Mike Kovac is a racing driver who last raced in NASA. Kovac has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,637 ranks Kovac 19916th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2017-09-24 | Watkins Glen International Spec E30 | P5 | −2 |
| 2017-09-23 | Watkins Glen International Spec E30 | P4 | +33 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +135 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2015 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +33 | Watkins Glen International 2017 | NASA | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P58 | +30 | 1,637 | |
| 2016 | ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P67 | −120 | 1,607 | |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | ↑144−68 | |||
| 2015 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +181 | 1,531 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Ed Cangialosi | 1,661 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ James Mertz | 1,518 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Leo Massarani | 459 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher AllenFIA Bronze | 3,395 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Lance BergsteinFIA Bronze | 3,270 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Mark SmithFIA Bronze | 3,252 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19,906 | 🇫🇷 Carlos Tavares Antunes | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,637 |
| 19,907 | 🏳️ David Grimes | SCCA Regionals | 1,637 |
| 19,908 | 🏳️ Inness Eisele | American Endurance Racing | 1,637 |
| 19,909 | 🏳️ Jaco Velders | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,637 |
| 19,910 | 🏳️ Jason Boyce | American Endurance Racing | 1,637 |
| 19,911 | 🏳️ Jens-Oliver Bauer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,637 |
| 19,912 | 🏳️ Kenneth Greenberg | SVRA | 1,637 |
| 19,913 | 🇩🇪 Lars Füting | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,637 |
| 19,914 | 🇵🇱 Maja Möller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,637 |
| 19,915 | 🏳️ Michael Bulzacche | SCCA Majors | 1,637 |
| 19,916 | 🏳️ Mike Kovac | NASA | 1,637 |
| 19,917 | 🏳️ Rocco Ruzic | SCCA Majors | 1,637 |
| 19,918 | 🇲🇽 Xavier Lamadrid Jr. | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,637 |
| 19,919 | 🏳️ Aaron Moser | American Endurance Racing | 1,636 |
| 19,920 | 🇷🇺 Alexander Arkimenkov | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,636 |
| 19,921 | 🏳️ Billy Maher | NASA | 1,636 |
| 19,922 | 🇫🇷 Charles Grosdidier | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,636 |
| 19,923 | 🏳️ Chase Anderson | Zenith Racing Series | 1,636 |
| 19,924 | 🇯🇵 Daijiro Yoshihara | TC America powered by Skip Barber | 1,636 |
| 19,925 | 🇺🇸 David Quinland | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,636 |
| 19,926 | 🏳️ Dennis Gur | American Endurance Racing | 1,636 |
Mike Kovac raced in NASA and American Endurance Racing between 2015 and 2017. In the NASA Spec E30 championship, he drove a spec BMW E30; in American Endurance Racing, he raced production-based machinery in Class 5 and Class Sebring as a co-driver in multiclass endurance events. He competes at club level, the tier of amateur and semi-professional drivers racing in fields that also include graded professionals.[1]
Across three seasons Kovac made seven starts. He took one win and one additional podium, both in American Endurance Racing. His most recent racing came in NASA in 2017, where he finished 58th in the championship standings.[2]
In NASA he raced regularly against drivers with 37 and 50 starts in the series; he typically finished ahead of Ed Cangialosi and behind James Mertz. He finished ahead of Christopher Allen, an entry-level professional with an FIA Bronze grade and 77 NASA starts, and ahead of Mark Smith, a Bronze-graded professional with 48 NASA starts and 31 British GT Championship rounds.