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Patrick Racing was an team in USAC, CART, Champ Car and the Indy Racing League. " GORDON KIRBY: IndyCar in the early eighties" Speed Cafe. Retrieved 2017-04-27. Patrick Racing was started by U.E. "Pat" Patrick in the 1970s. The team is best known for winning the Indianapolis 500 on three occasions (1973, 1982, 1989), and the Indy car title twice (1976, 1989). Patrick Racing achieved 45 Indy car wins (19 in USAC and 26 in CART).

Top drivers that competed for Patrick include , Wally Dallenbach, , Emerson Fittipaldi, , and Adrián Fernández. The team nearly notched a fourth victory at Indianapolis (with Andretti), the controversial 1981 race. The team fielded its own cars from 1975 to 1983 under the name Wildcat.

Over its history, the team had three distinct manifestations. The current-day Chip Ganassi Racing is a direct spin-off from the original Patrick Racing organization.


Team statistics

Indy car champions
19762Wildcat Mk I
Wildcat Mk II
DSGGoodyear
1989Emerson Fittipaldi5Penske PC-17
Penske PC-18
AGoodyear


Indianapolis 500 victories
1973Gordon JohncockEagle 72Goodyear
1982Gordon Johncock (2)Wildcat Mk.VIIIBCosworth DFXGoodyear
1989Emerson FittipaldiPenske PC-18Chevrolet AGoodyear


History

First stint
Pat Patrick started his Indy Car racing career as a sponsor of the team fielded by fellow Jackson oilman in 1967. He became a co-owner of the team in 1970 and established Patrick Racing.

The team won the 1973 and 1982 Indianapolis 500 with driver . Johncock also won the 1976 USAC National Championship. The team was closely associated with STP sponsorship, and was associated with during the time of the 1973 win.

In the mid-1980s, the team expanded to two cars, featuring drivers Emerson Fittipaldi and . The team parted ways with STP, and 7-Eleven became their primary sponsor for 1985. In 1986, Marlboro joined the team, their first Indy car sponsorship program since 1971. Cogan achieved his first and only win of his career in 1986 at Phoenix. Fittipaldi won his first CART race, the Michigan 500, in 1985. Cogan finished a heartbreaking second place in the 1986 Indianapolis 500, after being passed with just over two laps to go.

For 1987, the team secured the use of the new Ilmor-Chevrolet V8 engine. Fittipaldi won two races, and finished 10th in points. Kevin Cogan, on the other hand, had a disappointing season full of retirements, and parted ways with the team at season's end. After dropping back down to a one-car effort, Fittipaldi won two more races in 1988, finished 2nd at Indianapolis, and improved to 7th in points.


1989–1990 "Trade" deal
In 1988, joined Pat Patrick as co-owner at Patrick Racing for Fittipaldi's #20 Marlboro entry. Speculation was emerging that Pat Patrick was planning to phase out his full-time ownership role, perhaps pursue a leadership position in CART, or even retire. Patrick himself mostly rebuffed the rumors, stating that bringing in Ganassi as an investor was merely a "business decision". Meanwhile, team sponsor Marlboro was nearing the end of their contract. Patrick was still in good standing with , and would continue to field the Chevrolet engine.

A complex and multi-faceted "trade" deal between Patrick Racing and unfolded over a period of about two years, involving sponsors, drivers, and cars. There were persistent discussions about Marlboro departing Patrick, their desire to move over to Penske, and taking driver Emerson Fittipaldi with them. For 1989, an agreement was reached whereby Marlboro would stay for another season at Patrick and Penske would supply Patrick with two PC-18 chassis for Fittipaldi. In return, Penske would receive interim Marlboro sponsorship to field a third car for at the three 500-mile races in 1989 (Indianapolis, Michigan, and Pocono).

The Patrick Racing team experienced dominating success in the 1989 CART season. Fittipaldi won the 1989 Indianapolis 500 and the 1989 CART championship. By the end of the season, Pat Patrick was faced with increasing uncertainty for 1990. Phillip Morris announced that the Marlboro sponsorship was moving over permanently to Penske. In October, just days after the season finale, Fittipaldi officially signed with Penske for 1990. That left Patrick without a driver and without sponsorship.

Over the next several weeks, Patrick Racing attempted to reorganize. Patrick had made a tentative deal to take over the Alfa Romeo engine project, and as a result, he would be dropping the dominate Ilmor-Chevrolet powerplant. Uninterested in taking on a risky upstart engine development program, (already the majority team owner) withdrew his support. By December, Pat Patrick and Chip Ganassi amicably split, and the original Patrick Racing team was sold outright to Ganassi.

In January 1990, Chip Ganassi took over the assets and the shop of the original Patrick Racing team including the two PC-18 chassis, and reinstated the Ilmor-Chevrolet engine lease. He hired former driver , secured sponsorship from Target, and renamed the outfit Chip Ganassi Racing.


