Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series – Mike will be
contesting the entire 14 race schedule in a Porsche GT3 Cup car prepared by
TPC Racing. TPC Racing won the team and driver championships in the SGS class
in 2004. Mike will be teamed up with Manuel Matos, winner of multiple road racing
championships in his native Puerto Rico. The season opens in February at the
24 Hours of Daytona where Mike will be aiming for his third GT class victory
at the historic event.
CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AWARDS WON
2000 Porsche Cup Champion– Third American driver in history
to win the Cup 2000 Grand Am GTU Driver’s Champion 1998 Motorola Cup Sports Driver’s Champion 1998 Motorola Cup Dunlop Award – Most poles (all classes) 1997 Speedvision Cup Rising Star Award
TRACK RECORDS SINCE 2000 Mid-Ohio – Speed World Challenge Touring Car
(race lap) - 2003 Mosport – Speed World Challenge Touring Car
(qualifying) - 2003 Sebring – Speed World Challenge GT (race lap)
-2003 Lime Rock – Speedvision World Challenge GT (race
lap) - 2003 Road Atlanta – Speedvision World Challenge GT
(race lap) - 2003 Road Atlanta – Speedvision World Challenge GT
(qualifying) - 2003 Mt. Tremblant – Grand Am Cup STII (race lap)
- 2003 Mid-Ohio – Grand Am Cup C2K (qualifying) –
2001 Mosport – Grand Am Cup C2K (qualifying) –
2001 Mid-Ohio – Grand Am Cup C2K (race lap) –
2001 Mosport – Grand Am Cup C2K (qualifying) –
2001 Phoenix International – Grand Am Cup C2K (race
lap) – 2001 Mid-Ohio – Grand Am GTU (qualifying) - 2000 Trois Riveres – Grand Am GTU (qualifying) -
2000 Road Atlanta – Speedvision World Challenge Touring
Car (qualifying) - 2000 Laguna Seca – Speedvision World Challenge GT
(qualifying) - 2000 San Diego Street Circuit – Speedvision World
Challenge GT (qualifying) – 2000 Lime Rock – Speedvision World Challenge Touring
Car (race lap) – 2000 Texas Motor Speedway – Speedvision World Challenge
GT (race lap) - 2000
CAREER
STATISTICS – THROUGH 12/31/04 Career
Winning Percentage
16.6% - 33 wins
in 199 professional starts
18.8% - Since beginning
of 1997 season
Percentage
of Podium Finishes
35.7% - 71 podium
finishes in 199 starts
40.3% - Since beginning
of 1997 season
HOBBIES
AND OTHER INFORMATION
Mike was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in the Seattle area. He has a bachelor’s
degree from the University of Washington and a master’s degree from Carnegie
Mellon University. Mike lives with his wife Jennifer and their two sons Alex
and Andrew.
In the off-season
Mike trains at the Athlete’s Performance Institute in Tempe, Arizona and
drives his 125cc shifter kart at the Formula K Raceway in Phoenix.