RaceDayCT photographer Fran Lawlor compiled the below gallery in memory of Bob Potter, who passed Wednesday.
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Doug Coby Reflects On The Death Of Mike Stefanik And Chasing His Records With The Whelen Modified Tour
September 19, 2019 by 2 Comments
In 34 years of competition since its inception in 1985 there have been 18 different drivers who have earned the right to be called series champion. But among that small group of men is an even more exclusive club. Of those 18 drivers only three have won more than two series titles. Mike Stefanik, Tony […]
Father Time: Bob Potter An Entertainer For The Ages In Connecticut Short Track Racing
September 19, 2019 by 11 Comments
They are the men and women that pilot vehicles built from the first piece in the hopes of finding speed and domination of the competition. They strap themselves into rides that they know could very well cost them their lives. And yet, they jam the accelerator and put on a show. They are the performers […]
Modified Racing Great Bob Potter Dies
September 18, 2019 by 24 Comments
Bob Potter, a former championship winning Modified driver at multiple Connecticut short tracks, died Wednesday in Norwich. Potter was 78 years old. Potter was a multi-time SK Modified champion at Stafford Motor Speedway and had championships in the former Modified division and current SK Modified division at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Norwich Police reported that […]
The Racing World Reacts To The Passing Of NASCAR Legend Mike Stefanik
September 16, 2019 by 1 Comment
Statement from David McGrath, executive vice president and general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, on Mike Stefanik, who died Sunday in a plane crash in Sterling, Conn.: “Yesterday, the short track community lost one of the greatest modified drivers in history. Mike Stefanik was a true champion on and off the racetrack making a […]
Unmuffled Quickcast With Mike Stefanik From October 2018
September 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
On Sunday NASCAR Modified racing legend Mike Stefanik died following a crash of an Ultra-Light plane he was piloting in Sterling, CT. Last October we talked with Mike about a number of topics, from his decision to walk away from racing with no fanfare, to his relationship with Ted Christopher to his decision to mostly […]
Bryan Narducci Wins Second NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Division III National Championship
September 16, 2019 by 6 Comments
Bryan Narducci’s racing weekend didn’t quite go as he had hoped. The Colchester 18-year old got caught up in a wreck in Friday’s 20-lap SK Light Modified feature at Stafford Motor Speedway and was relegated to a 26thplace finish in the 28-car field. But it didn’t mean the weekend wasn’t without some celebration for Narducci. […]
In Memory: Short Track Racing Lost An Irreplaceable Giant In Ted Christopher
September 16, 2019 by 3 Comments
Today we honor and celebrate the legacy of one of the most legendary short track drivers in the history of motorsports. A giant in racing, and a true gentleman who had an impact on so many. Republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 17, 2017 When I started helping out covering auto racing at the Hartford Courant […]
Nine-Time NASCAR Champion, Modified Racing Legend Mike Stefanik Killed In Plane Crash
September 15, 2019 by 22 Comments
Seven-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion and short track racing legend Mike Stefanik died Sunday following a plane crash in Sterling, CT. Stefanik was 61 years old. Stefanik, of Coventry, R.I., crashed while piloting a single engine, single seat Aero Ultra-Light plane. The crash took place near the Rhode Island border. The plane had taken […]
Party Crasher: Stephen Kopcik Tops Points Leaders For SK Modified Win At Stafford
September 13, 2019 by 2 Comments
STAFFORD – The chase is on for the 2019 SK Modified championship at Stafford Speedway, but Friday night at Stafford it was Stephen Kopcik injecting himself directly in front of the battle. Kopick held off Todd Owen over the closing laps to win the 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified feature. It was the […]
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