For the second year in a row, Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing kickstarted the 2026 season at the crown jewel of the IMSA calendar, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing pair of V-Series.R GTP teams arrived at the 24-hour challenge determined to claim their spot at the top of the podium. Louis Delétraz and the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP started on the front row from second position with teammate, Filipe Albuquerque in the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP rolling off from sixth. 

At the drop of the green flag, Delétraz and Albuquerque were eager to settle into a rhythm right off the back. In their early stints, both teams worked on finding a sustainable pace as well as managing their tires and position for long-term success throughout the 24-hour race. Ricky Taylor, No. 10 Cadillac WTR full season co-driver, and Jordan Taylor, No. 40 full season co-driver, took over for their first stints behind the wheel. Multiple cautions in the opening hours allowed for the GTP field to stay within a relative distance to one another and saw many on similar strategies, including both Cadillac WTR teams. After both Taylors completed their respective stints on track, Will Stevens and Colton Herta were up next to handle driving duties. 

During the driver pitstop with the No. 10 Cadillac WTR team, the crew noticed an issue with their airjack that needed to be addressed. Once the team recognized the issue, the next pitstop, luckily under caution, allowed for the team to repair the airjack and return on track without losing any track positions. As the field restarted under the lights, Stevens and Herta started making headway on track. Near 1 a.m. ET, a caution flag flew due to a dense fog that limited visibility over Daytona International Speedway. Not anticipating a six-and-a-half hour long caution (the longest in IMSA and Rolex 24 at Daytona history), the overnight hours turned into a strategy game of tires, energy and driver changes amongst all teams. 

The field finally restarted after 7 a.m. ET and it was refreshing to all teams to return back to green flag action. Thankfully after that long caution, it was all action-packed racing for the final hours on the clock. Both the No. 10 and No. 40 Cadillac WTR teams found themselves in the top five to six positions on track, even leading during pitstop sequences. Once the fog officially burned off, the track and ambient temperatures increased to some of the warmest of the weekend. The heat then began to challenge both the No. 10 and No. 40 teams to be strategic on their driver rotations and tire selection to stay within the hunt. 

With two hours remaining, while making strides in track position and pace, the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP experienced a mechanical failure that ultimately forced the team to retire before the checkered flag in 11th place. Delétraz was back at the wheel of the No. 40 Cadillac WTR to finish out the race, but no yellows in those closing hours and lots of lap traffic made it difficult to progress forward for a podium position and saw them cross the finish line in sixth. 

“Congratulations to Cadillac and the Cadillac Whelen team,” said Wayne Taylor, Team Co-Owner. “As we saw today, this race is a hard-fought battle and to podium is a great accomplishment. We are naturally disappointed with our results. The No. 10 had a mechanical failure in the final hours, and the No. 40 was up against limited cautions and couldn't capitalize on track position. I'm very proud of my guys. They put together great race cars, pivoted when needed and the drivers did a great job. They should all be proud.” 

Next on the 2026 IMSA schedule for Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing is the Twelve Hours of Sebring on March 21, 2026, at Sebring International Raceway. 

Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Driver Quotes

Ricky Taylor, full season co-driver, No. 10 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R: “What a shame. I feel bad because on that last stint, the last thing I did was make a mistake in Turn 6, but I think we had a really good Cadillac. We were the only ones on new tires and were making some progress and something went wrong. Really unfortunate, but I am very proud of the Cadillac WayneTaylor Racing team. The guys coming here in a second year with Cadillac and I think we were finally doing justice to what the Cadillac V-Series.R GTP can do, so it’s encouraging for the remainder of the year.”

Filipe Albuquerque, full season co-driver, No. 10 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R: “What a shame, it’s a long race but for me a very short race because of the fog (overnight), but we still got to P3 and Ricky was looking very, very strong. I think we could have battled for something and the pace is there from Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing.”

Will Stevens, IMEC co-driver, No. 10 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R: “A disappointing result, but there are some positives to take away from the week. At times during the race, we had the pace to be up in the standings, but it’s disappointing, not to be at the end to fight for something. I think we made good steps over the winter, and we’ll take some time to digest it and move on to Sebring.”

Jordan Taylor, full season co-driver, No. 40 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R: “Yeah, obviously not a great day for the whole team and for us.  I think we salvaged sixth place there at the end with a good call on fuel strategy, but overall, disappointed because a couple of times I thought we were in the mix for the race.   So, just hopefully we can go to Sebring with a little more pace and win there.”

Louis Delétraz, full season co-driver, No. 40 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R: “Well, we made it to the end and congratulations to the No. 31 for the second place and to Cadillac. We made it to the end with no mistakes by the drivers and no mistakes from the team. I think sometime after midnight something broke at the back of the car, to be confirmed, but we lost a lot of pace out of it. I think we were quite good on deg (degradation), but then again when its losing pace, we just didn’t have it. We had a good strategy on fuel and its good points on the championship. Looking forward to more and can’t wait to get to Sebring already.”

Colton Herta, IMEC co-driver, No. 40 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R: “Hard fight to the end for us in the 40 car. It was not the race that we wanted, but good points for the full-time guys. We never gave up and tried our hardest, so proud of that and definitely some stuff to look at and get better on for Sebring. Looking forward to that one.”

###

About Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR)

Wayne Taylor Racing, part of TWG Motorsports, is a global motorsports enterprise that boasts two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its brief 19-year history, WTR has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s most iconic events: Rolex 24 At Daytona (4x), Twelve Hours of Sebring (2x), Petit Le Mans (3x), Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen (2x). Since joining in 2015, WTR has earned 18 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Championship titles, two Lamborghini World Finals titles (2017, 2025) and in 2025 secured a milestone 100 LST wins. For more information, visit www.waynetaylorracing.com.

About TWG Motorsports (TWG)

TWG Motorsports is the motorsports entity of TWG Global, unifying a robust racing portfolio across the world's biggest stages in Formula 1®, INDYCAR, Formula E, IMSA, and NASCAR. With strategic partnerships that include General Motors on the Cadillac Formula 1® Team and ownership of Andretti Global, Wayne Taylor Racing and Spire Motorsports, TWG Motorsports combines deep technical expertise, proven competitive excellence and industry-leading business acumen. TWG Motorsports is committed to innovating, growing and winning at the highest levels of the sport. Learn more at TWGMotorsports.com.