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Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.^[1] Patrick Racing was started by 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).

The team fielded its own cars from 1975 to 1983 under the name Wildcat.

Over its history, the team has had three distinct manifestations.

Team statistics

Indy car champions

Year	Champion	Wins	Chassis	Engine	Tyres
1976	Gordon Johncock	2	Wildcat Mk 1 Wildcat Mk 2	DSG	Goodyear
1989	Emerson Fittipaldi	5	Penske PC-17 Penske PC-18	Chevrolet A	Goodyear

Indianapolis 500 victories

Year	Champion	Chassis	Engine	Tyres
1973	Gordon Johncock	Eagle 72	Offenhauser	Goodyear
1982	Gordon Johncock (2)	Wildcat Mk.VIIIB	Cosworth DFX	Goodyear
1989	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC-18	Chevrolet A	Goodyear

History

First stint

Pat Patrick started his Indy Car racing career as a sponsor of the team fielded by fellow Jackson oilman Walt Michner 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 Gordon Johncock. Johncock also won the 1976 USAC National Championship. The team was closely associated with STP sponsorship.

In the mid-1980s, the team expanded to two cars, featuring drivers Emerson Fittipaldi and Kevin Cogan. The team parted ways with STP, and 7-Eleven became their primary sponsor for 1985. In 1986, Marlboro joined the team. Cogan won his first and only race 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 Chevy Indy V-8 engine. Fittipaldi won two races, and finished 10th in points. After dropping back down to a one-car effort, Fittipaldi won two more races in 1988, finished 2nd at Indy, and improved to 7th in points.

1989-1990 "trade" deal

In 1989, Chip Ganassi joined Patrick as co-owner for Fittipaldi's #20 Marlboro entry. Patrick was preparing to retire from the sport, and began putting the pieces in place to sell the team at season's end. Patrick struck a lucrative deal with Ganassi, Penske Racing, and Phillip Morris. Penske would supply Patrick with two PC-18 chassis for the 1989 season for Fittipaldi to drive. In return, Penske would take driver Fittipaldi and sponsor Marlboro starting with the 1990 season. Furthermore, Penske would receive interim Marlboro sponsorship to field a third car (Al Unser, Sr.) at the three 500-mile races in 1989 (Indy 500, Michigan 500, Pocono 500).

For 1990, Chip Ganassi would take over the assets of Patrick Racing (including the two coveted PC-18 chassis, as well as the important Ilmor Chevrolet engine lease), which he would use to start his own team.

The Patrick team experienced dominating success in the 1989 CART season. After winning the 1989 Indianapolis 500 and the 1989 CART championship, at some point Pat Patrick changed his mind about retiring. With the wheels already in motion to dissolve his existing team, he decided to explore options, and was coaxed out of retirement for 1990.

Second stint

As planned, Ganassi split off to form his own team in 1990 (Chip Ganassi Racing). Pat Patrick took over the upstart Alfa Romeo Indycar project previously run by Alex Morales Motorsports. Roberto Guerrero signed on as primary driver with Al Unser, Sr. driving a second car at the Indy 500 and the Michigan 500.

The new Patrick Racing team landed sponsorship from Miller. 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 also effectively a trade between the two outfits.

The team saw little on-track success, and even less success in the engine development. Unser, in fact, had to sit out the Michigan 500 after he wrecked in practice, suffering a broken leg. Unser then quit the team.

For 1991, Danny Sullivan took over as primary driver (also another former Penske driver), and the team continued to fail miserably. By the end of the 1991 CART season, Patrick was in financial and legal trouble. As the team was collapsing, 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,^[2][3] who in turn, tore the engine down to examine it and allegedly stole design ideas. It was returned in pieces and infuriated Ilmor officials.

At the conclusion of the 1991 season, Danny Sullivan left the team, and was replaced by Bobby Rahal.^[4] Sullivan went to Rahal's old seat at Galles-Kraco Racing.^[5] Patrick's contractual obligations with Alfa-Romeo had ended, so the team attempted to resign with Ilmor, or possibly acquire older Ilmor engines from Newman/Haas.^[2][6] Due to the possible fraudulent actions by Patrick against Ilmor, the team was refused an Ilmor Chevrolet engine lease, despite inking the popular Rahal.^[7][8] Facing a decidedly uncompetitive powerplant situation for 1992, and escalating legal problems, in December 1991, Patrick sold the team outright to Bobby Rahal 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, and spearheaded Firestone's return to Indycar racing for 1995. They did not enter any races in 1994, and instead tested all year. Scott Pruett signed on as the driver, and won the 1995 Marlboro 500.

