Take a look inside the 800hp imsa greenwood corvette from 1976 with modern imsa racer and corvette driver jordan taylor, who piloted the. Provides racing news, pictures and information about the corvette racing team and the c7. Jan 16, 2012 by james fishepoch times staff jordan taylor will join corvette racing at sebring, le mans, and petit le mans in 2012. Heres wayne taylor racing driver jordan taylor celebrating his recordsetting fourrace streak of weathertech sports car championship wins in austin today. Imsa star jordan taylor introduces the world to his driving. Jordan taylor born may 10, 1991 is an american professional racing driver. R in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship, wtr also runs a highly successful multi car customer program in the north american lamborghini super trofeo series. Midengine corvette race car hits daytona with mixed results. Jordan taylor set to replace magnussen at corvette sportscar365. Hes also competed at some of the biggest races in the world, including the 24. Click on the number of races to see individual races.
R driven by antonio garcia, jordan taylor and nicky catsburg at daytonas roar before. Imsa star jordan taylor introduces the world to his. His career highlights include an imsa series championship in 2017, as well as marquee wins at the daytona 24, 12 hours of. Jordan taylor delivered two imsa titles and 19 victories including two rolex 24 at daytona wins, two motul petit le mans victories and one mobil 1 twelve. The real physics approach to motion simulation just works, best for feeling proper car control in the sim, and for driver development, better than anybody. Jordan taylor hilariously ignored by media in favor of. Jordan taylor will replace jan magnussen at corvette.
Taylor, a twotime imsa drivers champion, will partner. R race car unbeaten in 2017, we speak to driver jordan taylor about his new cadillac racing car. Class gallery driver history 2019 finished fourth in dpi championship standings with codriver. Spencer pumpelly, imsa pwc the real physics approach to motion simulation just works, best for feeling proper car control in. For the bluegrass musician of the same name, see blue highway. Nov 14, 2019 jordan taylor, who has 21 wins and two championships in imsa competition, has been named to the no. Taylor will pair with antonio garcia in the new chevrolet corvette c8. Used to have a mullet, now im just a racing driver for corvette racing alter ego.
Click on the race number to see the complete results for that race. Wayne taylor racing cadillac wins daytona 24hour race fox news. Jordan taylor to replace jan magnussen at corvette racing. Denny hamlin is currently in a relationship with a girlfriend. Jordan taylor set to replace magnussen at corvette. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Its not a secret that corvette dp driver jordan taylor loves to spin a yarn and weve documented a couple of his fantasies before. Jan 23, 2020 taylor feels that the team has done their homework for the cars debut race this weekend, despite it coming under challenging and sometimes unpredictable conditions of a 24hour race. He was part of a corvette racing victory at the 24 hours of le mans. Its the first major change at corvette racings drivers lineup since. Race car driver does burnouts with chevy astro van to create.
Already in his young career, jordan taylor is an accomplished sports car race. Jordan taylor cracks the code to race car driver coolness. Jordan taylor is set to replace jan magnussen at corvette racing for the 2020 imsa weathertech sportscar championship season, as the first major shakeup in. Jordan taylor used to have a mullet, now im just a racing driver for corvette racing. R outfit with a significant vacancy to fill next season. Jordan taylor to replace jan magnussen at corvette. Jordan taylor greenwood corvette visor cam youtube. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Jordan taylor, who has 21 wins and two championships in imsa competition, has been named to the no. Race car driver does burnouts with chevy astro van to.
