Monte Carlo to match it.

Jim Morrison

nonwingfan33 · 3/2/09, 2:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SprintLuvr

I know the man had some really good looking primer grey race cars in the day. I know this because I was the one who used to put the numbers on with shoe polish!
But to his defense, he has had some really good looking race cars too! Just to prove it, here is his newest creation, the Diabetes Challenge Two Seater sprint car. This is his first of 5 and I think this is quite a good looking car! Hopefully you will too.

The other 4 will be primer grey though, right Susannah. lol
Brian

2/28/09, 9:06 PM	#41 Re: Pancho Carter pic
Charles Nungester Senior Member Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: 14 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 22,047	Thanks everyone for the history lessons Thanks Susannah for first hand Info Chuck. Still not taking a Grant King for Granted but at least I know now __________________ Charles Nungester

3/1/09, 7:08 PM	#42 Re: Pancho Carter pic
bigmojo5 Posts: n/a	Susannah, I was there that day Pancho took the orange #77 over the first turn wall during the Vigo County Fair in 1973. He came to a stop near one of the carnival rides. Pancho had a flat tire and was roaring through the field when he jumped over the cushion and away he went. Johnny Parsons -- driving a white #52, I believe -- also flipped during the same feature, running over a tire which came off another car on the backstretch. Pancho raced later that year in a dark blue #77. I remember Pancho sliding sideways out of turn four under the old walk bridge at Salem in that car. Still can see it as clear as day. That dark blue #77 was also the car Jan Opperman drove for The Bopper at Salem for the Frostbite 50 in late October or early November of that year. As far as I know, that was the first time Opperman drove on pavement. Definitely his first time on a paved high bank. I was a Duane "Pancho" Carter Jr., fan and bought a new dark blue Monte Carlo to match it. Jim Morrison _________________________________________________ Last edited by bigmojo5; 3/1/09 at 7:14 PM.