In the next few years, Patrick experienced moderate success in CART.

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

CART drivers

• 
  Mario Andretti (1981–1982)


• 
  Tom Bagley (1980)


• 
  Townsend Bell (2001–2002)


• 
  Raul Boesel (1997)


• 
  Pancho Carter (1984)


• 
  Kevin Cogan (1986–1987)


• 
  Wally Dallenbach Sr. (1979)


• 
  Adrian Fernandez (1998–2000)


• 
  Emerson Fittipaldi (1984–1990)


• 
  Chip Ganassi (1983–1984)


• 
  Spike Gehlhausen (1980)


• 
  Bruno Giacomelli (1984–1985)


• 
  Roberto Guerrero (1990–1991)


• 
  Gordon Johncock (1979–1984)


• 
  P. J. Jones (1999)


• 
  Steve Krisiloff (1981)


• 
  Jan Magnussen (1999)


• 
  Roger Mears (1979)


• 
  Roberto Moreno (2000-2001)


• 
  Danny Ongais (1983)


• 
  John Paul, Jr. (1984)


• 
  Scott Pruett (1995–1998)


• 
  Johnny Rutherford (1983)


• 
  Oriol Servia (2002–2003)


• 
  Gordon Smiley (1980)


• 
  Danny Sullivan (1991)


• 
  Sammy Swindell (1985)


• 
  Al Unser (1990)


• 
  Jimmy Vasser (2001)


• 
  Rich Vogler (1985)


• 
  Don Whittington (1985)

IRL drivers

• 
  Tomáš Enge
  


• 
  Jaques Lazier
  


• 
  Jeff Simmons
  


• 
  Al Unser, Jr.
  

All IRL drivers drove in 2004 only.

