Mike Lysakowski, a Shenango High School and Westminster College graduate, was honored by being inducted into the Twin State Auto Racing Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Niles, Ohio.
Lysakowski was never a racer but was honored with a “Lifetime Contribution to the Sport of Racing” for his work as a writer, publisher, broadcaster and business leader in the industry. Lysakowski still resides in New Castle and has been working in professional auto racing since he was 17 years old.
Twin State Auto Racing Club’s Hall of Fame committee selects nominees from Pennsylvania and Ohio who have made their impression in the world of motorsports.
Nominees are chosen for their performance or statistics from their driving career while others are occasionally chosen for their contribution to the sport without statistics or gold.
As a student at Westminster College, Lysakowski started publishing books and magazines for the industry. After publishing books and magazine, he became a broadcaster that called the play-by-play coverage of races on television, radio and the internet.
Lysakowski has made appearances on ESPN, CBS Sports, NBC, the Speed Channel and MAV-TV. He co-hosted four different radio talk shows…
