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Potts’s Shots: Another New Track… but No Cup Date?

December 20, 2022July 14, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

Have you heard anything about a new NASCAR-sanctioned racetrack being built south of Branson, Mo.?

Categories Cup Series, John Potts, Potts Shots, Truck Series

Potts’s Shots: The Original Kentucky NASCAR Race & the End of an Era in Indy

December 19, 2022July 6, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

Jack Brothers wants to know, “Wasn’t there a NASCAR race in Kentucky some years back? Any details?”

Categories Cup Series, John Potts, Potts Shots, Xfinity

Potts’s Shots: “WTH” Moments as a Flagman

December 15, 2022June 30, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

We’ve all seen things at the track, in the pits or on the track, that made us shake our heads and say “Did I really just see that?!?” or “What the hell?”

Categories John Potts, Potts Shots, Short Tracks

Potts’s Shots: Alternating Shots

December 14, 2022June 22, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

Regular readers of this and the old Driven to the Past column will recall the story of the day Earl Baltes almost got run over at Dayton.

Categories John Potts, Potts Shots, Short Tracks

Potts’s Shots: Will Cars & Trucks Ever Be on the Same Track at the Same Time?

December 12, 2022June 16, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

Josh asked if I thought NASCAR would approve a race featuring cars and trucks together on the same track if it was a charity event.

Categories John Potts, Potts Shots, Short Tracks, Xfinity

Potts’s Shots: “Don’t Mess With an Old Man”

December 11, 2022June 9, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

Only one inquiry this week, from Fritz in North Carolina. “What’s your take on the Kyle Busch/Richard Childress dust up and NASCAR’s handling of it?”

Categories Cup Series, IndyCar, John Potts, Potts Shots

Potts’s Shots: Indy & Charlotte From a Flagman’s Perspective

December 10, 2022June 2, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

As you were a flagman for so many years, I’d like your take on the last-lap situations at the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600

Categories Cup Series, IndyCar, John Potts, Potts Shots

Potts’s Shots: The Future of Local Short Tracks

December 6, 2022May 26, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

Angie in Kentucky comments on the fact that so many short tracks are experiencing difficulties and wants to know what can be done about it.

Categories John Potts, Potts Shots, Short Tracks

Potts’s Shots: NASCAR’s New Pit Rules

December 5, 2022May 19, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

George B. from Amarillo, Texas wants to know: What do you think about NASCAR announcing that pit officials will remain with their cars longer in the future?

Categories Cup Series, John Potts, Potts Shots, Short Tracks

Potts’s Shots: Dick Trickle & the Open Road Engine Change

December 2, 2022May 11, 2011 by Frontstretch Staff

The story goes that Dick Trickle’s guys actually swapped the engine on the way to the race on an open hauler.

Categories John Potts, Potts Shots, Short Tracks
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