Ueal Eugene "Pat"Patrick (March 10, 1929 – January 5, 2021)[1] was an American racing team owner. He was the founder and owner ofPatrick Racing, a team that competed inIndy car racing. Patrick was also one of the founding members ofChampionship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 1978, and theIndy Lights series in 1986. In addition, he and LeRoy Scott were founders ofPatrick Petroleum in 1962.
Ueal Patrick was born inKentucky in 1929, and moved at a young age toJackson, Michigan. Patrick was initially an accountant, but left the field to go into oil exploration.[2] Striking oil on its 19th attempt, Patrick Petroleum (later known as Patrick Energy) became a financial success.[3]
Patrick started hisIndy car racing career as a sponsor of the team fielded by fellow Jackson oilmanWalt Michner in 1967. He became a co-owner of the team in 1970 and established Patrick Racing with LeRoy Scott, his partner in the oil business.
The Patrick Racing team won the1973,1982 and1989 Indianapolis 500.Emerson Fittipaldi won theIndy car title for Pat in 1989. DriversAdrian Fernandez andRoberto Moreno finished second and third in the 2000 series, which was the last time his cars were front-runners. He ran a car forAl Unser Jr. in theIndy Racing League in 2004, but after Unser's retirement, Patrick put the team up for sale at the end of the year.[4]
Patrick resided inJackson, Michigan, andPhoenix, Arizona. He died in Phoenix at 91 years old.[1]
He was inducted into theMotorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2018.[5]
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