| Pat Ward | |
| Birth Name: | Patrick Ward |
| Birth Date: | 1957 3, mf=yes [1] |
| Birth Place: | Genoa, New York |
| First Year: | 1973 |
| Car Number: | 42P |
| Championships: | 4 |
| Wins: | 145+ |
| Titles: | 1998 New York State Fair Champion[2] 2004 Mr. Dirt 358 Modified Champion 2007, 2008, 2009 Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour[3] |
| Updated: | July 23, 2023 |
Patrick "Pat" Ward (March 6, 1957) is an American Dirt Modified racing driver, currently credited with over 145 career wins at 17 tracks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida.[4]
Pat Ward began his racing career in 1973 in a late model Mustang at Weedsport Speedway Since progressing to the Modified division, he has claimed track championships at Can-Am, Fulton, and Utica-Rome speedways in New York state.[4] [5] [6] [7] He has also competed and been victorious at the east coast race tracks from Florida to Canada, including Brewerton Speedway NY, Fonda Speedway NY, Selinsgrove Speedway PA, and the Syracuse Mile NY.[1] [3] [4] [8] [9]
Ward is also a respected fabricator and mechanic, having built his own cars and engines for much of his early career, and then joining manufacturer Howard Conkey's Show Car Engineering company in 1982.[4]
Pat Ward was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2021.[4]