Patrick Carpentier gets Cup ride for road course at Watkins Glen
at 13:12 on August 7, 2007, EST.
JENNA FRYER


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Fresh off a second-place finish in his stock
car debut, Patrick Carpentier on Tuesday got another job in NASCAR:
He'll race the Nextel Cup event at Watkins Glen.

Carpentier, from Joliette, Que., will replace Scott Riggs in the No.
10 Dodge this weekend. The car is not inside the top 35 in points, so
it is not assured a spot in the field and Carpentier will have to
qualify it on speed to make Sunday's race.

Based on his first foray last weekend, it should be no problem for the
former open-wheel star.

Carpentier paced almost every practice session for the Busch Series
race in Montreal, then won the pole, led 14 laps and finished second
in Saturday's race. It came just six days after the Quebec native
tested his very first stock car.

http://www.cknw.com/news/news.cfm?dir=sports&file=s080718A&n=2

Lenny wrote:
Please note the phrase "former open-wheel star". Its "former" because
he's in the IRL.

On Aug 8, 11:00 am, Cal Vanize <dont.even.spam... (AT) myspam (DOT) org> wrote:
I don't think he has been in the IRL for a few years. He is trying to
do stock cars, now.

I hope he does as well but I not sure he can on a track he's never raced on
before. Or maybe he did get a chance with the IRL, but they would have used
the long course.

"Lenny" <haysooce (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Lenny wrote:
Being a has been in the IRL doesn't say much about his ability.

He sure did fly in Champ Cars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rrinvd5Sk0

"just bob" <kilbyfan@aoldotcom> wrote

Actually, IMHO, he's a very talented driver and a very nice guy, too. And of
course he did come back to win the race in 2004

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/popup.asp?N=122&I=champcar/2004/ls/champcar-2004-ls-tc-0501.jpg

Cal Vanize wrote:
Well, he’s not an IRL has been either. He drove (and did pretty well)
one season for Eddie Cheevers who took his place when he returned behind
the wheel. He would have been rookie of the year that season if he had
not retired himself from the contest arguing that he had raced in too
many Champ Car race to be considered a rookie.

On Aug 8, 5:31 pm, "Julien D." <julien... (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca> wrote:
he was in champ car last season but had a severe concussion did he
not? or is this another guy i'm thinking of? he used to be f1 too
wasn't he?

"just bob" <kilbyfan@aoldotcom> wrote

when Michael Andretti tipped him. Patrick later said, with his usual
infectious grin, "All I saw was grass... sky... grass...sky..."
Any video of that one?