Jordan is the youngest son of sports car veteran wayne taylor. He currently competes in the weathertech sportscar championship for corvette racing. R in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship, wtr also runs a highly successful multicar customer program in the north american lamborghini super trofeo series. The defending rolex 24 at daytona winner will share the cockpit with co driver ryan briscoe for the 2020 imsa weathertech sportscar championship season. R race car along with the corvette racing schedule, team member biographies and corvette racing history. One of the most accomplished sports car racers in recent history, ricky taylor returns to compete in his third season with acura team penske in 2020. Jan 14, 2020 a couple of days later, at the start of a media availability, wayne taylor joked that his no. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Wayne taylor obliterates rolex 24 field without his sons. With cardboard, aluminum foil, duct tape, and a gokart sportscar racers jordan and ricky taylor paid homage to teslas big weird truck. He won the 2017 24 hours of daytona along with jeff gordon, max angelelli and brother ricky and the 2017 championship in the prototype class of the weathertech sportscar championship. From the perfect first date to the legend of burt middleston, youre guaranteed to get a good laugh jordan recently sent out an instagram containing a photo of himself and f1 driver lewis hamilton, both in the cockpits of their cars with their. These fledgling sim racers are discovering, however, their digital competition is just as cutthroat, the punishment just as painful, and as corvette racing driver jordan taylor found, the crashes. With taylor s brother ricky having been signed from wtr to help lead acuras return to prototype racing in 2018, jordan s departure for corvette racing would leave the cadillac dpiv.
Sep 14, 2019 jordan taylor is set to replace jan magnussen at corvette racing for the 2020 imsa weathertech sportscar championship season, as the first major shakeup in the teams lineup in nearly a decade. Nov 28, 2014 young race car driver jordan taylor switched up his game for a change and instead of driving sports cars on the track, he took the wheels of a chevy astro van and did a parody music video. Usa the twotime imsa champion moves from his fathers team and the no. Jordan and ricky taylor eke out sportscar gp win the star.
Jordan taylor ready for new challenge at corvette racing. He won the 2017 24 hours of daytona along with jeff gordon, max angelelli and brother ricky and the 2017 championship in the prototype class of the weathertech sportscar championship jordan also won the 20 rolex sports car series. His girlfriends name is jordan fish and is yet to make his girlfriend as an official wife. The race car gets lights in the lower fascia corners where the production car has oil coolers. Sep 14, 2019 is jordan taylor headed to corvette racing.
Let jordan taylor show you around the new cadillac dpi race car. Let jordan taylor show you around the new cadillac dpi. Take a look inside the 800hp imsa greenwood corvette from 1976 with modern imsa racer and corvette driver jordan taylor, who piloted the car during the 2019 rolex monterey motorsports reunion. Jordan fish and race car driver denny hamlins first child is taylor james hamlin. He codrove in the 2006 international race of champions in. Mar 23, 2020 luckily, they have imsa star jordan taylor. Her boyfriend denny is an american professional stock car racing driver. His career highlights include an imsa series championship in 2017, as well as marquee wins at the daytona 24, 12 hours of sebring and petit le mans. R zr1 to victory at the 24 hours of le mans in june 2015 following his. Detroit jordan taylor is leaving his fathers sports car team to become a factory driver for corvette racing in 2020. Click on the site to see jordan taylors career results at that track. We didnt see this one coming and its going to cause a major stir among corvette racing fans on the eve of the monterey sports car championship at weathertech raceway laguna seca, is reporting that jordan taylor will be replacing jan magnusseun at corvette racing for the 2020 racing season.
Nov 14, 2019 taylor has previous experience as a driver for corvette racing, having been the third driver for endurance races from 20122017. Taylor feels that the team has done their homework for the cars debut race this weekend, despite it coming under challenging and sometimes unpredictable conditions of a 24hour race. Taylor has previous experience as a driver for corvette racing, having been the third driver for endurance races from 20122017. American racing driver jordan taylor will replace fanfavorite danish driver jan magnussen at general motors factory sports car racing team corvette racing. Fourtime nascar cup series champion jeff gordon, who was part of the driver lineup when wayne taylor racing wtr competed in its very first race in 2007, read more. Taylor has produced an imsa weathertech sportscar championship and 20 career victories in his 12 seasons of racing. Ride with imsa champion jordan taylor at the 2019 rolex monterey motorsports reunion as he attempts to control the 1976 greenwood corvette that ravaged the. Feb 20, 2018 one of our trackworthy stops was at the cadillac section to see prototype race car driver, jordan taylor, unveil the cadillac dpiv. Jordan taylor, imsa champion simcraft makes, by far, the best racing simulation equipment there is. A pro racer wrecked so hard in iracing that his sim rig. Jordan taylor replacing jan magnussen at corvette racing. Dec 26, 2019 with cardboard, aluminum foil, duct tape, and a gokart sports car racers jordan and ricky taylor paid homage to teslas big weird truck. Jan 26, 2020 jordan taylor, who finished fourth in the gt le mans class, couldnt even remember the last time a wayne taylor racing car won a race without a taylor in the cockpit.