Racing results

Complete CART Series results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Pts Pos	Pos
1979					PHX	ATL		INDY	TRT		MCH		WGL	TRT	ONT	MCH	ATL	PHX
	Penske PC-6	Cosworth DFX V8t	Gordon Johncock	20	1	4	9		3	5	1	4	3	16	15	13	2	4								3rd	2,211
				3				6
			Wally Dallenbach	6				27																		9th	1,149
				40					4	2	5	10		4	24	6	4	12
	Wildcat Mk.V				7	11	8						14
	Penske PC-6		Roger Mears	60											13											NC	—
			Steve Krisiloff													6										19th	279
1980					ONT	INDY	MIL	POC	MDO	MCH	WGL	MIL	ONT	MCH	MXC	PHX
	Wildcat Mk.VI	Cosworth DFX V8t	Gordon Johncock	20	3																					6th	1,572
	Penske PC-6					4				5
	Phoenix 80						3	DNQ	2		21	23	23	24	19	24
	Penske PC-6		Tom Bagley	40	5																					11th	794
	Wildcat Mk.VI					28		29		8			15	8
	Phoenix 80						23		DNS		6	4			18	16
	Penske PC-6		Gordon Smiley	60	6																					33rd	176
	Phoenix 80			70		25
1981					PHX	MIL	ATL		MCH	RIV	MIL	MCH	WGL	MXC	PHX
	Wildcat Mk.VIII	Cosworth DFX V8t	Gordon Johncock	20	6	16	4	4	36	2	6	5	10	3	3											4th	142
			Mario Andretti	40	11	3	3	2				2*	16*		4											11th	81
			Steve Krisiloff						17		7															25th	18
1982					PHX	ATL	MIL	CLE	MCH	MIL	POC	RIV	ROA	MCH	PHX
	Wildcat Mk.VIIIB	Cosworth DFX V8t	Gordon Johncock	20	5	2	1*	5	1	11	6	26	22	15	23											4th	186
			Mario Andretti	40	2	11	9	2	2	3	14	23	14	2	3											3rd	188
1983					ATL	INDY	MIL	CLE	MCH	ROA	POC	RIV	MDO	MCH	CPL	LAG	PHX
	Wildcat Mk.IX	Cosworth DFX V8t	Gordon Johncock	20	1	14																				16th	20
	March 83C						23	26	26
	Wildcat Mk.IX		Chip Ganassi							21																9th	56
	Wildcat Mk.IXB													6	3	3	5
	Wildcat Mk.IX			60		8		13	8		26		25
			Danny Ongais				12																			20th	14
	March 83C			20							24	10	5
				40				28	23	18
	Wildcat Mk.IX		Johnny Rutherford		18	DNQ																				46th	0
	Wildcat Mk.IXB										21		DNP	23	24		20
1984					LBH	PHX	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MCH	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MCH	PHX	LAG	CPL
	Wildcat Mk.X	Cosworth DFX V8t	Gordon Johncock	20	11																					14th	39
	March 84C					10	25	6	9	12	18	4	9	11	10	17	DNQ	13		DNS
	Wildcat Mk.X		Chip Ganassi	40	25	11		11																		20th	24
	March 84C						28		15	9	2	27
			John Paul Jr.										6													17th	28
			Pancho Carter															7								21st	22
			Bruno Giacomelli																8							32nd	5
			Emerson Fittipaldi												4	18	12			13						15th	30
1985					LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MCH	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MCH	LAG	PHX	MIA
	March 85C	Cosworth DFX V8t	Bruno Giacomelli	20	18			10	5	10		22		6	16		6		14							19th	32
			Gordon Johncock			Wth																				NC	—
			Don Whittington, Jr.			24	DNQ									20		24								50th	0
			Sammy Swindell								23		25													53rd	0
			Emerson Fittipaldi	40	2	13	8	3	2	8	1	5	6	8	25	13	24	8	26							6th	104
			Rich Vogler	60		23																				54th	0
1986					PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MCH	POC	MDO	SAN	MCH	ROA	LAG	PHX	MIA
	March 86C	Cosworth DFX V8t	Kevin Cogan	7	1	17	2	12	14	21	23	5	22	2	4	4	4	20	9	14	4					6th	115
			Emerson Fittipaldi	20	3	16	7	24	12	2	13	17	20	19	21	3	3	1	7	5	20					7th	103
1987					LBH	PHX	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MCH	POC	ROA	MDO	NAZ	LAG	MIA
	March 86C	Buick 3300 V6t	Gordon Johncock	2			22																			46th	0
			Jim Crawford				Inj																			NC	—
	March 87C	Chevrolet 265A V8t	Kevin Cogan	7	18	21	31	18		12	21	13	27	9	19	5	5	18	21							16th	25
			Emerson Fittipaldi	20	19	18	16	7	14	3	1	1*	7	18	18	6	21	20	10							10th	78
1988					PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	MEA	MCH	POC	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG	MIA
	March 88C	Chevrolet 265A V8t	Emerson Fittipaldi	20	21	16	2	3	3																	7th	105
	Lola T88/00									19	4		19
	Lola T87/00											14*		21	1*	1*	8	16	20
1989					PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MCH	POC	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG
