Mike Potekhen

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Michael Potekhen
NationalityAmerican
Born (1979-08-15) August 15, 1979 (age 44)
Silverthorne, Colorado
Indy Lights
Years active2006-2009
Teams Apex Racing
SWE Racing
Alliance Motorsports
Starts34
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish5th 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.

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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]

Potekhen driving in the 2008 Freedom 100 for Chastain Motorsports Potekhen2008.jpg
Potekhen driving in the 2008 Freedom 100 for Chastain Motorsports

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2006 Part Sourcing International HMS STP1 STP2 INDY WGL IMS
11		 NSH MIL KTY
10		 SNM1
6		 SNM2
6		 CHI
7		13th121
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		5th379
2008 SWE Racing HMS STP1 STP2 KAN INDY
13		 MIL IOW WGL1 WGL2 NSH MDO1 MDO2 KTY
17		 SNM1
12		 SNM2
22		 CHI
9		29th78
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		18th157

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References

  1. ↑ Mike Potekhen Racing Experience, MikePotekhen.com
  2. ↑ Mike Potekhen, ChampCarStats.com
  3. ↑ Pecorari, Potekhen for SWE Indy effort, Crash.net, May 13, 2008
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