Mike Potter was a NASCAR driver. There are no public records about his marital status.
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Mike Potter was a Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam. Potter raced in the Cup Series from 1979 to 1993 for teams owned by Buddy Arrington, Roger Hamby, Elmo Langley, current Xfinity Series team owner Jimmy Means, Bobby Wawak, and himself.
Highlights of his career included qualifying for the 1992 Daytona 500 in the No. 77 Chevrolet, where he finished 30th after retiring due to a fuel pump problem.
In the 1993 spring race at Darlington, he made his final Cup Series start for longtime car owner Jimmy Means.
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Potter, 70, won a Super Cup Stock Car Series race at Midvale (Ohio) Speedway in 2019. Gary Shell, Dusty Silvers, Buck Silvers, and Potter’s cousin, Chrissy Adams, were among his Johnson City-based crew members. He mentioned overtaking leader Harvey Harrison for the lead.
Mike Potter died Monday, October 31, 2022, after a lengthy illness. He was 73.


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