After an invitation in 1964 from Dick Trickle to visit Griffith Park Speedway, Pat Barrett caught the racing bug at 3 years old. His enjoyment for racing grew into attending races all over Wisconsin through his childhood years and eventually going to races with Dick Trickle as a crew member. Pat's time working at the racetrack began after taking a scoring job while in high school. The dedication and commitment to flagging began in 1992 after former Golden Sands Speedway owner Darrel Bassuener placed an ad in the paper looking for a flagman. Pat was the only one to apply and was given the job. The opportunity at Golden Sands Speedway began what is now 33 years of flagging races. Even after 33 years of enduring the summer heat and long race season, he's still loving it. 

At an early age, Pat showed a knack for playing cribbage which led to many tournament wins that includes winning the largest cribbage tournament in 2009 that takes place in Reno, NV. Outside of flagging and playing cribbage, he worked for the family auction business as an auctioneer. Pat talks about going to auctioneer school and even shows off his auctioneer chant.

 

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