U. E. Patrick

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You may be looking for Laurdine "Pat" Patrick, the jazz musician and father of Deval Patrick.

Ueal Eugene "Pat" Patrick is the founder and owner of Patrick Racing, a team that raced in Champ Cars and the Indy Racing League. Pat was also one of the founding members of CART in 1978 and the Indy Lights series in 1986. In addition, he was founder of Patrick Petroleum in the 1960s.

The Patrick Racing team won the 1973 , 1982 and 1989 Indianapolis 500. Emerson Fittipaldi won the IndyCar title for Pat in 1989. Drivers Adrian Fernandez and Roberto Moreno finished 2nd and 3rd in the 2000 series, which was the last time his cars were front runners. He ran a car for Al Unser Jr. in the Indy Racing League in 2004, but after Unser's retirement, Patrick placed the team up for sale at the end of the year.

Patrick currently lives in Jackson, Michigan, United States.

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