Patrick Carpentier (born on August 13, 1971 in Ville Lasalle, Quebec, Canada) is a Canada racing driver from Quebec. He has spent 2005 driving for the Red Bull-sponsored team ran by Eddie Cheever in the Indy Racing League. Before this he spent a nearly a decade in the rival ChampCar series, with Bettenhausen as a rookie but subsequently always in the team ran by Gerry Forysthe. In his early years he was prone to missing races through injuries, some of which originated off-track. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... LaSalle is a borough of the city of Montreal, on the St. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 11. ... A Thai Krating Daeng bottle Red Bull is the brand name of an Austrian carbonated soft drink. ... Eddie McKay Cheever, Jr. ... Indy Racing League Logo The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the promoter of a predominantly oval based open-wheel racing series in the United States and, more recently, Japan. ... Champcar has been the name for the class of cars used in the United States premier open wheel auto racing series for decades. ... Bettenhausen is the name of a number of communes in Europe. ...

His first ChampCar victory came in 2001 at Michigan, taking third in the championship in 2002. A slightly disappointing 2003 compared to title-winning team-mate Paul Tracy weakened his position within the team, and he was briefly fired for 2004, being reinstated in a third car for the team, allegedly because of his marketing popularity in his homeland (team boss Gerry Forsythe was also a part-owner of the series). Official language(s) English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 239 miles / 385 km 491 miles / 790 km 41. ... Paul Tracy Tracy at Laguna Seca in 1993 Paul Tracy (born December 17, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is an professional [[auto racing|automobile. ...

Despite beating Tracy to third in the championship, he left the team and the series for 2005, and joined Eddie Cheever's IRL team. Due to his excellent record in oval races (which make up most of the IRL schedule but are now virtually extinct in Champ Car), he was expected to do well, but uncompetitive Toyota engines have prevented this. He lives in Quebec with his wife and daughter. Eddie McKay Cheever, Jr. ... The initialism IRL may refer to: Indy Racing League In Real Life (Internet slang) Ireland (ISO 3166-1 code) Internet (Resource Locator) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Toyota redirects here. ...