1984 IndyCar Michigan Pancho Carter Flip

On the final lap of the 1984 Michigan 500, Pancho Carter gets a run, but looses control of his car and hits the wall. Upon impact, his car tears apart, then flips over and rolls when it hits the grass.

All credit to tysoe of Roys Memorial

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Pancho
• Carter
• Massive
• Michigan
• IRL
• Flip
• Violent
• 1984
• tysoe
• Crashtwice

[RealRacer2442]

Damn. That had to hurt. What were his injuries.

[F1V1]

Not entirely sure yet, I'll get back to you on that one.

[DavidSkywalker01]

Wow that was a horrible race. So many bad accidents. I'm glad they took the armco off the back strech, Pancho's accident would not have looked as bad if he had not got his car wedged under there.

[tuco220]

Pancho, what a cool name. I think I'll name my next kid that.

[devildog881966]

Carter was uninjured and raced the next weekend.

[MurphyMonster]

@tuco220 Whats your other kids name?

[erasetoimprove]

@RealRacer2442 minor injuries only

[phakit]

Pancho's first name is Duane not Francisco. He is named after his father the late Duane Carter Sr. a great racer in his own right during the 1940's and 50's.

[phakit]

@bababacardi Pancho's first name is Duane not Francisco. He is named after his father the late Duane Carter Sr. who was a great racer in his own right during the forties and fifties.

[STP43FAN1]

@BSNFabricating Correct on both counts - in 1972 Merle Bettenhausen blasted the armco and lost one arm (that race was aired on Car & Track); AJ Foyt was injured there in 1981, then the next year got clobbered on a restart.

[miles24fig]

@RealRacer2442 i think he didnt have any injuries if so probably a small one.

[bababacardi]

@tuco220 it's actually not a name, is a diminutive for the real name FRANCISCO

but maybe in english spoken countries Pancho could be used as a name, ask Pancho Sullivan , great surfer.

[BSNFabricating]

Yeah, that armco was deadly...if I remember right, AJ Foyt almost lost his right arm there in 1981, and in the early '70's Merle Bettenhausen lost an arm either in a crash there or as a result of the crash...(it's gruesome to think about either way).