Full Name: Patrick Edward Rachels
Birthday: 11-19-85
Car Number: 34
History of Car Number: Pat's dad Terry ran #34 on all of his racecars. Terry bought his
first racecar from his good friend Ron Hemsted (Lone Tree, Iowa) and Ron's number was 34. Terry decided to keep the
number and it has been the family racing number ever since. On a couple of occasions Pat got to race against Dave Hemsted
(Ron's son) and they were both sporting the 34!
Favorite Foods: Shrimp, steak
Marital Status: Single
Job:
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series track support engineer for Toyota Racing Development (TRD)
Years in Racing: Attended
his first race in 1986 at the age of 6 months. Started working on the family racecar at the age of 9. Ran his
first race as a driver in 2000 at the age of 14. See
Stats Page for racing highlights.
Racing Hero: Aaron Brown
