Age, Biography and Wiki
Pat Austin was born on 12 November, 1964 in Tacoma, Washington, is an American racing driver. Discover Pat Austin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?
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59 years old |
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Scorpio |
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12 November, 1964 |
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12 November |
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Tacoma, Washington |
| Nationality |
United States
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Pat Austin Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Pat Austin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Pat Austin worth at the age of 59 years old? Pat Austin’s income source is mostly from being a successful driver. He is from United States. We have estimated Pat Austin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Pat Austin (born November 12, 1964) is a retired American drag racer.
He competed in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).
His 62 wins between his start in 1985 and 1996, which were the most for any driver between the late 1970s and 1996.
He started racing on the national tour in 1985.
Austin won his first national event title in 1986, when he won the Cajun Nationals.
He won the next event, the Springnationals.
He had numerous second-place finishes and lost the 1986 season championship at the final round at the Fallnationals to Brad Anderson.
Austin won his first national championship the following year.
He won four NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car championships between 1987 and 1991.
He was the first driver to win eliminator titles at the same event when he won the Top Fuel and Alcohol Funny Car classes at Topeka.
He won four of the five championships between 1987 and 1991, losing the 1989 championship.
Austin made eight finals in 1987 and won six events.
Between 1987 and 1991, he entered 57 national event finals and won 43 of them.
He followed that season with his second championship in 1988.
That season was highlighted by six wins, including his first U.S. Nationals win.
He had his most wins in 1989 with nine wins (including the U.S. Nationals).
Brad Anderson won the season championship after Anderson did better in divisional races.
Austin won the 1990 championship with 12 finals and nine event wins.
Austin clinched the 1991 championship in July (with four months left) after posting the first perfect 5 national and 5 divisional wins season.
Following the death of Gary Ormsby from cancer; Austin bought his Castrol GTX Top Fuel operation before the U.S. Nationals.
He campaigned both cars at the event after testing his new Top Fuel dragster at one local event.
After winning the Alcohol Funny Car finals at one of the next events, his blower malfunctioned during his burnout at the finals.
Austin had to watch Kenny Bernstein as he smoked his tires to win the Top Fuel finals in a single.
Austin continued to run both cars at events, vowing to win in both cars.
His double eliminator win came two events later at Topeka.
He won the Alcohol Funny Car finals over Chuck Cheeseman with a 5.97 second pass and the Top Fuel finals over Joe Amato with a 4.97 second pass.
Austin avenged his final round Top Fuel loss to Bernstein at the Winston Finals at Pomona and started the 1992 season by winning the second race of the year at the Motorcraft Ford Nationals in Phoenix Arizona over Doug Herbert.
Austin achieved the second double eliminator win at the second event in 1992 at Phoenix.
He won the Top Fuel finals and beat his uncle, rival Bucky Austin, in the Alcohol Funny Car finals.
Austin won Top Fuel at the 1993 U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park over Doug Herbert in a tire-smoking peddlefest final round.
His fifth and final Top Fuel win was at Englishtown over Don "The Snake" Prudhomme in 1994 winning with a 4.88 to Prudhomme's 4.89.
His last final round came in 1995 at Sonoma California losing to Mike Dunn.
Austin became the first driver to achieve 250 miles per hour in the quarter mile in an Alcohol Funny Car in 1995.
In 1999, Austin noticed that IHRA drivers such as Von Smith having success in Hoosier Racing Tires.
Austin had been experiencing severe tire shake and tire spinning problems.
In 2002, the NHRA labeled him "the most successful drag racer born after the 1940s and the best driver of his generation".
He had the first 250 mph Alcohol Funny Car run and the first pass in the 5.5-second range.
A native of Tacoma, Washington, Austin attended Franklin Pierce High School, where he won two state championships in the shot put.
Austin was named an All-Star on his high school football team during his senior year.
He began drag racing in the Northwestern United States, where he won approximately 90 percent of the races that he entered.
