Jordan Taylor
Taylor at the Circuit of the Americas in 2023
NationalityUnited States American
BornJordan Lee Taylor
(1991-05-10) May 10, 1991
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Related toRicky Taylor (brother)
Wayne Taylor (father)
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamCorvette Racing
Car number3
EngineCadillac 5.5 L V8
Starts104
Championships3 2017 (P), 2020-2021 (GTLM)
Wins26
Podiums60
Poles17
Best finish1st in 2017 (P), 2020-2021 GTLM)
Finished last season
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2023 position53rd
Best finish53rd (2023)
First race2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (COTA)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
2023 position55th
Best finish55th
First race2023 Pacific Office Automation 147 (Portland)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 29, 2023.

Jordan Lee Taylor (born May 10, 1991) is an American professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Corvette Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 10/11 Chevrolet Camaros for Kaulig Racing. He won the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona (along with Jeff Gordon, Max Angelelli and brother Ricky Taylor) and the 2017 championship in the Prototype class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Jordan also won the 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototypes class, the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge SprintX GT Championship, and was 2014 United SportsCar Championship Prototypes class runner-up. Also Jordan won the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE-Pro class in a Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.

Jordan is the youngest son of sports car veteran Wayne Taylor. He raced a Cadillac Prototype for his father's team, where he partnered with his older brother, Ricky, from 2014 to 2017. In 2018, he partnered with Renger van der Zande, as Ricky moved to Acura Team Penske.

Racing career

2012 GT car

Born in Orlando, Taylor began his career in professional sports car racing in 2008, competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona and finishing 15th. In 2009 he ran 8 races for Beyer Racing at the Rolex Sports Car Series in the Daytona Prototypes class. His first full season came in 2010, driving a Mazda RX-8 for Racers Edge Motorsports, claiming two GT class podiums. In 2011 he drove a Chevrolet Camaro for Autohaus Motorsports with Bill Lester, where he got one win and three second place finishes, ending as the GT class runner-up. In late 2011 at a private test at Sebring, he impressed Corvette Racing enough that they recruited him to fulfill the third driver role for the team in the 2012 season competing at Sebring, Petit Le Mans and also the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he finished in 5th place in the LM GTE PRO #73 Corvette C6.R. Also in 2012, he claimed his second Rilex GT win for Autohaus Motorsports.

In 2013 he joined Wayne Taylor Racing, a team owned by his father, sports car veteran Wayne Taylor, co-driving with Max Angelelli. He and Angelelli teamed to win the 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series' Daytona Prototype championship, winning five races including the last three of the season consecutively.[1][2]

In 2014, the Grand-Am Rolex Series merged with the American Le Mans Series to form the new United SportsCar Championship. With his brother Ricky Taylor as teammate, he was runner-up with two wins and six podiums. In 2015 he earned two wins and three second place finishes. The driver collected three wins and seven podiums in 2016, and was third in points.

Taylor also competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2013 through 2017 in the GTE-Pro class for Corvette Racing, where he won the GT Pro class in 2015, and finished second in 2014 and third in 2017.

For the 2017 IMSA season, Taylor drove a Cadillac DPi-V.R. in the new Daytona Prototype International class. He won the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the next three races. Later he scored two additional podiums en route to the championship. He also won the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX GT Championship, driving a Cadillac ATS-V.R with codriver Michael Cooper. The duo won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, took four podiums, and finished in the top 10 in nine out of ten races, taking the title by 3 points.[3]

In 2018, Renger van der Zande became his new co-driver at Wayne Taylor Racing. He scored a single win at Petit Le Mans and three additional podiums, including a second-place finish at the 12 Hours of Sebring, and was third in the overall standings.

Taylor won the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona, and finished second at the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans. However he had poor results at the sprint races, and finished fourth in points.

For the 2020 IMSA season, Taylor became a Corvette Racing full-time factory driver. He claimed five wins and three runner-up finishes to claim his third championship.

