Pat O'Brien (racing driver)

For other people with the same name, see Pat O'Brien.

Pat O'Brien
Born	Patrick O'Brien Jr. (1965-11-16) November 16, 1965 (age 59) [1] Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Retired	2016
Debut season	1985
Modified racing career
Car number	1, 6
Championships	22
Wins	185
Championship titles
1988, 1990, 1992, 1995 Mr. Dirt 358 Modified Champion [2]

Patrick "Pat" O'Brien (born November 16, 1965) is a retired Canadian Dirt Modified racing driver. Credited with more than 185 wins at seven speedways in two countries, he earned four Mr. DIRT 358 series crowns. ^[3]

Racing career

Pat O'Brien began racing in 1985 in the 358 Modified division, and centered his career at the racetracks in southeastern Canada including Autodrome Edelweiss, Autodrome Drummond, and Autodrome Granby in Quebec, Brighton Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway in Ontario, and Can-Am Speedway, Fulton Speedway, and Mohawk International Raceway in northern New York state. ^{[1] [4] [5] [6]}

O'Brien has captured 22 track championships, including 10 titles at Can-Am. He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2019. ^{[2] [3]}

Personal life

O'Brien comes from a racing family, as his father Pat O'Brien Sr. was a regular at the Watertown Speedway and Kingston Speedway in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, and brothers Danny and Tim eventually became regular competitors. ^[3]

Reference

1. "Pat O'Brien-Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
2. Rowe, Gary (June 7, 2019). "'Flyin' O'Brien captured four series titles". The Citizen . Auburn NY. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
3. MacAlpine, Ian (August 2, 2019). "Kingston race car driver inducted into hall of fame". The Kingston Whig-Standard . Ontario, Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
4. "O'Brien Skoal winner". The Daily Gazette . Schenectady NY. July 18, 1990. p. C3. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
5. "Race For BOS Championships Heats Up". Watertown Daily Times . NY. August 26, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
6. Gardiner, Nick (October 21, 2019). "Loud and dirty finish for speedway's golden year". The Recorder and Times . Brockville, Ontario Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2023.