Patrick Carpentier, seen here in 2000.  WHAT: Patrick Carpentier earns a drive with Tony Bettenhausen Jr. WHERE: Sebring International RacewayWHEN: December, 19966 It was December of 1996, and Tony Bettenhausen Jr. was trying to find a full-time driver for the 1997 CART season. So he and engineer Tom Brown decided to host an audition. But it's doubtful they could have envisioned the talent they'd invited to this shootout in Sebring, Florida. Canada's Patrick Carpentier, Denmark's Tom Kristensen, Scotland's Allan McNish and Germany's Jorg Muller were up-and-coming open wheelers trying to win a ride that only required they bring a helmet because Bettenhausen didn't...
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