 Carpenter akadzoka neVision Racing muna 2006 ari muNhamba 20 Dallara-Honda. Musi waKurume 26, 2006, panguva yekudziya-kumusoro yekudzidzira chikamu chemwaka wekuvhura Toyota Indy 300 kuHomestead, Carpenter akabatanidzwa mutsaona naPaul Dana, uyo akafa nekukurumidza mushure mekukuvara kwake. Carpenter akanzi akasvinura uye akanga akangwarira, akaendeswa nendege kuJackson Memorial Hospital uye akabudiswa zuva rakatevera racho aine mapapu akavhunika. Carpenter akadzokera kumakwikwi echikamu chechitatu chemwaka, Indy Japan 300 paTwin Ring Motegi, achitanga panzvimbo yechi19 uye achipedzisa panzvimbo yechi20 nekuda kwekudonha mushure memakumbo makumi maviri nemashanu. MuIndianapolis 500, Carpenter nevamwe vake vakawana rubatsiro kubva kuRock neRepublic nokuda kwomujaho wacho. Carpenter akatanga ari pachinzvimbo chegumi nembiri uye akamhanya pakati pevakuru gumi mumakwikwi; akapedza ari gumi nerimwe, kutenderera pasi, mushure mekumira kwepeti kwekupedzisira. Mumakwikwi anotevera, Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix paWatkins Glen International, Carpenter akatanga ari pachinzvimbo chechi18 uye akapedza ari pachinzvimbo chechi6 mushure mekunge timu yake yafunga kupfeka matai emvura nekuda kwemamiriro emvura. PaFirestone Indy 400 paMichigan International Speedway, Carpenter akatanga ari pachinzvimbo chechina uye akapedza ari pachinzvimbo chechinomwe. Pakupera kwemwaka wePeak Antifreeze Indy 300 kuChicagoland, Carpenter akatanga ari pachinzvimbo chegumi nembiri uye akapedza ari pachinzvimbo chechishanu. Carpenter akapedza mwaka ari pachinzvimbo chechi14 aine mapoinzi 252. 