	Penske PC-17	Chevrolet 265A V8t	Emerson Fittipaldi	20	5	3																				1st	196
	Penske PC-18						1*	16	1	1*	1*	2	2	14	19	4	5	1*	5
1990					PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MCH	DEN	VAN	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG
	March 90CA	Alfa Romeo Indy V8t	Roberto Guerrero	20	16	14	23	18	21	8	19	15														16th	24
	Lola T90/00													5	17	24	26	8	9	18
			Al Unser	40										DNS												35th	0
	March 90CA						13
1991					SFR	LBH	PHX	INDY	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MCH	DEN	VAN	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG
	Lola T91/00	Alfa Romeo Indy V8t	Danny Sullivan	20	4	11	7	10	5	10	21	9	6	14	18	18	9	17	16	20	9					11th	56
			Roberto Guerrero	40				30																		37th	0
1995					MIA	SFR	PHX	LBH	NAZ	INDY	MIL	DET	POR	ROA	TOR	CLE	MCH	MDO	NHA	VAN	LAG
	Lola T95/00	Ford XB V8t	Scott Pruett	20	4	3	9	2	8	19	12	3	13	7	25	16	1	11	24	6	5					7th	112
1996					MIA	RIO	SFR	LBH	NAZ	500	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MCH	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAG
	Lola T96/00	Ford XD V8t	Scott Pruett	20	4	3	2	11	8	26	12	10	23	8	10	13	21	7	20	3						10th	82
1997					MIA	SFR	LBH	NAZ	RIO	GAT	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MCH	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAG	FON
	Reynard 97i	Ford XD V8t	Scott Pruett	20	5	1	3	10	3	19	9	24	17	8	5	14	9	5	18	16	7					9th	102
			Raul Boesel	40	17	7	8	8	5	14	4	6	3	16	8	18	4	21	6	8	20					10th	91
1998					MIA	MOT	LBH	NAZ	RIO	GAT	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MCH	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAG	HOU	SFR	FON
	Reynard 98i	Ford XD V8t	Scott Pruett	20	5	21			18	5		9	2			4	2									6th	121
	Reynard 97i						12	22			10			4	6			20	3	18	11	4	20
			Adrián Fernández	40			4		3			2	24			23			15							4th	154
	Reynard 98i				6	1*		26		18	9			5	9		1	5		7	6	6	4
1999					MIA	MOT	LBH	NAZ	RIO	GAT	MIL	POR	CLE	ROA	TOR	MCH	DET	MDO	CHI	VAN	LAG	HOU	SRF	FON
	Swift 010.c	Ford XD V8t	Jan Magnussen	20													18									24th	8
	Reynard 97i/98i/99i1																	14	24	7	17	13	11
			P. J. Jones		13	15																		12		17th	38
	Swift 010.c			40			12	2	7	8	20	21	15	17	10	16
	Reynard 97i/98i/911																	15	7	21
			Adrián Fernández		20	1*		5	20	21	5	4	19	3	6	6	DNS				5	12	3	1		6th	140
	Swift 010.c						4
2000					MIA	LBH	RIO	MOT	NAZ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MCH	CHI	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAG	GAT	HOU	SRF	FON
	Reynard 2Ki	Ford XF V8t	Roberto Moreno	20	2	9	6	3	14	5	17	2	1*	13	23	6	11	4	10	25	3	11	19	2		3rd	147
			Adrián Fernández	40	21	24	1	10	5	8	21	12	7	2	6	5	6	2	3	12	10	7	1*	5		2nd	158
2001					MTY	LBH	TXS	NAZ	MOT	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MCH	CHI	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAU	ROC	HOU	LAG	SRF	FON
	Reynard 01i	Toyota RV8F V8t	Townsend Bell	19																13	12					30th	1
			Roberto Moreno	20	27	11	C2	12	10	15	3	2	8	11	12	20	6	11	1	23	13	22	22	22*	19	13th	76
			Jimmy Vasser	40	6	5	C2	4	5	21	18	16	5	26	23	14	23	21	19	15	7	11	5	6	12	12th	77
2002					MTY	LBH	MOT	MIL	LAG	POR	CHI	TOR	CLE	VAN	MDO	ROA	MTL	DEN	ROC	MIA	SFR	FON	MXC
	Reynard 02i	Toyota RV8F V8t	Townsend Bell	20	19	15	14	13	7	4	12	15	18													20th	19
			Oriol Servià											14	10	16	16	11	4	17	16	5	9			16th	44
2003					STP	MTY	LBH	BRH	LAU	MIL	LAG	POR	CLE	TOR	VAN	ROA	MDO	MTL	DEN	MIA	MXC	SFR
	Lola B02/00	Ford XFE V8t	Oriol Servià	20	12	18	12	4	5	2	6	5	6	5	16	18	18	2	3	19	13	19				7th	108

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Complete IRL IndyCar Series results

(key)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts Pos	Pos
2004					HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MCH	KTY	PPIR	NAZ	CHI	FON	TXS
	Dallara IR-04	Chevrolet Indy V8	Al Unser, Jr.	20				17	11	21											25th	44
			Jeff Simmons (R)								19										29th	26
			Jaques Lazier									21	17	18	15	8	14	18			22nd	104
			Tomáš Enge (R)																16	13	27th	31

References