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Patrick Carpentier

Patrick Carpentier. Copyright Ron Nelson owner of www.classicvintagemotorsports.com, 2012. Used with Permission.

Patrick Carpentier. Copyright Ron Nelson owner of www.classicvintagemotorsports.com, 2012. Used with Permission.

Patrick Carpentier, NASCAR event, Hampton, Georgia, USA, 6th September 2009. Copyright LAT Photographic (www.latphoto.co.uk), 2010. Used with permission.

Patrick Carpentier, NASCAR event, Hampton, Georgia, USA, 6th September 2009. Copyright LAT Photographic 2010. Used with permission.

Born:

13 Aug 1971
Lasalle, Quebec

Nationality:

Canada

Indy 500s:

1 (2005-2011)

Long-time CART driver who switched to the IRL in 2005, but moved to Grand Am in 2007 and spent a bit more time running his ranch. After a few NASCAR races in 2007, he moved into the series full-time in 2008, Since 2009, he only had part-time rides, so became a contractor and renovator in Montreal, as well as working on his ranch. However, in 2011, he made a surprise return to single-seaters and attempted - but failed - to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. After this, and a couple more one-offs, he retired from racing to concentrate on his non-racing projects above. In 2014, however, he was tempted to return for a one-off World Rallycross event in Canada, and in 2016, returned to NASCAR again for a couple of races.

Biography last updated 23 Apr 2016