Mike Potekhen

Michael Potekhen
Nationality	United States
Born	August 15, 1979 (1979-08-15) (age 32) Silverthorne, Colorado
Firestone Indy Lights Series
Years active	2006-2009
Teams	Apex Racing SWE Racing Alliance Motorsports
Starts	34
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	5th in 2007
Previous series
2004-2006 2003 2001 1997	Pro Formula Mazda Star Mazda Series U.S. F2000 Formula Vauxhall

Michael Potekhen (born August 15, 1979) is an American racing driver from Silverthorne, Colorado who currently competes in the Firestone Indy Lights Series, formerly known as the Indy Pro 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 of 2006 he made his Indy Pro Series debut at the Freedom 100 where he started and finished 11th. Potekhen made 4 other IPS starts that year. In 2007 he competed in a full season of the Indy Pro Series where he captured an IPS career-best finish of 2nd at the Milwaukee Mile and finished a surprising 5th place in the championship.^[2]

Potekhen driving in the 2008 Freedom 100 for Chastain Motorsports

With Apex Racing shutting down prior to the start of the season, Potekhen was left without a ride for the 2008 Indy Lights season. He made his 2008 debut for SWE Racing/Chastain Motorsports in the Firestone Freedom 100 on May 23.^[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.

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

External links

• Mike Potekhen's Homepage
• Two Audio Interviews with Mike Potekhen

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Name	Potekhen, Mike
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Date of birth	August 15, 1979
Place of birth	Silverthorne, Colorado
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