Duane Claude Carter Jr.[1] (born June 11, 1950), nicknamed "Pancho," is an American retired open-wheel racing driver.

[3] Carter ran well on dirt and pavement, but was exceptional on the paved high banks at Winchester and Salem, Indianapolis, and Dayton, Ohio.

He won the Joe James/Pat O'Conner Memorial race at the half-mile at Salem, Indiana, on four consecutive occasions.

The injuries left him with a permanent disability in one of his legs that hampered his ability to perform well on road courses.

In 1981 he finished third in the CART championship and captured his only Indy Car win at Michigan International Speedway.

He retired with mechanical problems after completing just six laps, becoming the first pole-sitter since Cliff Woodbury to finish dead-last.

In more recent years, Carter has served as a spotter for Sam Hornish Jr., Vítor Meira, Dillon Battistini, Dan Wheldon, Martin Plowman and Adrián Campos Jr.

From 1985–1995 Carter ran 14 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races for multiple owners.

Carter began the 1986 season driving for Elmo Langley; at the 1986 Daytona 500, he and Kyle Petty were involved in a turn one accident, thus winding up in 34th place.

Dana died of a heart attack on May 6, 1983, the morning after finishing second in a USAC midget race at the Indianapolis Speedrome.