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John Potts

Driven to the Past: Creating Some Fun Racing

September 20, 2022June 4, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

Back in 1972, after I became editor of The Scott County Journal and The Chronicle in Scottsburg, Ind., my reputation as a racing official preceded me.

Categories Driven to the Past, John Potts, Short Tracks

Potts’s Shots: 1,100 Miles of Blogs in 1 Day…

September 16, 2022June 2, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

I’ll have to admit that I enjoyed Sunday’s (May 30) Indianapolis 500-mile race as much as I’ve enjoyed any of them since they put the engines behind the drivers.

Categories IndyCar, John Potts, Potts Shots

Driven to the Past: Indy 500 Memories

September 15, 2022May 27, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

This weekend being the weekend it is, I felt it might be time for one of these columns with the Indianapolis 500-mile Race as the subject.

Categories Driven to the Past, IndyCar, John Potts

Driven to the Past: How to Have Fun With a Pace Car

September 14, 2022May 20, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

During the Frontstretch live blog for the Talladega race, one of our participants at the track mentioned that he had taken a ride in the pace car.

Categories Driven to the Past, John Potts, Short Tracks

Driven to the Past: “Deliberate” Cautions?

September 8, 2022May 13, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

I’ve written backmarkers who obtained engines from big teams and how they seemed to spin when the big team needed a caution. This is different.

Categories Driven to the Past, John Potts, Short Tracks

Driven to the Past: Racecars Off the Track…

September 7, 2022May 6, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

We’ve all heard stories about racecars being driven on the road. Back in the early days many were driven to the track, headlights taped up and then raced.

Categories ARCA, Driven to the Past, John Potts

Potts’s Shots: 2011 Kentucky Race Wouldn’t Be the 1st in the State

September 5, 2022May 5, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

I don’t think NASCAR is interested in expanding the schedule. That leaves the option of moving a race from another facility to Kentucky.

Categories Cup Series, John Potts, Potts Shots

Driven to the Past: Just What is Stock?

August 30, 2022April 29, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

That UPS commercial with David Ragan pulling a couple of trailers in the racecar, drove me back to the past on Sunday.

Categories Driven to the Past, John Potts, Short Tracks

Potts’s Shots: Practice Makes Perfect for Kevin Harvick

August 30, 2022April 29, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

What does all this prove? Well, first that Kevin Harvick is pretty sharp, and second, that practice isn’t just for getting your car as fast as it will go.

Categories John Potts, Potts Shots, Xfinity

Driven to the Past: Something Really Different…

August 17, 2022April 15, 2010 by Frontstretch Staff

When I did a column mentioning some indoor venues I’d worked, it was all about cars – TQ midgets indoors and even ASA late models in …

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