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Paul Tracy Biography
Paul Tracy is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on December 17, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Canadian driver in racecars from Canada who participated in CART and in the ChampCar World Series, and IndyCar Series. IndyCar Series.
He was a rival to He dueled with Helio Castroneves in the 2002 Indianapolis 500 and although Castroneves won the race, there was a good deal of controversy after a late-race caution flag. in the 2002 Indianapolis 500 and although Castroneves took the win but there was a fair amount of debate following the caution flag was raised in the final lap.
Paul Anthony Tracy (born December 17, 1968) is a Canadian-American former professional auto racing driver who competed in CART, the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. He is known by the nickname “the Thrill from West Hill”. Since 2014, he has been a color commentator on NBC’s IndyCar coverage.
Tracy appeared as an on-screen extra in an episode of The Littlest Hobo titled “Torque” (1985, Season 6).
He had two children. Alysha Conrad and Alysha. Conrad.
Name | Paul Tracy |
First Name | Paul |
Last Name | Tracy |
Occupation | Race Car Driver |
Birthday | December 17 |
Birth Year | 1968 |
Place of Birth | Scarborough |
Home Town | Ontario |
Birth Country | Canada |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Full/Birth Name | |
Father | Not Available |
Mother | Not Available |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Patty Tracy |
Children(s) | Not Available |
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Tracy worked his way up through the North American open-wheel feeder series’ culminating with winning the 1990 American Racing Series Championship, and in the process set a record for single season wins with nine.
Paul Tracy Net Worth
Paul Tracy is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Tracy's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He started racing go-karts at Goodwood Kartways near his hometown at the age of 10 years old.
He was nicknamed “PT” and was known as “The Thrill from West Hill”.
Tracy drove a limited schedule for KV Racing Technology sponsored by Geico Insurance, finishing 9th in the Indianapolis 500, and also ran races at Milwaukee (for AJ Foyt Enterprises), Edmonton, Toronto, Mid-Ohio, and Watkins Glen.
Net Worth | $20 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Race Car Driver |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
The following year, Tracy competed in his first IndyCar event at Long Beach, renting a vehicle from Dale Coyne Racing for $105,000. Noticed by Roger Penske, at mid-season he became a test driver for Penske Racing. In his first race for the team at Michigan he crashed and broke his left leg. He recovered and raced twice more for the team during the season. He was scheduled to start a selected number of races for Penske in 1992 and ended up starting 11 races, many of them as a substitute driver for the injured Rick Mears. Mears announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 1992 season and Tracy replaced him in the #3 car.
His first full year of IndyCar competition came in 1993, where he won five times with his first win coming at Long Beach and the others at Cleveland, Toronto, Road America and Laguna Seca. Tracy led the series in laps led and was voted most improved driver by his peers. The 1994 season started out slowly for Tracy as he scored just two points in the first four races. He rebounded from his poor start and finished on the podium in eight of the final twelve races with victories at Detroit, Nazareth, and Laguna Seca. His third-place showing in the points gave Penske a sweep of the top three slots with Al Unser, Jr. winning the title and Emerson Fittipaldi second.
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Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
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Fascinated by cars since boyhood, Tracy raced go-karts at Goodwood Kartways near his hometown until he was 16. At age 16, in 1985, he became the youngest ever Canadian Formula Ford Champion. He was also the winner of the final Can-Am race in series history at the age of 17; in that same race he achieved the record of the youngest winner in Can-Am history.
After Penske decided to return to running a two car team for 1995, Penske attempted to transfer Tracy’s contract to Bettenhausen Motorsports, however, Tracy’s father discovered a clause in his original contract that it could not be assigned, putting Penske in a bind. Tracy tested for Benetton at Estoril in 1994, setting a faster time than Benetton drivers JJ Lehto and Jos Verstappen had managed for that year’s Portuguese Grand Prix, and was only 0.7 sec off of Gerhard Berger’s pole time for the same race. Tracy was only offered a restrictive contract with few guarantees, and ultimately decided to stay in North America. Tracy was permitted to sign with Newman/Haas Racing for the 1995 season for $1.5 million, with Penske holding an option after that year, where he won two races (Australia and Milwaukee) and finished 6th in the championship.
Who is Paul Tracy Dating?
According to our records, Paul Tracy married to Patty Tracy . As of December 1, 2023, Paul Tracy’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Paul Tracy. You may help us to build the dating records for Paul Tracy!Penske, after a disappointing 1995, used his option and matched Newman/Haas’s offer for the 1996 season of a four year contract of $3.5 million annually. Tracy’s return was a disappointment as he finished the season with no wins and 13th in the championship. A back injury also forced him to miss two races. 1997 was a roller coaster season, with consecutive wins at Nazareth, Rio de Janeiro and Gateway putting him in the points lead. The season went downhill soon after as he finished 26th or worse in each of the final five events to slip to fifth place in the championship. After a disappointing finish in Toronto, Tracy referred to his car as a “piece of shit” to local media and also said that the Penske chassis was obsolete and that the team should switch tire manufacturers. Penske waited until the end of the season before terminating Tracy for making detrimental remarks about the team and sponsors.
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Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Paul Tracy celebrates birthday on December 17 of every year.
Tracy was signed by Team Kool Green for the 1998 season. The year was a struggle for the team and Tracy personally, as he finished no better than fifth in any race and ended up a disappointing 13th in the championship. The low points of the year came in Houston when he crashed out of second place after colliding with his teammate Dario Franchitti, leading to an altercation with team owner Barry Green when Tracy returned to the pits, and when, while leading the Marlboro 500, he spun out during a caution lap 3 laps from the finish.
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