Patrick 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.

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

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, and

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in northern New York state. O'Brien has captured 22 track championships, including 10 titles at Can-Am. He was inducted into the

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in 2019.

Personal life

O'Brien comes from a racing family, as his father Pat O'Brien Sr. was a regular at the

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and

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in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, and brothers

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and Tim eventually became regular competitors.

Reference

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