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Patrick Carpentier, a Quebec native and former open wheel stand out, will drive the No. 10 Dodge Charger in the Sprint Cup as well as a part time NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule for Gillett Evernham Motorsports. Carpentier’s accomplishments outside of NASCAR include two Champ Car World Series wins, three CART victories, and a Toyota Atlantic Championship.

In 2007 Carpentier turned heads by qualifying on the pole for his first ever NASCAR race, the first NASCAR Busch Series event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. He went on to lead 14 laps of the event and finish an extremely impressive second in that race. The effort caught the eye of the Gillett Evernham Motorsports organization which gave Carpentier the opportunity the following week to make his first start in the Nextel Cup Series, driving the No. 10 Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge at Watkins Glen subbing for Scott Riggs. Again Carpentier was impressive finishing 22nd and leading seven laps (the only laps led by the No. 10 team that season) in front of a hard charging Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart.

In October of 2007, Patrick Carpentier was announced as the driver in front of media and fans on the ice at a Montreal Canadiens game (a team owned by the Gillett family) at the Bell Centre. To prepare for 2008, Carpentier started the final two races of the 2007 Nextel Cup Season. Faced with the daunting task of qualifying his way into a Nextel Cup race (which was also his first ever NASCAR oval start in the No. 10 car) without a guaranteed starting spot within the top-35 in owner’s points, Carpentier was again impressive.  Not only did he make the Nextel Cup race at Phoenix, but he went on the next week to qualify for the Busch Series and Nextel Cup races at the season finale in Homestead. Heading into 2008, Carpentier very well may have the fastest moving career in NASCAR. Each challenging opportunity that has been laid before him, Carpentier has risen to the occasion and exceeded expectations. Carpentier’s rapport with fans, competitors, and media has earned him quick acceptance in the world of NASCAR.

Patrick Carpentier
NASCAR 2007 Statistics (Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series)

Starts:  6       Wins:  0         Poles:  1        Top-5 finishes: 1    Top-10 finishes:  1

2007 – Claimed the pole and a second-place finish in his first NASCAR race, the inaugural Busch Series event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal in the No. 22 entry. Made his Nextel Cup debut at Watkins Glen International with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, led seven laps en route to a 22nd-place finish. Full season in the Daytona Prototype Grand-am Rolex Series. Second-place finish at the Daytona 24 hour race.

2006 – Top-five finish in first stock car race (Cascar Super Series) at Cauyuga Speedway. Seventh-place finish at Infineon Raceway in the Daytona Prototype Class also drove the No. 39 Crown Royal Special Edition entry at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Raced in Mexico, Laguna Seca, and China for Team Canada in the inaugural season of the A1 Grand Prix.

2005 – Drove the No. 83 Red Bull / Izod entry in the Indy Racing League. Posted three top-five and 11 top-10 finishes, including two podium finishes and a start in the Indianapolis 500.

2004 – Drove the No. 7 Indeck car in the Champ Car World Series posting one win, eight top fives and five podium finishes earning him a third place finish in the championship standings.

2003 – Drove a full season in the Champ Car World Series behind the wheel of the No. 32 Player’s / Indeck car. Placed fifth in championship standings, won Laguna Seca, posted eight top-five finishes, and seven podium finishes.

2002 – Competed full-time in CART driving the No. 32 Player’s entry. Posted two wins, 10 top-five finishes and a third–place finish in the championship standings.

2001 – Drove full-time in CART driving the No. 32 Player’s entry. Posted one win, six top-five finishes and four podium finishes.

2000 – Competed full-time in CART driving the No. 32 Player’s entry. Posted seven top-five finishes and two podiums including a second-place finish at Madison.

1999 – Drove a full season in CART driving the No. 33 Team Player’s entry. Finished runner up at Vancouver, and posted nine top-10 finishes.

1998 – Drove full-time in CART driving the No. 33 Team Player’s car. Earned two pole positions and five top-10 finishes. 

1997 – Claimed the Rookie of the Year award in CART driving the No. 16 Allumax entry.

1996 – Claimed the Player’s / Toyota Atlantic Championship. Won nine events in the series 12-race schedule, including eight consecutive wins beginning with the Grand Prix du Canada. Set the record for most wins in a single season and for the longest winning streak (eight victories) starting from the pole.

1993-1996 - Patrick raced in the Player’s / Toyota Atlantic Series from 1993 through the 1996 season, improving his standing each year.  Prior to 93’ he raced with distinction in training and development leagues back to 1985.

PERSONAL FACTS

Full Name:                                           Patrick Carpentier   
Birthdate:                                            August 13th, 1971   
MARITAL STATUS:                               Married (Anick)        
CHILDREN:                                           Anais (age 7); Loic (age 1)                        
Hometown:                                          Joliette, QC

RESIDES:                                             Las Vegas, NV