Second stint
Almost immediately after splitting with Ganassi, Pat Patrick announced he was taking over the upstart Alfa Romeo Indy car project previously run by Alex Morales Motorsports. signed on as primary driver with scheduled to drive a second car at the Indianapolis 500 and the Michigan 500. The new Patrick Racing team landed primary sponsorship from Miller Genuine Draft. It was effectively another "trade" between Penske and Patrick, as Miller (previously with Penske) and Marlboro (now over at Penske) were owned by the same parent company, Phillip Morris. The services of Al Unser Sr. were yet another "trade" between the two outfits, as Unser had driven for Penske from 1983 to 1989. Guerrero, meanwhile, had been with Alex Morales Motorsports running the Alfa Romeo on a part-time schedule in 1989. Patrick moved into the shop formerly occupied by Morales in early 1990.

The team saw little on-track success, and even less in terms of engine development. This despite a significant investment by , and the retention of key crew members including Jim McGee and . Like they had done for the Porsche Indy car team, March constructed a chassis specifically for the Alfa Romeo, the 90CA. By the halfway point of the season, however, Patrick dropped the uncompetitive March and switched to the Lola. Al Unser had to sit out the Michigan 500 after he wrecked in practice. He suffered a broken collarbone and a fractured right leg, then subsequently quit the team. Guerrero managed three top tens and placed 16th in points.

For 1991, took over as primary driver (also another former Penske driver), and the team continued to fail miserably. Guerrero stayed on as a second driver for the Indy 500 and other selected races. That year, Guerrero would be involved in a controversial crash at Indianapolis with . By the end of the 1991 CART season, Patrick was in financial and legal trouble. Rumors surfaced that the Patrick team had shipped one of the Ilmor Chevrolet V-8 engines over to the Alfa Romeo engine developers in Italy, IndyCar Engine Woes have Deep Roots, More Front Wing, May 17, 2012, Retrieved 2013-01-18 who in turn, tore the engine down to examine it and allegedly stole design ideas. It was returned in pieces and infuriated Ilmor officials.

(1992). 9780915088584, Carl Hungness.

At the conclusion of the 1991 season, left the team, and was replaced by . Sullivan went to Rahal's old seat at . Patrick's contractual obligations with Alfa Romeo had ended, so the team attempted to re-sign with Ilmor, or possibly acquire older Ilmor engines from Newman/Haas. Due to the possible fraudulent actions by Patrick against Ilmor, the team was refused an Ilmor Chevrolet engine lease, despite inking the popular Rahal. Facing a decidedly uncompetitive powerplant situation for 1992, and escalating legal problems, in December 1991, Patrick sold the team outright to and his partner Carl Hogan. They formed Rahal-Hogan Racing, which is now known as Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.


Third stint
In the mid-1990s, Patrick began to rebuild his team from scratch. In 1994, Patrick formed a testing team for Firestone tires, spearheading Firestone's return to Indy car racing. They did not enter any races in 1994, instead operated all year as a non-competing factory test outfit. signed on as the driver. In 1995, they returned full time to CART competition, as the Firestone . A few other smaller teams ran Firestones as well. Pruett won the 1995 Marlboro 500, had three other podium finishes, and placed 7th in points.

In the next few years, Patrick experienced moderate success in CART. Pruett also won the 1997 Surfers Paradise event. After the 1999 season, Goodyear tires dropped out of Indy car racing. Firestone effectively became the exclusive tire supplier for both CART and IRL. As of 2023, Firestone continues to maintain that distinction in .

Due to money issues and the constant uncertainty of racing in , Patrick Racing jumped over the IRL in 2004. They ran Al Unser Jr. until his mid-season retirement and then Jeff Simmons, , and Tomáš Enge. With no sponsorship for 2005, the team ceased operations and the assets were put up for sale.


CART drivers


IRL drivers

All IRL drivers drove in 2004 only.


