Sammy Potashnick

{{Short description|American racing driver (born 1974)}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Sammy Potashnick

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|6|3}}

| birth_place = Sikeston, Missouri, U.S.

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 1

| Years_In_Busch = 1

| Best_Busch_Pos = 109th (2002)

| First_Busch_Race = 2002 Charter Pipeline 250 (Gateway)

| Last_Busch_Race =

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Total_Truck_Races = 2

| Years_In_Truck = 1

| Prev_Truck_Year =

| Prev_Truck_Pos =

| Best_Truck_Pos = 75th (1998)

| First_Truck_Race = 1998 Memphis 200 (Memphis)

| Last_Truck_Race = 1998 Sam's Town 250 (Las Vegas)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_Races = 16

| Years_In_ARCA = 6

| ARCA_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 90th (1999)

| First_ARCA_Race = 1996 AC Delco 200 (Pensacola)

| Last_ARCA_Race = 2001 BPU 200 (Kansas)

| First_ARCA_Win =

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 0

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 2

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| updated = November 20, 2024

}}

Sammy Potashnick (born June 3, 1974) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR Busch Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the ARCA Re/Max Series, and the NASCAR Winston West Series.

Potashnick has also competed in the ASA National Tour, the Hooters Pro Cup Series, the ASA CRA Super Series, and the Crate Racin' USA Weekly Racing Series.{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Sammy_Potashnick|title=Sammy Potashnick |work=The Third Turn|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Busch Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| NASCAR Busch Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2002

! Jay Robinson Racing

! 49

! Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| NSH

| TAL

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| DAY

| CHI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GTY
{{small|30}}

| PPR

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| CAR

| PHO

| HOM

! 109th

! 73

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/potassa01/2002/B|title=Sammy Potashnick – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

== Craftsman Truck Series ==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! {{Abbr|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1998

! Potashnick Racing

! 08

! Chevy

| WDW

| HOM

| PHO

| POR

| EVG

| I70

| GLN

| TEX

| BRI

| MLW

| NZH

| CAL

| PPR

| IRP

| NHA

| FLM

| NSV

| HPT

| LVL

| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEM
{{small|26}}

| GTY

| MAR

| SON

| MMR

| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
{{small|31}}

! 75th

! 155

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/potassa01/1998/C|title=Sammy Potashnick – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

= ARCA Re/Max Series =

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="34" |ARCA Re/Max Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! {{Tooltip|ARMSC|ARCA Re/Max Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=4| 1996

! rowspan=7| Potashnick Racing

! 51

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| SLM

| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIF
{{small|19}}

| LVL

| CLT

| CLT

| KIL

| FRS

| POC

| MCH

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=4| N/A

! rowspan=4| 0

! rowspan=4| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/potassa01/1996/A|title=Sammy Potashnick – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

65

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRS
{{small|22}}

|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
{{small|13}}

| MCH

| INF

| SBS

| ISF

| DSF

| KIL

| SLM

| WIN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|37}}

|

66

| colspan=13|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL
{{small|12}}

| colspan=11|

rowspan=4| 65

! Olds

| colspan=24|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|19}}

1997

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| SLM

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|34}}

| POC

| MCH

| SBS

| TOL

| KIL

| FRS

| MIN

| POC

| MCH

| DSF

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTW
{{small|25}}

| SLM

| WIN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
{{small|14}}

| TAL

| ISF

| ATL

| colspan=3|

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/potassa01/1997/A|title=Sammy Potashnick – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

1998

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
{{small|10}}

| SLM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|36}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEM
{{small|32}}

| MCH

| POC

| SBS

| TOL

| PPR

| POC

| KIL

| FRS

| ISF

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|35}}

| DSF

| SLM

| TEX

| WIN

| CLT

| TAL

| ATL

| colspan=3|

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/potassa01/1998/A|title=Sammy Potashnick – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

1999

| DAY

| ATL

| SLM

| AND

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
{{small|7}}

| MCH

| POC

| TOL

| SBS

| BLN

| POC

| KIL

| FRS

| FLM

| ISF

| WIN

| DSF

| SLM

| CLT

| TAL

| ATL

| colspan=4|

! 90th

! 195

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/potassa01/1999/A|title=Sammy Potashnick – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

2001

! Venturini Motorsports

! 25

! Chevy

| DAY

| NSH

| WIN

| SLM

| GTY

| KEN

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
{{small|26}}

| MCH

| POC

| MEM

| GLN

| KEN

| MCH

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| CHI

| DSF

| SLM

| TOL

| BLN

| CLT

| TAL

| ATL

! 161st

! 100

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/potassa01/2001/A|title=Sammy Potashnick – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

2002

! N/A

! 65

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| NSH

| SLM

| KEN

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
{{small|DNQ}}

| KAN

| POC

| MCH

| TOL

| SBO

| KEN

| BLN

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| WIN

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| TAL

| CLT

| colspan=3|

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/potassa01/2002/A|title=Sammy Potashnick – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

References

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