Mike Potekhen
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| Michael Potekhen | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | August 15, 1979 Silverthorne, Colorado |
| Indy Lights | |
| Years active | 2006-2009 |
| Teams | Apex Racing SWE Racing Alliance Motorsports |
| Starts | 34 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 5th in 2007 |
| Previous series | |
| 1997 2001 2003 2004-2006 | Formula Vauxhall Pro U.S. F2000 Star Mazda Series Formula Mazda |
Michael Potekhen (born August 15, 1979) is an American racing driver from Silverthorne, Colorado who competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.
After starting in karts, Potekhen began racing in the Star Mazda West Series and Formula Vauxhall Winter Series in 1997. He competed in Star Mazda West until 2001 when he moved to U.S. Formula Ford 2000.
In 2003, he made his professional debut and finished fifth in the Star Mazda Pro Series.[1] He competed in the Formula Mazda pro series from 2004 to 2006 and in May 2006 he made his Indy Pro Series debut at the Freedom 100 where he started and finished 11th. Potekhen made four other IPS starts that year. In 2007, he competed in a full season of the Indy Pro Series and achieved an IPS career-best finish of 2nd at the Milwaukee Mile and finished in a surprising 5th place in the championship.[2]
With Apex Racing shutting down before the start of the season, Potekhen did not start the 2008 Indy Lights season until May 23, with SWE Racing/Chastain Motorsports in the Firestone Freedom 100.[3] He returned to the team late in the season to make four more starts.
He missed the first four races of the 2009 season, but signed to join Alliance Motorsports for the Freedom 100. Potekhen returned to the team to make seven more starts and led his first laps in the series at Chicagoland Speedway late in the season. He finished 18th in points participating in only 8 of 15 races with a best finish of fourth at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Indy Lights[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Part Sourcing International | HMS | STP1 | STP2 | INDY | WGL | IMS 11 |
NSH | MIL | KTY 10 |
SNM1 6 |
SNM2 6 |
CHI 7 |
13th | 121 | ||||
| 2007 | Apex Racing | HMS 7 |
STP1 11 |
STP2 22 |
INDY 6 |
MIL 2 |
IMS1 10 |
IMS2 8 |
IOW 12 |
WGL1 9 |
WGL2 7 |
NSH 19 |
MDO 9 |
KTY 7 |
SNM1 3 |
SNM2 8 |
CHI 5 |
5th | 379 |
| 2008 | SWE Racing | HMS | STP1 | STP2 | KAN | INDY 13 |
MIL | IOW | WGL1 | WGL2 | NSH | MDO1 | MDO2 | KTY 17 |
SNM1 12 |
SNM2 22 |
CHI 9 |
29th | 78 |
| 2009 | Alliance Motorsports | STP1 | STP2 | LBH | KAN | INDY 14 |
MIL | IOW 14 |
WGL 11 |
TOR | EDM | KTY 8 |
MDO 11 |
SNM 16 |
CHI 13 |
HMS 4 |
18th | 157 |
References[edit]
- ^ Mike Potekhen Racing Experience, MikePotekhen.com
- ^ Mike Potekhen, ChampCarStats.com
- ^ Pecorari, Potekhen for SWE Indy effort, Crash.net, May 13, 2008