Michael John Borkowski was born on May 6,1973 and is an American race car driver.
19 Facts About Mike Borkowski
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Mike Borkowski has raced in a variety of cars and series, is experienced in both road and oval racing, but is best known for his victory over Tommy Kendall in the 1997 Trans-Am Series race at Pikes Peak International Raceway, ending Kendall's historic run of 11 consecutive race wins.
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Mike Borkowski went on to win the final race of the 1997 Trans-Am Series at the Reno Grand Prix.
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Mike Borkowski competed in Quarter Midgets from 1981 to 1988, winning four New England States Championships in the process.
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At age 16, Mike Borkowski made the transition to full size cars competing in the 1989 Spenard David School and 1990 Bertil Roos School Racing Series, winning three out of seven races, two pole positions, and finishing on the podium five times.
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Still a senior in high school at the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, Mike Borkowski turned pro in 1991, competing in SCCA's Pro Sports 2000 Series, winning Rookie of the Year.
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Mike Borkowski continued his winning ways in the 1992 and 1993 Pro Sports 2000 Championships, capturing five wins, eleven podiums, nine track records, four pole positions along with the 1993 Series Championship.
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In 1992, Mike Borkowski had a unique opportunity to co-pilot the Oldsmobile Aerotech in a grueling test of endurance and speed at the Firestone Test Track in Fort Stockton, Texas, setting multiple FIA World Speed Records in the process.
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Mike Borkowski was awarded the Team USA Scholarship to compete at the legendary British Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch.
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In 1995, Mike Borkowski ran a limited schedule in Indy Lights with Team Medlin, competing and finishing in the top ten in all six races run with a best finish of fourth at Belle Isle Park in Detroit.
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In 1996, Mike Borkowski was selected for the inaugural Team Green Academy was unable to participate due to being signed by Team Rahal Letterman.
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In 1998 Mike Borkowski returned to Indy Lights under the Team Rahal Letterman banner but with limited success, collecting only one top five finish at Vancouver in fourteen starts.
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In 1998, Mike Borkowski ran his second 24 Hours of Daytona, campaigning a Tom Gloy fielded GT1 Ford Mustang Cobra alongside drivers Tony Kanaan and Robbie Buhl, finishing third in class.
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Mike Borkowski made his one and only attempt at qualifying for the Indy 500 driving for PDM Racing but never got his chance when rain cut short qualifying on Bubble Day.
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Later in his career, Mike Borkowski returned full-time to driving sports GT and prototype race cars in the Rolex Sports Car Series.
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Between 2003 and 2010, Mike Borkowski competed in both the Rolex Series' Daytona Prototype and GT classes for various teams including Speedsource, Michael Shank Racing, Playboy Racing, and Stevenson Motorsports.
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In 2004, Mike Borkowski piloted a Lola Nissan LMP2 prototype in the 12 Hours of Sebring with co-drivers Ian James and John Macaluso, winning their class.
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Mike Borkowski had a limited NASCAR career, competing in one Winston West Series, one Busch North Series, one Craftsman Truck Series, and nine Busch Series events between 1999 and 2003.
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Mike Borkowski's best finish was a tenth at Talladega Superspeedway in 2000 driving for the now defunct Bill Davis Racing.