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. He has captured 22 track championships, including 10 titles at

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in Northern New York.

Racing career

Pat O'Brien began racing in 1985 in the 358 Modified division, and centered his career at the racetracks in southeastern Canada and northern New York state, including Autodrome Edelweiss QC, Autodrome Drummond QC, Autodrome Granby QC, Brighton Speedway ON,

NY, Cornwall Motor Speedway ON,

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NY, and Mohawk International Speedway NY. O'Brien was inducted into the

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in 2019.

Personal life

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

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and Kingston Speedway in the 1950s, 1960's and early 1970's, and brothers

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. and Tim eventually became regular competitors.

References

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