Patrick Bedard (born August 20, 1941, in La Porte City, Iowa)[1] is an American automobile racing driver and journalist.
In the Car and Driver SS/Sedan Challenge III in 1974, Bedard drove a 1973 Chevy Vega GT No.
[3] In the 1984 Indianapolis 500 Bedard's car slammed the inside wall and then flipped multiple times in the grass.
Bedard then retired from motor racing but continued to write for Car and Driver magazine, where he had been employed since March, 1968.
After nearly 42 consecutive years of employment with Car and Driver, Bedard announced he was leaving the magazine in his regular column after the August 2009 issue.