Wayne Taylor was honored in a special ceremony today as one of five inductees to make up the 2014 class of the Sebring International Raceway Hall of Fame that also included Vic Elford, Peter Gregg, Bob Tullius, and Brumos Racing.
Taylor’s illustrious career includes victories at the Rolex 24, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the inaugural Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta among the world’s most prestigious road races. It also includes a win in the 1996 Sebring 12-hour among his 11 career visits at the 3.74-mile, 17-turn circuit en route that followed his first Rolex 24 victory and springboarded him to that year’s IMSA World SportsCar Championship. Taylor co-drove the Doyle Racing/Riley Technologies Oldsmobile prototype to that 2006 Sebring victory alongside Eric van de Poele and Jim Pace. He also co-drove to a third-place finish in the 1994 Sebring enduro and co-drove with Angelelli in his last two Sebring appearances in 2000 and 2002.
Taylor was joined by his wife, Shelley, sons Ricky & Jordan, partner and co-driver of many years, Max Angelelli as well as close family and friends.