Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 2010, Vision Racing tụfuru ndị na-akwado ya ma n'ihi ya mechie dị ka otu oge zuru ezu. N'ihi ya, Carpenter gbara maka Panther Racing na njikọ ya na Vision Racing na No. 20 Dallara-Honda na
Indianapolis 500. N'ọsọ ahụ, Carpenter bidoro n'ọnọdụ nke asatọ wee kwụsị n'ọnọdụ nke iri na asaa n'ihi ịdọ aka na ntị mere n'oge agba nke nkwụsị pit, nke mere ka Carpenter gbaa gburugburu. Ndị otu abụọ ahụ mechara tinye ụgbọ ala ahụ na Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 na Chicagoland, Kentucky Indy 300 na Kentucky na njedebe oge Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 na Homestead. Na Chicagoland, Carpenter bidoro n'ọnọdụ nke iri na otu wee gbaa ọsọ ọsọ maka ndu, na-eduga maka agba atọ. Carpenter mgbe ahụ nwere nsogbu njikwa ma laa ezumike nká na gburugburu 20 iji gaa; ọ nwetara akara na 20th. Na Kentucky, Carpenter tozuru oke n'elu osisi ma duru onye otu ya Dan Wheldon na-ebute ụzọ. Carpenter duziri maka okirikiri iri na otu ma ọ fọrọ nke nta ka o nweta mmeri mbụ ya mgbe ụgbọ ala ndị dị n'ihu ya ga-akwụsị nkwụsị na njedebe nke agbụrụ ahụ; o mechara kwụsị n'ọnọdụ nke abụọ ka Hélio Castroneves jisiri ike chekwaa mmanụ ruo na njedebe nke agbụrụ ahụ n'emeghị nkwụsị ọzọ. N'ọsọ ngwụcha oge na Homestead, Carpenter bidoro n'ọnọdụ nke asaa wee kwụsị n'ọnọdụ nke iri na atọ, otu okirikiri. Carpenter kwụsịrị n'ọnọdụ 28 na asọmpi ndị ọkwọ ụgbọala na 90 isi.