Paul Tracy is a Canadian professional auto racing driver who participated in Champ Car World Series, the IndyCar Series, and the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART).

His love for racing began as a young child at age five, when he started with kart racing where he quickly became successful and began car racing at sixteen, finishing third in the 1985 Formula Ford 1600 championship with one win and Rookie of the Year honours.

He earned the nickname the “Thrill from West Hill” after his 1993 Toronto CART victory for his aggressive driving style.

Tracy became the youngest Canadian Formula Ford champion in the 1985 CASC Formula 1600 Challenge Series and was the youngest Can-Am race winner the following year. He raced in the American Racing Series for three years between 1988 and 1990, winning the series title with nine wins from fourteen races in 1990.

Tracy has had an aggressive driving style from childhood, which he carried over into CART and was noted for his car control.