The american professional stock car racing driver, denny hamlin is not married yet. Aug 19, 2019 take a look inside the 800hp imsa greenwood corvette from 1976 with modern imsa racer and corvette driver jordan taylor, who piloted the car during the 2019 rolex monterey motorsports reunion. Class gallery driver history 2019 finished fourth in dpi championship standings with co driver. Wayne taylor racing cadillac wins daytona 24hour race. Corvette racing, one of the more successful american le mans series teams, has elevated one of the youngest professional drivers. Jordan taylor leaves the wayne taylor racing nest for familiar. Young race car driver jordan taylor switched up his game for a change and instead of driving sports cars on the track, he took the wheels of a chevy astro van and did a. According to a report filed by veteran racing journalist joe saward, the 28yearold floridian will slide into a new corvette c8. Used to have a mullet, now im just a racing driver.
Click to show race results for imsa sports car challenge. The corvette racing driver, who excelled in the past seven seasons of racing with his fathers team, is already a twitter celebrity in the motorsports. Potent corvette lineup adds jordan taylor for 2020 imsa. Ricky taylor racing career profile driver database. Wayne taylor racing wtr is a championship winning sports car race team based in brownsburg, indiana. A couple of days later, at the start of a media availability, wayne taylor joked that his no. R next season as he embarks on a renewed relationship with the factory gt le mans program. Following the midrace driver change, memo rojas kept the car competitive but it slid down the order and eventually finished seventh in class.
Jordan taylor, who finished fourth in the gt le mans class, couldnt even remember the last time a wayne taylor racing car won a race without a. Jan 20, 2017 let jordan taylor show you around the new cadillac dpi race car everyones favorite driver gives us an inside look at cadillacs new prototype car before its debut at the 24 hours of daytona. Weathertech sportscar championship jordan taylor date of birth. Jordan taylor, who finished fourth in the gt le mans class, couldnt even remember the last time a wayne taylor racing car won a race without a taylor in the cockpit. Ricky taylor surrey, england, united kingdom, august 3, 1989 is an american racing driver, most notably in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship. One of our trackworthy stops was at the cadillac section to see prototype race car driver, jordan taylor, unveil the cadillac dpiv. Apr 17, 2017 the mullet is no more not your grandfathers ride. Jordan taylor racing career profile driver database.
Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 hours of daytona, and the 2005 grandam rolex sports car series daytona prototype drivers championship. Jordan taylors 76 imsa greenwood corvette tour racer. Explore some of jordan taylor best quotations and sayings on such as kamui kobayashi, once a formula 1 driver and member of taylors winning team last year, was spectacular and the japanese driver closed the final three hours to beat no. The cadillac was the only car on the lead lap for long stretches of the race. Let jordan taylor show you around the new cadillac dpi race car everyones favorite driver gives us an inside look at cadillacs new prototype.
Jordan taylor to become corvette factory driver in 2020. Aug 19, 2019 ride with imsa champion jordan taylor at the 2019 rolex monterey motorsports reunion as he attempts to control the 1976 greenwood corvette that ravaged the old imsa gt class and reached upwards of. Click to show race results for united sports car championship prototype 2015. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of ricky taylor over time since january 1st 20.
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