This Week's Question: The Road to Indy or Daytona  

This week's question:

Name a driver that ran locally as a regular weekly competitor at a northeast asphalt or dirt track that actually got to run (practiced, attempted to qualify or competed) in an Indy 500, or that got to race (any event) at Daytona, anytime after 1970 to the present.

We know back in the 30's - 60's there were quite a few that made their way up from the short track, mostly driving open wheel racers, to get a their chance to run Indy.  We also know that there were a few "locals" that made it to Daytona for the beach events, or eventually to the superspeedway either 1959, or at some point in the 1960's.  The specific question this time around is:

What drivers in the past 53 years (starting in 1970) can you think of that ran regularly at a northeast short track, eventually got a shot at running at Indy, or ran at Daytona since 1970?

I think it is a very, very small # if you don't include the 60's or before.

Let's see what you guys come up with - Remember.... They had to be a northeast short track regular, that got to run at Indy or Daytona after 1970.