Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Maka 2008, Carpenter laghachiri na Vision Racing ịkwọ ụgbọala No. 20 Dallara-Honda. Na oge mmeghe nke Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300 na Homestead, Carpenter ruru eru na 2nd ebe, mana oge ya enweghị isi dịka ụgbọ ala ya <unk> yana ụgbọ ala nke onye otu egwuregwu A. J. Foyt IV <unk> dara nyocha nyocha. N'agbanyeghi na ọ malitere n'azụ, Carpenter rụrụ ọrụ nke ọma n'usoro iji kwụsị n'ọnọdụ nke isii. Carpenter gbakwunyere ebe nke isii ọzọ na Indy Japan 300 na Twin Ring Motegi. Na Indianapolis 500
, Carpenter tozuru oke na 10th wee kwụsị na 5th, na-eduga 3 laps. Mgbe agbụrụ asatọ gachara, Carpenter nọ n'ọkwa nke asatọ na isi ihe, agbanyeghị, Carpenter nwetara naanị ihe iri kacha elu na Firestone Indy 200 na Nashville na Meijer Indy 300 na Kentucky. Carpenter mechiri afọ ahụ site na mkpọka ọkụ na Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 na Chicagoland mgbe ọ na-agba ọsọ n'ime ise kacha elu. Carpenter mechiri oge a n'ọkwa nke iri na ise, na 320 isi.