| Patrick Carpentier | |||||||
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 Carpentier in 2007 | |||||||
| Born | August 13, 1971 LaSalle, Quebec, Canada | ||||||
| Achievements | 1985 Quebec Karting (4stroke) junior champion 1989 Spenard-David racing school series champion 1992 Formula Atlantic (Canada) series champion. 1996 Toyota Atlantic champion 1 Mile Oval: Fastest lap ever recorded by anyone (1998 Nazareth, PA CART) 184.896 mph with a qualifying lap of 18.419 sec. | ||||||
| Awards | 1997 CART Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 42 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| 2016 position | 47th | ||||||
| Best finish | 38th (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Centurion Boats at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 16 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 50th (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 89th (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 35th (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 2006 Hot Head Henry 200 (Cayuga) | ||||||
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| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 17 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 10th (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2005 Toyota Indy 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2005 Toyota Indy 400 (Fontana) | ||||||
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| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 140 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (2002 2004) | ||||||
| First race | 1997 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2004 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate (Mexico City) | ||||||
| First win | 2001 Harrah's 500 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last win | 2004 Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 24, 2016. | |||||||
Patrick Carpentier (born August 13, 1971) is a retired Canadian professional auto racing driver. In the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series, he achieved five wins and 24 podiums, as well as two third place championship finishes in 2002 and 2004. The long-time Champ Car driver switched to the IndyCar Series in 2005, and moved on to Grand Am Road Racing in 2007. After a few NASCAR races in 2007, he moved full-time into the series in 2008. Since 2009, he has only had part-time drives, so became a contractor and renovator in Montreal, trading in real estate in Las Vegas, as well as being a color commentator for television coverage of various racing series. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 32 Ford Fusion for Go FAS Racing. Carpentier is now the president of a home construction firm in Quebec.