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George Bessette, Jr.

#21 SK Modified®

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Driver & Team Info

Driver & Team Info

Hometown

Danbury, CT

Car Owner

Stephen Kopcik

Crew Chief

Nick Kopcik

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

Newtown Pools

Car Make & Model

Chevrolet Corvette

Chassis

SKM Chassis

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

Airgas, JB Management, Carragan Heating & Cooling, Roger Electric, George Bartlett Welding, Lajoie Scrap Metal Recycling, Associated Lightning Rods, Northeast Flooring and Design, Hefferon Heating and Cooling, Bagel Man, F&M Electric Supply, Bones and Judy Stevens, Poppy and Grammie Toni

Career Achievements

Career Achievements
• 14 Career SK Modified® Feature Wins
• 3 Career SK Light Modified Feature Wins
• Won 5 Championships in 5 years of go kart racing
• Raced Legend Cars from 2012-2013
• Won 2 races and finished 5th in points standings as SK Light rookie in 2014 at Stafford Speedway
• 2015 Stafford Speedway SK Light Track Champion
• 2016 SK Modified® Rookie of the Year
• First SK Modified® Win 08/04/17
Year Division Starts Wins T-5 T-10
2014 SKL 17 2 6 13
2015 SKL 22 1 18 19
2016 SK 17 0 3 9
2017 SK 17 1 3 10
2018 SK 20 0 5 9
2019 SK 20 2 8 12
2020 OPEN 2 0 0 1
2020 SK 11 1 6 7
2021 OPEN 4 0 0 1
2021 SK 19 5 13 16
2022 OPEN 3 0 1 1
2022 SK 13 3 6 9
2022 TRI-TRACK 1 0 0 0
2023 OPEN 3 0 0 2
2023 SK 9 2 5 6
2023 TRI-TRACK 1 0 0 1

OPEN = Open Modified
SK = SK Modified®
SKL = SK Light Modified
TRI-TRACK = Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series