Patrick Carpentier
Patrick Carpentier
Patrick Carpentieris a Canadian professional auto racing driver. He is best known for his career in the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series, where he got five wins and 24 podiums, as well as two third place championship finishes in 2002 and 2004. The long-time Champ Car driver switched to the IndyCar Series in 2005, but moved on Grand Am in 2007 and spent a bit more time running his ranch. After a few NASCAR races in 2007,...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth13 August 1971
bring grab people series
I think the series has to use it and grab it and try to bring the people back.
car cars clearly coming entire field fifth five fourth front gear guys hold last leading overall problems shifting tenth today weekend worse
We had a car that was much better than a tenth place finish. Overall the weekend has been great. We had gear shifting problems the entire race. It was a lot of work, and it got a lot worse just before that last yellow. It was not going into fifth gear. I just couldn't hold on to that fourth place once all the cars were packed together. But, I am happy. You look and see where we are coming from and where we are going. There were four of five guys at the front that were clearly leading the field today and we were a part of that. So, overall it's not that bad.
race start
The race is going to be competitive, ... It's a long race, you've got to be there at the end. But when you start up front, it's a different game. It's a lot more fun, I'll tell you.
great hearing offer start stay team teams wish
I'd like to stay with this team and in the IRL because I think we made some great improvements from the start of the season, Right now, I keep hearing a lot teams want me, but I wish one of them would offer me something.
care cars happens hope indy montreal support
I don't care how it happens but I hope it does. I think Montreal would support a doubleheader of Indy cars and NASCAR.
care cars happens hope indy montreal support
I don't care how it happens but I hope it does, ... I think Montreal would support a doubleheader of Indy cars and NASCAR.
bull great maybe perhaps red special
It is like Motocross but on special snowmobiles. It is great training. If I can get enough speed, maybe Skidoo or perhaps Red Bull will put me on their teams.
allow bit car couple expect experience finish hang high last leaders quite race run season time toyota track won
Going into the last race, you always want to run strong, but it's also important to be safe. I've had quite a bit of experience at Fontana, so there really shouldn't be too many surprises. I should have won there a couple of times, but circumstances didn't allow it. I really expect the #83 car to be competitive in the race. Toyota has made some big improvements, and we were able to hang with the leaders on a big track for the first time at Chicago. So, I think we should be able to finish the season on a high note.
car challenge consistent due face finding might struggled
We really struggled to find a consistent car today. Some of that might be due to the weather, but we face a challenge finding that consistency.
great guys job learning stuck team
Overall, I'm really happy. The guys on the team did a great job and they stuck with me through the learning process.
bit catch contact engine hard improved lacking leaders maintain next order performance power race regular relying testing time toyota week win
Toyota has really improved the performance of their engine lately, ... For the first time this year, I could keep up with the leaders without relying on race cautions to maintain contact with them. We are still lacking a bit of power to go for the win on a regular basis, but we are getting there. Toyota is really working hard to catch up to Honda. We are going to Watkins Glen next week for a day of testing in order to be more competitive for the penultimate race of the 2005 season.
biggest hoping impressed mindset needs race speed
I'm very impressed with these cars. The biggest thing for me will be consistency. A 24-hour race is a completely different animal, and your whole mindset needs to shift. I'm hoping that everyone can get me up to speed real fast, and hopefully, I'll be in the Rolex 24.
ahead cars conference finished good happy home liked pit pleased press promote question quick race strategy sure teammate throw toronto week
I'm very pleased with this result. Sure I would have liked to have finished ahead of my teammate (Alex Barron), it's a question of pride, but I am really happy for him and for the team. We had a good weekend. Qualifying wasn't that great, but we got it back during the race. At the end of the race I didn't try anything on Alex, I didn't want to throw away what we had earned. Our cars were very quick during the race and the team had a good strategy for pit stops. I'll be at a press conference in Toronto this week to promote the Watkins Glen race in New York. After that I'll head home to Las Vegas.
bit bull came car chance earlier fantastic fourth guys happy helping pushing quite red seeing speed start stopped toyota weekend
I'm very happy. The car was pushing too much at the end and when I stopped earlier on in the race. I didn't want to take a chance anyway. It was pretty fast. I'm very happy for Red Bull Cheever Racing. It's really amazing. For me the weekend started really badly, we didn't have any speed at all. We came up through the race, and we're fourth quickest overall. The guys did fantastic job. Toyota has been helping us quite a bit lately. We can start seeing the improvements.