Terry Borcheller (born March 22, 1966, in

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) is an American professional racing driver who races in the Grand American Road Racing Association

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and

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. As a teenager, Borcheller was the

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national champion in 1983. He began his professional career in the

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in 1991. In 1998 he won the

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Speedvision cup in the GS class and the

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T-1 class championship in a Saleen

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. 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

and won the GTS class championship. The following year he returned to the Rolex series and captured SRP II class honors in a

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- 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

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with teammates

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, Forest Barber, and

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in a

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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. DP9 Joao Barbosa Terry Borcheller JC France 2011 Road America

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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

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then raced full-time in the ALMS in the Bell Motorsports GT1 class

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as well as racing in the

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in the

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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

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Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

24 Hours of Le Mans results

External links

Official websiteAmerican Le Mans Series driver bioGrand Am driver bio

External links

Driver DB Profile
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