Terry Borcheller
Terry Borcheller (born March 22, 1966, in Hialeah, Florida) is an American professional racing driver who races in the Grand American Road Racing Association Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series.
As a teenager, Borcheller was the World Karting Association national champion in 1983. He began his professional career in the Barber Saab Pro Series in 1991. In 1998 he won the IMSA Speedvision cup in the GS class and the SPEED World Challenge T-1 class championship in a Saleen Mustang. In 2000 he captured the Rolex Sports Car Series GTO class championship in a Saleen Mustang. The following year he drove a Saleen S7R in the American Le Mans Series and won the GTS class championship. The following year he returned to the Rolex series and captured SRP II class honors in a Lola-Nissan. Following the realignment of that series class structure the following year, Borcheller was the champion of that series top class, Daytona Prototype in a Chevrolet powered Doran. The following year he won the 24 Hours of Daytona with teammates Christian Fittipaldi, Forest Barber, and Andy Pilgrim in a Pontiac powered Doran and finished 9th in the championship. He stayed with the Doran team through the 2006 season as the team began to fall behind the teams using the more heavily developed and popular Riley and Crawford chassis.
In 2007 he competed in a handful of races in various levels of Grand Am competition including DP, GT, and Koni Challenge as well as returning to ALMS to race for Team Trans Sport in 11 races in their GT2 class Porsche 911. In 2008 he drove in the 24 Hours of Daytona in the Brumos Porsche then raced full-time in the ALMS in the Bell Motorsports GT1 class Aston Martin DBR9 as well as racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Team Modena DBR9. He also finished out the Rolex Sports Car Series season in the Autohaus Motorsports GT class Pontiac GXP.R
Borcheller has raced at Le Mans five times with a best finish of 3rd in class in 2001 with the Saleen S7R.
He is an avid participant in Christian motorsports ministries such as Racin' for Jesus. He and his family currently reside in Vero Beach, Florida.
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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1991 | Road Atlanta | Ford Mustang | Ford | Showroom Stock GT | 13 | 24 | Running |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2001 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab | Franz Konrad Oliver Gavin | Saleen S7-R | GTS | 246 | 18th | 3rd |
2002 | Konrad Motorsport | Toni Seiler Franz Konrad | Saleen S7-R | GTS | 266 | 26th | 7th |
2003 | Risi Competizione | Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | GT | 269 | 26th | 8th |
2006 | ACEMCO Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem Christian Fittipaldi | Saleen S7-R | GT1 | 337 | 12th | 7th |
2008 | Team Modena | Christian Fittipaldi Jos Menten | Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 302 | 30th | 8th |
References
- ^ "Terry Borcheller Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Terry Borcheller". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- American Le Mans Series driver bio
- Grand Am driver bio
External links
- Terry Borcheller career summary at DriverDB.com
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Preceded by | American Le Mans Series GTS Champion 2001 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by First | Rolex Sports Car Series DP Champion 2003 | Succeeded by |
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- run as the Daytona 3 Hour Continental (1962–63)
- Daytona 2000 (1964–65)
- 6 Hours of Daytona (1972)
- 24 Hours of Daytona (1966–71 / 1973 / 1975–present)
- Peter Gregg
- Pedro Rodríguez
- Rolf Stommelen
- Bob Wollek
- João Barbosa
- Derek Bell
- Hélio Castroneves
- Scott Dixon
- Christian Fittipaldi
- Butch Leitzinger
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Brian Redman
- Memo Rojas
- Andy Wallace
- Filipe Albuquerque
- Max Angelelli
- Mauro Baldi
- Tom Blomqvist
- Terry Borcheller
- Elliott Forbes-Robinson
- A. J. Foyt
- Al Holbert
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Jan Lammers
- Ken Miles
- Simon Pagenaud
- John Paul Jr.
- Lloyd Ruby
- Scott Sharp
- Jordan Taylor
- Ricky Taylor
- Wayne Taylor
- Didier Theys
- Al Unser Jr.
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- Amon
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- Luyendyk
- Martin
- McMurray
- Mears
- Merl
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- Moran
- Moretti
- Nasr
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- Negri
- Newgarden
- Nielsen
- O'Connell
- Oliver
- Ongais
- Pace
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- Paul Sr.
- Pescarolo
- Pew
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- B. Rahal
- G. Rahal
- Rice
- Robinson
- Rockenfeller
- Rossi
- Schneider
- Schrom
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- Suzuki
- Unser Sr.
- Van der Merwe
- Van Overbeek
- Weaver
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