Olds dropped away after a puncture and with the peloton failing to eat into the lead of the breakaway, it all boiled down to a sprint finish after 140km racing in mostly wet conditions.
The history-making potential has racing experts predicting the largest TV audience in years for the premier NASCAR Sprint Cup event, the Super Bowl of stock car racing.
The idea is for Patrick to continue to drive the No. 7 GoDaddy.com car for JR Motorsports in Nationwide events and run a few Sprint Cup events for Stewart Haas Racing.
Although the NASCAR season is now in the books with Brad Keselowski taking home the Sprint Cup Championship, Patrick is still racing during the off season.
The Group Two King's Stand Stakes takes place on the opening day of Royal Ascot next Tuesday with the Group One Golden Jubilee Sprint featuring on the fifth and final day's racing on Saturday.