George Bessette, Jr.
#79 SK Modified®
Hometown
Danbury, CT
Car Owner
Glenn Jensen
Crew Chief
Glenn Jensen
Crew Members
Dad, Mom, Bones, Chippy, Bruce, Troy, Davey, Pauly, Tom Huse, Tom Cunningham, Sean, Dean, Brandon, Alex, Deb, Alana, Sabrina, Poppy and Grammie Toni, Richard, Billy
Primary Sponsor
River Edge Cottages and RV Park
Car Make & Model
Chevrolet Corvette
Chassis
LFR
Engine Builder
T/A Engines
Occupation
Student
Date of Birth
12/8/02
Marital Status
Single
Non-Racing Hobbies
Working on Hot Rods
Favorite Racing Personality
Ted Christopher
Favorite TV Show
Fast & Loud, Diesel Brothers
Favorite Musical Artist or Group
Johnny Cash
Associate Sponsors
Avenue Auto, SKM, Jensen Racing
Career Achievements
• 5 Career SK Light Feature Wins
• 10 Career Street Stock Feature Wins
• 2018 Street Stock Track Champion
• Raced in the Wild Thing Karts in Tiger B, Tiger A, Junior Outlaw divisions
• 2017 Street Stock R.A.D. Automachine Rookie of the Year
• Finished 2nd in 2017 Street Stock Points
| Year | Division | Starts | Wins | T-5 | T-10 |
| 2017 | DARE | 17 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 2018 | SS | 21 | 5 | 17 | 19 |
| 2019 | SS | 19 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
| 2019 | SKL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | SKL | 14 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | SKL | 20 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 2022 | OPEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | SKL | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | TRI-TRACK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DARE = DARE/Street Stock
OPEN = Open Modified
SKL = SK Light Modified
SS = Street Stock
TRI-TRACK = Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series
Driver Stories
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George Bessette, Jr. Ready to Defend Stafford Street Stock Title – Feb. 16, 2019
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Williams, Fearn, Rufrano, Lavoie, & Bessette, Jr. Honored As 2018 Track Champs – Nov. 17, 2018
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George Bessette, Jr. Clinches 2018 Street Stock Championship at Stafford – Sept. 21, 2018
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George Bessette, Jr. Moving to DARE Stock Division to Challenge for Rookie of the Year Honors – Jan. 13, 2017