Racing results

Complete CART Series results
() (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)
PC-6 DFX V820149 3514316151324 3rd2,211
3 6
Wally Dallenbach6 27 9th1,149
40 42510 4246412
Wildcat Mk.V7118 14
PC-660 13 NC
6 19th279
Wildcat Mk.VI DFX V8203 6th1,572
PC-6 4 5
Phoenix 80 3DNQ2 212323241924
PC-6Tom Bagley405 11th794
Wildcat Mk.VI 28 29 8 158
Phoenix 80 23 DNS 64 1816
PC-6606 33rd176
Phoenix 8070 25
Wildcat Mk.VIII DFX V82061644362651033 4th142
4011332 2*16* 4 11th81
17 7 25th18
Wildcat Mk.VIIIB DFX V820521*5111626221523 4th186
40211922314231423 3rd188
Wildcat Mk.IX DFX V820114 16th20
March 83C 232626
Wildcat Mk.IX 21 9th56
Wildcat Mk.IXB 6335
Wildcat Mk.IX60 8 138 26 25
12 20th14
March 83C20 24105
40 282318
Wildcat Mk.IXJohnny Rutherford18DNQ 46th0
Wildcat Mk.IXB 21 DNP2324 20
Wildcat Mk.X DFX V82011 14th39
March 84C 102569121849111017DNQ13 DNS
Wildcat Mk.X402511 11 20th24
March 84C 28 159227
John Paul Jr. 6 28
7 22
8 5
Emerson Fittipaldi 41812 13 30
March 85C DFX V82018 10510 22 616 6 14 19th32
Wth NC
24DNQ 20 24 50th0
23 25 53rd0
Emerson Fittipaldi4021383281568251324826 6th104
60 23 54th0
March 86C DFX V871172121421235222444209144 6th115
Emerson Fittipaldi2031672412213172019213317520 7th103
March 86C 3300 V62 22 46th0
Jim Crawford Inj NC
March 87C 265A V8718213118 12211327919551821 16th25
Emerson Fittipaldi20191816714311*718186212010 10th78
March 88C 265A V8Emerson Fittipaldi202116233 7th105
Lola T88/00 194 19
Lola T87/00 14* 211*1*81620
PC-17 265A V8Emerson Fittipaldi2053 1st196
PC-18 1*1611*1*221419451*5
March 90CAAlfa Romeo Indy V820161423182181915 16th24
Lola T90/00 51724268918
40 DNS 35th0
March 90CA 13
Lola T91/00Alfa Romeo Indy V820411710510219614181891716209 11th56
40 30 37th0
Lola T95/00Ford XB V820439281912313725161112465 7th112
Lola T96/00Ford XD V8204321182612102381013217203 10th82
Reynard 97iFord XD V820513103199241785149518167 9th102
4017788514463168184216820 10th91
Reynard 98iFord XD V820521 185 92 42 6th121
Reynard 97i 1222 10 46 2031811420
Adrián Fernández40 4 3 224 23 15 4th154
Reynard 98i61* 26 189 59 15 7664
Swift 010.cFord XD V820 18 24th8
Reynard 97i/98i/99i 14247171311
P. J. Jones1315 12 17th38
Swift 010.c 12278202115171016
Reynard 97i/98i/9140 15721
Adrián Fernández201* 520215419366DNS 51231 6th140
Swift 010.c 4
Reynard 2KiFord XF V82029631451721*132361141025311192 3rd147
Adrián Fernández4021241105821127265623121071*5 2nd158
Reynard 01i RV8F V819 1312 30th1
202711C12101532811122061112313222222*1913th76
4065C45211816526231423211915711561212th77
Reynard 02i RV8F V8201915141374121518 20th19
Oriol Servià 14101616114171659 44
Lola B02/00Ford XFE V8Oriol Servià20121812452656516181823191319 7th108

  1. Patrick Racing used pieces of Reynard's 97i, 98i, and 99i chassis to create their own unique setup rather than the stock 99i. This setup became known as the "Franken-chassis."
  2. The Firestone Firehawk 600 was canceled after qualifying due to excessive on the drivers.


Complete IRL IndyCar Series results
()
IR-04 Indy V8Al Unser Jr.20 171121 25th44
19 26
2117181581418 104
Tomáš Enge (R) 161327th31


