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Mike Potter, 73, American racing driver (NASCAR, CARS Tour).
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|Mike Anthony Potter (July 4, 1949 – October 31, 2022) was an American NASCAR driver. He lived in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Over the course of his Winston Cup Series career, Potter raced sixty races. Every season he raced was part-time. The most races he ran in a season was eleven in both 1983 and 1992. 1983 was his official year as a rookie, because he ran more than eight races. His best career finish was a fifteenth at Nashville Speedway in 1981.
In the early 2000s, Potter ran a few races in the Busch Series, primarily for Means Racing during 2003. He attempted five races in 2004 for Johnny Davis Motorsports but only made two of them.
Potter returned to the NASCAR Busch Series in 2007. He attempted two races in the No. 00 Chevrolet. The car was a third entry from DDL Motorsports, a team co-owned by Johnny Davis. Potter made the field for Milwaukee, his first race back, but missed the other race he attempted at Watkins Glen.
In 2008, Potter ran a variety of races for Johnny Davis Motorsports. His first race in 2008 was at his home track of Bristol. He ended up finishing last in the No. 0 Chevrolet, a Johnny Davis Motorsports secondary car. After Kertus Davis left the team, Potter took over the reins of the No. 01 SponsorDavis.com Chevrolet, the team's primary entry, for a couple of races. Potter ended up finishing a respectable 29th at the Camping World RV Sells 200 in June.
Besides NASCAR, Potter also had experience in many other forms of stock car racing, including Hooters Pro Cup.
Potter died on October 31, 2022, at the age of 73.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500
Nationwide Series
ARCA Re/Max Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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