A Middle Tennessee community is mourning the loss of Norman Bentlee Potts, a 17-year-old from Williamsport, Tennessee, who died on June 20 in a crash at Duck River Raceway Park in Bedford County. According to his obituary, Bentlee passed away unexpectedly while doing what he loved most.
Bentlee was set to begin his senior year at Santa Fe High School this fall. He had run cross country for the school for several years and had a strong interest in sports, especially football, along with a range of other athletic activities. But it was racing that truly defined him.
Friends and family describe a teenager who lived with energy and a constant pull toward anything with an engine. He spent his free time riding mini bikes, working on motors, and racing at Duck River Raceway, the same track where his life would later be cut short…