Patrick Davis
Sioux Lookout, ON
Driver Information
I am a police officer who had a lifelong dream of being a racer. I first turned laps at Lake of the Woods Speedway on the 22nd of October 2017 in preparation for my rookie season in 2018.
Racing had been in my blood since early childhood when my dad and uncle built and raced a street stock at Barker Memorial Raceway in my hometown of Geraldton Ontario in the early 80's till the track closed and later Riverview Raceway in Thunder Bay Ontario. I am a lifelong fan of dirt racing and have attended many dirt tracks throughout North America.
I moved to Sioux Lookout Ontario in 2010. A few years later Lake of the Woods Speedway was built in Kenora Ontario. I took this as my opportunity to get into racing. With the help of John Madsen at Madsen GM and Brent Kikukawa at Aztak Auto we put together a pure stock racing program in the fall of 2017 for the first practice at LOTWS. We raced a 1975 Chevelle Malibu previously raced by John in the early 2000's.
On the 25th of March 2018 I suffered from a Stroke affecting my left arm and hand amongst other cognitive issues and was very uncertain if I could realize my dream of racing. With the support of my medical team and my family I was able to start my rookie season racing in June of that year. On the 27th of July 2018 I had heart surgery to repair a heart defect. 10 days later we raced in Winnipeg MB where I finished 2nd in a strong field of over 20 cars. Definitely a highlight for that year and my career to this point.
In 2019 we upgraded to a newer chassis, an '85 Monte Carlo. We had our first feature win in July and were very competitive everywhere we ran. We finished 2nd in points at LOTWS narrowly missing the championship by only a few points and finished 11th overall in the Wissota Northern Pure Stock series.
For 2020 we moved up to the Wissota Midwest Mod class.
2021 saw us take Rookie of the year honours at both Emo Speedway were we finished 2nd in points, 10 points out of 1st, and Lake of the Woods Speedway. Unfortunately tragedy also struck in Sept of 2021. I lost my dad to a workplace accident. He was a huge part of this team and my life. 2022 is dedicated to his memory
You can keep up with us by following our page “Davis Racing 10d" on Facebook.
Patrick Davis racing in his Rookie season
Car Number - 10D
Class – Pure Stock
Chassis – 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Hometown – Geraldton, ON
Lives in – Sioux Lookout, ON
Sponsors
- Rosiak Carpentry, Sioux Lookout ON
- Madsen GM, Sioux Lookout ON
- Aztak Auto, Sioux Lookout ON
- Mascoto's Marine, Sioux Lookout ON
- Signatures Signs & Stitchery, Sioux Lookout ON
- Rainbow Services, Sioux Lookout ON
- Custom Collision, Sioux Lookout ON
Pit Crew – Phil Davis, Corine Meijaard
Thanks to – My girlfriend Corine Meijaard, my family, Phil&Carole Davis, John Madsen, Brent Kikukawa
Pat has been a student and fan of circle track racing his entire life. As a young child, he remembers riding in the gravel truck hauling clay to the track that was being built in Geraldton at the time (Barker Memorial Raceway).
He spent his weekends as a child watching his dad, uncle and friend of theirs build a 73 Chevelle Street stock then spent most summer weekends in the pits at the track. Since then, it’s been a lifelong dream to one day race himself.
He got that chance in 2018 when Lake of the Woods Speedway in Kenora opened. He ran events there as well as Red River Coop Speedway in Winnipeg MB, Emo Speedway in Emo ON and Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush MN.
Pat saw success relatively early in his rookie season by running consistently while improving as both a driver and set up of the car. He had 2 runner up finishes and many top 5 finishes racing against the best the region has to offer.
This season Pat will be driving a 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS at Lake of the Woods Speedway, Red River Coop Speedway, Emo Speedway and Greenbush Race Park. He calls Lake of the Woods Speedway in Kenora ON his home track.
Career Highlights
2018- successful rookie season with many top 5 finishes
Won the 1st ever pure stock heat race at LOTWS
July 2019-1st feature win
2021 Rookie of the Year at Emo Speedway
2021 2nd in points at Emo Speedway (10 points out of 1st)
2021 Rookie of the Year at Lake of the Woods Speedway
Most Memorable Moment
First time on a racetrack in a racecar at Lake of the Woods Speedway October 22 2017.
Hobbies
Racing
Snowmobiling
Fishing
Volunteer Firefighter