13 Facts About Wayne Taylor

Wayne Taylor was born on 15 July 1956 and is a South African sports car racing driver and team owner.

Wayne Taylor won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 2005 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers' championship.

Wayne Taylor won the 1986 South African National Drivers Championship.

Wayne Taylor competed in the C2 class in 1988, and moved to the C1 class in 1989.

Wayne Taylor competed in the IMSA Camel GT series from 1989 through 1993.

Wayne Taylor won the IMSA WSC class in 1994, with second-place finishes in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Wayne Taylor was once more IMSA WSC champion in 1995,1996,1997, and 1998.

Wayne Taylor competed in the American Le Mans Series in 1999.

Wayne Taylor tried to secure funding to run a privateer effort with the car, but instead eventually continued with Cadillac in the Speed World Challenge CTS-V effort.

In mid-2006, Taylor announced a split with car builder Bob Riley and formed Wayne Taylor Racing for the 2007 season with continued backing from SunTrust, and Angelelli as co-driver.

Early in 2007, Wayne Taylor stepped away from full-time driving and used a host of fill in drivers before naming Michael Valiante to team up with Angelelli full-time in 2008.

Wayne Taylor's team won its second Grand-Am championship in 2013 with Angelelli co-driving with his son Jordan Wayne Taylor.

Wayne's older son Ricky Taylor is a Grand-Am regular and was Angelelli's regular teammate until Jordan replaced him in 2013.