Patrick Bedard (born August 20, 1941, New York City, New York), is an American automobile racing driver and journalist. He drove for Jaguar Cars in endurance racing and driving in the Indianapolis 500 in 1983 and 1984 finishing 30th both times, the 2nd time retiring through a colossal accident where his car flipped several dozen times. Bedard then retired from motor racing but continued to write for Car and Driver magazine where he spent a total of over 5 decades. Wikipedia
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