Patrick Carpentier

Patrick Carpentier started with Lynx Racing in 1995, and won his first-ever race for the team in the streets of Miami.  He won again on the Nazareth oval, but the rest of the season was a difficult one marked by a variety of mechanical problems.  The next year was a whole different story, however.

After shattering every record in the 25 year history of the Atlantic series with a 1996 season that included nine wins in 12 races - eight of them in a row from the pole, Carpentier won a ride with Bettenhausen/ Alumax team in CART by defeating several veteran racers from the U.S. and Europe in a test at Sebring.
In his first CART season, he was on the pole at Nazareth (where he won in Atlantic) and his best finish was second place at the inaugural race at Gateway.  He went on to win the CART's "1997 Rookie of the Year" award.

In 1998, he signed to drive for Player's/Forsythe. At the end of 1999, with the unfortunate death of Greg Moore in the season finale at Fontana, Carpentier became the number one driver for the Player's/Forsythe team. In 2001, he won his first CART race, becoming the first Lynx driver to stand on the top step of the podium at a Champ Car race.

He is now in his sixth year with Player's/Forsythe, though this will be the last year for the famed Player's brand in motorsports.  In 2002, he won two races and finished third in the championship.  After several years of marriage to long-time girlfriend Anick, he is now the father of a young daughter. 

For more information about Patrick, visit his fan site at www.CARTpentier.com, or the Player's/Forsythe team site at www.teamplayers.ca.


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