Though Ricky Taylor described joining Acura Team Penske for the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as “the opportunity of a lifetime,” he admitted this week that it was a struggle to leave his family squad just days after winning the Prototype class title.
Ricky Taylor Leaves Family For Team Penske
Recently-crowned IMSA Prototype champion Ricky Taylor will leave his family sports car team for different pastures next season, joining Acura Team Penske as its fourth and final full-time driver in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
INDYCAR: Sports Car Star Ricky Taylor Tests Pagenaud’s Indy Car
As Indy car test sessions go, it was considered a thank you from a manufacturer.
IMSA: Albuquerque & Taylor Differ Over Controversial Rolex 24 Finish
Filipe Albuquerque minced no words when discussing his view of the controversial finish to the 55th annual Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday at Daytona Int’l Speedway.
IMSA: WTR Gets Their Cinderella Story; Wins 55th Rolex 24 At Daytona
Thanks to a controversial bump-and-run with seven minutes remaining and a subsequent no-call by the officials, Wayne Taylor Racing got their Cinderella story at Daytona Int’l Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
IMSA: Gordon Says ‘Nobody’s Prepared’ For Taylor Bros. Racing Culture
Preparing for the start of Saturday’s 55th annual Rolex 24 at Daytona, Jeff Gordon joked that he wasn’t at all prepared for the ‘culture shock’ of working with the Taylor brothers during the twice-around-the-clock endurance classic.
LE MANS: Taylor Brothers to Return to Corvette Racing for 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
DETROIT – official team release — Brian Cleary/Getty Images North America photo — Corvette Racing has confirmed its lineup for next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans with brothers Jordan and Ricky Taylor as third drivers in the team’s two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs. They will join full-time Corvette Racing teammates Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner in the …
TUSC: Taylor Brothers Rise to the Occasion in Canada; Take Second TUDOR Championship Win of 2015
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario – official series release — Scott R. LePage/LAT for IMSA photo — Jordan Taylor held off Dane Cameron in an exciting sprint to the finish Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, beating his rival to the checkered flag by 0.477 seconds to score the second victory of the 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season for the No. 10 Konica …
TUSC: Man to Man; Taylor Tops Pruett for First TUDOR Championship Pole at Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. – official series release — IMSA photo — TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Prototype qualifying became a mano a mano street fight Friday at Long Beach, as young charger Ricky Taylor and seasoned veteran Scott Pruett exchanged the top position four times in the latter stages of the 15-minute session. In the end, youth trumped experience and Taylor …
TUSC: Star-Power; Dixon, Larson, Kanaan and McMurray Claim Rolex 24 in Ganassi’s No. 02 Prototype
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – official release — Jerry Markland/Getty Images North America photo — After 24 hours, 740 laps and 2,634.4 miles, the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona came down to an eight minute, 30-second dash to the checkered flag that saw the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Ford EcoBoost-powered Riley DP squeeze out a 1.333-second victory over the defending Rolex 24 …
TUSC: Wayne Taylor Racing Tops Day Two of Roar Testing at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – official series release — Jerry Markland/Getty Images North America photo — Living up to its billing as a dress rehearsal for the 53rd Rolex 24 At Daytona, Saturday’s second day of the Roar Before the Rolex 24 featured four sessions of TUDOR United SportsCar Championship practice, including a special 90-minute nighttime session. Jordan Taylor ran the fastest …
TUSC: Red, White and Blue; Taylor Brothers Become First Americans to Win Petit Le Mans
BRASELTON, Ga. – official release — LAT/IMSA photo — Sixteen years after winning the inaugural Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda, Wayne Taylor brought his boys and a long-time friend to victory lane in the 10-hour TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season finale at Road Atlanta. Ricky and Jordan Taylor co-drove the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Konica Minolta Corvette DP with …
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