IndyCar wins
1 !rowspan=61973May 30USACIndianapolis 500 (O)20Eagle 72 L4 159 ciGoodyear1164
2August 12USACMilwaukee Mile (O)40Wally DallenbachEagle 72Offenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyearPole50
3August 26USACOntario 500 Qualification Heat 1 (O)40Wally Dallenbach (2)Eagle 72Offenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyear55
4September 2USACOntario 500 (O)40Wally Dallenbach (3)Eagle 72Offenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyear549
5September 23USAC (O)20Gordon Johncock (2)Eagle 73Offenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyearPole81
6November 3USACPhoenix International Raceway (O)20Gordon Johncock (3)Eagle 73Offenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyearPole71
7 !rowspan=21974August 11USACMilwaukee Mile (O)20Gordon Johncock (4)Eagle 74Offenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyear460
8November 2USACPhoenix International Raceway (O)20Gordon Johncock (5)Eagle 74Offenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyear474
9 !rowspan=21975March 2USACOntario 500 Qualification Heat 2 (O)40Wally Dallenbach (4)Eagle 74Offenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyear319
10September 21USAC (O)20Gordon Johncock (6)Wildcat I L4t 158 ciGoodyear333
11 !rowspan=21976July 18USACMichigan (O)20Gordon Johncock (7)Wildcat IIDGS L4t 158 ciGoodyear244
12August 15USAC (O)20Gordon Johncock (8)Wildcat IDGS L4t 158 ciGoodyear258
13 !rowspan=31977April 30USAC (O)40Wally Dallenbach (5)Wildcat IIDGS L4t 158 ciGoodyear76
14September 14USACMichigan (O)20Gordon Johncock (9)Wildcat IIDGS L4t 158 ciGoodyear76
15October 29USACPhoenix International Raceway (O)20Gordon Johncock (10)Wildcat IIDGS L4t 158 ciGoodyear664
16 !rowspan=21978March 18USACPhoenix International Raceway (O)20Gordon Johncock (11)Wildcat IIDGS L4t 158 ciGoodyear2121
17April 23USAC (O)20Gordon Johncock (12)Wildcat IIDGS L4t 158 ciGoodyear479
18 !rowspan=21979March 11Phoenix International Raceway (O)20Gordon Johncock (13) PC-6 DFX V8Goodyear833
19July 15CARTMichigan (O)20Gordon Johncock (14)Penske PC-6Cosworth DFX V8tGoodyear320
20 !1982May 30USACIndianapolis 500 (O)20Gordon Johncock (15)Wildcat VIIIBCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear557
21 !rowspan=21982June 13CARTMilwaukee Mile (O)20Gordon Johncock (16)Wildcat VIIIBCosworth DFX V8tGoodyearPole139
22July 18CARTMichigan 500 (O)20Gordon Johncock (17)Wildcat VIIIBCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear2117
23 !1983April 17CARTAtlanta Motor Speedway (O)20Gordon Johncock (18)Wildcat IXCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear336
24 !1985July 28CARTMichigan 500 (O)40Emerson FittipaldiMarch 85CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear1929
25 !rowspan=21986April 6CARTPhoenix International Raceway (O)7March 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear459
26October 4CARTRoad America (R)20Emerson Fittipaldi (2)March 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear57
27 !rowspan=21987July 5CARTGrand Prix of Cleveland (S)20Emerson Fittipaldi (3)March 87C 265A V8Goodyear537
28July 19CARTExhibition Place, Toronto (S)20Emerson Fittipaldi (4)March 87CChevrolet 265A V8tGoodyear367
29 !rowspan=21988September 4CARTMid-Ohio Sports Car Course (R)20Emerson Fittipaldi (5) T87/00Chevrolet 265A V8tGoodyear662
30September 11CARTRoad America (R)20Emerson Fittipaldi (6)Lola T87/00Chevrolet 265A V8tGoodyear435
31 !1989May 28USACIndianapolis 500 (O)20Emerson Fittipaldi (7) PC-18Chevrolet 265A V8tGoodyear3158
32 !rowspan=41989June 18CARTDetroit street circuit (S)20Emerson Fittipaldi (8)Penske PC-18Chevrolet 265A V8tGoodyear34
33June 25CARTPortland International Raceway (R)20Emerson Fittipaldi (9)Penske PC-18Chevrolet 265A V8tGoodyear262
34July 2CARTGrand Prix of Cleveland (S)20Emerson Fittipaldi (10)Penske PC-18Chevrolet 265A V8tGoodyear254
35September 24CARTNazareth Speedway (O)20Emerson Fittipaldi (11)Penske PC-18Chevrolet 265A V8tGoodyear2123
36 !1995July 30CARTMichigan 500 (O)20Lola T95/00Ford V8Firestone1258
37 !1997April 6CARTGold Coast Indy 300 (S)20Scott Pruett (2)Reynard 97iFord XD V8tFirestone716
38 !rowspan=21998March 28CARTTwin Ring Motegi (O)40Adrián FernándezReynard 98iFord XD V8tFirestone2102
39August 9CARTMid-Ohio Sports Car Course (R)40Adrián Fernández (2)Reynard 98iFord XD V8tFirestone526
40 !rowspan=21999April 10CARTTwin Ring Motegi (O)40Adrián Fernández (3)Reynard 97iFord XD V8tFirestone4153
41October 31CARTAuto Club Speedway (O)40Adrián Fernández (4)Reynard 97iFord XD V8tFirestone1310
42 !rowspan=32000April 30CARTAutódromo de Jacarepaguá (O)40Adrián Fernández (5)Reynard 2KiFord XF V8tFirestone1611
43July 2CARTGrand Prix of Cleveland (S)20Reynard 2KiFord XF V8tFirestonePole91
44October 15CARTGold Coast Indy 300 (S)40Adrián Fernández (6)Reynard 2KiFord XF V8tFirestone1717
45 !2001September 2CARTStreets of Vancouver (S)20Roberto Moreno (2)Reynard 01i RV8E V8tFirestone710

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