Thursday, July 18, 2024
George Poteet died today, age 76
Poteet grew up in rural Mississippi, the son of a sharecropper and a garment factory worker. He was the first person in his family to go to college, and he later built a fortune from a nutritional supplements company. He used that money to send his own kids to college and, with that out of the way, to go racing.
The Speed Demon team still holds more than 13 SCTA Bonneville records and set six FIA world records.
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It is my understanding he was a standup very nice guy. Will be missed by many!
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