Travis Carter Explained

Birth Date:	21 November 1949
Birth Place:	Ellerbe, North Carolina
Total Gneast Races:	3
Years In Gneast:	1
Best Gneast Pos:	32nd (1973)
First Gneast Race:	1973 Sunoco 260 (Hickory)
Last Gneast Race:	1973 Tar Heel 200 (Fayetteville)
Gneast Wins:	0
Gneast Top Tens:	1
Gneast Poles:	0

Travis Carter (born November 21, 1949) is a former car owner and crew chief in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He served as crew chief for two decades, winning a championship with Benny Parsons in 1973.^[1] Carter was the winning crew chief when Parsons won the 1975 Daytona 500.^[2] He owned Travis Carter Motorsports from 1970 to 2003.^[3] He is the uncle of NASCAR crew chief Larry Carter,^[4] and the father of NASCAR driver Matt Carter.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASCAR Team Owner Interview - Travis Carter. Cothren. Larry. October 2002. Stock Car Racing. February 1, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207075806/http://www.stockcarracing.com/thehistoryof/bio/scrp_0210_travis_carter_interview/index.html. December 7, 2008.
2. Web site: Crew chiefs driving force for Daytona 500 winners. Aumann. Mark. February 4, 2008. NASCAR. February 1, 2010.
3. Web site: Owner's statistics. Racing Reference. February 1, 2010.
4. Web site: Larry Carter. NASCAR. February 1, 2010.
5. Web site: Waid. Steve. For Long-Time Crew Chief Travis Carter All The Fun Is Gone. Motorsports Unplugged. November 19, 2010. August 7, 2015.