George Poteet

George Poteet (February 22, 1948 – July 16, 2024[1]) was an American Memphis-based[2][3] land speed racer and winner of the 1996 Ridler Award.

Poteet's 1937 Ford roadster (built by Don Pilkenton)[4] won the 1996 Ridler Award.

[8] In 2011, Poteet drove Speed Demon (built by Ron Main) to 426 mph (686 km/h) at Bonneville,[9] and eventually breaking both the C/BFS and D/BFS (supercharged fuel streamliner) records.

[10] After making "the fastest piston engine pass ever",[11] Speed Demon was displayed at the 2018 Detroit Autorama.

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