Wayne Taylor
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Wayne Taylor (born 15 July 1956 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a sports car racer. who won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona. Wayne and his team won the 2005 Rolex Series. He co-drives for SunTrust Racing with Max Angelelli. He co-drives in the 2006 International Race of Champions in the United States with Angelelli.
[edit] Racing career
He won the 1986 South African Driver's Championship. In 1987 he finished fourth in the 24 Hours of Daytona. He moved to the FIA World Sportscar Championship. He competed in the C2 class in 1988, and moved to the C1 class in 1989. He also competed in the IMSA GT Camel series in 1989, 1990, and 1991. He moved to IMSA's Camel Lights series in 1992, and the Camel GTP series in 1993.
He won the World SportsCar Championship in 1994, with second place finishes in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.
He won the World SportsCar Championship in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. In 1998 he won the Petit Le Mans and the prototype class in the 24 Hours of Daytona.
He competed in the American Le Mans Series in 1999. He served various racing-related capacities between 2000 and 2004.
He co-won 2005 Grand American Road Racing Association Rolex Sport Cars Series championship with Angelelli, and the two also took the overall win in the 24 Hours of Daytona.
In 2006, Wayne and his Grand-Am teammate, Max Angelelli made IROC Series history becoming the first tandem of drivers to compete in one car during an IROC season. They each raced two races and points were tallied as they are in the sportscar series.
