A few months after nearly losing his life in an Indy car, Duane "Pancho" Carter hobbled out to his sprint car and drove right back into the winner's circle to begin one of the great comeback stories in open-wheel racing. Already a two-time USAC sprint car champion and rookie of the year at Indianapolis, Carter was testing at Phoenix in November of 1977 when he crashed into the steel guardrail on the inside of the front straightaway. The impact crushed his pelvis and sciatic nerve in his right leg, in addition to rupturing his bladder and losing a huge amount of blood. Doctors said he probably wouldn't walk again, let alone drive a racecar, but the second generation star was back...
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