In 2021, he got a class win at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Taylor's car at Circuit of the Americas

In 2023, Taylor made his NASCAR debut in the Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas, driving the No. 9 as a substitute for Chase Elliott, who was recovering from a leg injury he suffered in a snowboarding accident in Colorado. Taylor started fourth and finished 24th.[4] He later raced Kaulig Racing's No. 10 car in the Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway and ran well, but due to an issue, finished 27th. Taylor returned to Kaulig to drive their No. 11 car in the Xfinity Series race at the Charlotte Roval.[5]

Media appearances

Taylor is well known for his quirky personality and his social media presence. He has an online alter ego known as Rodney Sandstorm, a parody of 1990s racers and Jeff Gordon, whose antics have drawn positive attention toward both Taylor and IMSA.

In particular, during the 2018 Talladega broadcast, Taylor received significant media attention when he, as Rodney Sandstorm, crashed a live NASCAR on Fox broadcast, causing announcer Darrell Waltrip to call for security (not knowing what was going on).[6]

Motorsports career results

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2008 Terra Firma Motorsports GT Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 DAY
17		 MIA MEX VIR LGA WGL LEX DAY BAR MON WGL SON NJ MIL 85th 34
2009 Beyer Racing DP Riley Mk. XI/Crawford DP08 Pontiac/Chevrolet 5.0L V8/Honda 3.9L V6 DAY
10		 VIR NJ LAG
16		 WGI
10		 LEX
14		 DAY
15		 BAR
13		 WGI
15		 MON MIL HOM
9		 16th 146
2010 Racers Edge Motorsports GT Mazda RX-8 GT Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY
28		 HOM
17		 BAR
2		 VIR
6		 LIM
11		 WGI
6		 LEX
3		 DAY
8		 NJ
9		 WGI
10		 MON MIL
11		 11th 248
2011 Autohaus Motorsport GT Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8 DAY
14		 HOM
6		 BAR
7		 VIR
1		 LIM
2		 WGI
2		 ROA
5		 LAG
10		 NJ
4		 WGI
2		 MON
9		 LEX
8		 2nd 317
2012 Autohaus Motorsports GT Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8 DAY
9		 BAR
6		 HOM
9		 NJ
5		 DET
1		 LEX
9		 ELK
9		 WGI
5		 IMS
10		 WGI DP
6		 MON LGA LIM 15th 211
2013 Wayne Taylor Racing DP Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
2		 COA
10		 BAR
1		 ATL
6		 DET
1		 LEX
6		 WGI
10		 IMS
15		 ROA
7		 KAN
1		 LGA
1		 LIM
1		 1st 339

American Le Mans Series results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2012 Corvette Racing GT Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet 5.5L V8 SEB
2		 LBH LAG LIM MOS LEX ROA BAL VIR PET
2		 18th 20
2013 Corvette Racing GT Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet 5.5L V8 SEB
11		 LBH LAG LIM MOS ROA BAL COA VIR PET
6		 26th 10

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GTE
Pro		 326 23rd 5th
2013 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GTE
Pro		 312 19th 4th
2014 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE
Pro		 338 14th 2nd
2015 United States Corvette Racing - GM United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE
Pro		 337 17th 1st
2016 United States Corvette Racing - GM United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE
Pro		 219 DNF DNF
2017 United States Corvette Racing - GM Denmark Jan Magnussen
Spain Antonio García		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE
Pro		 340 19th 3rd
2021 United States Corvette Racing Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Spain Antonio García		 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE
Pro		 345 21st 2nd
2022 United States Corvette Racing Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Spain Antonio García		 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE
Pro		 214 DNF DNF

IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2014 Wayne Taylor Racing P Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
2		 SEB
7		 LBH
2		 LGA
2		 DET
1		 WGL
5		 MOS
3		 IMS
4		 ELK
10		 COA
7		 PET
1		 2nd 330
2015 Wayne Taylor Racing P Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
16		 SEB
2		 LBH
1		 LGA
2		 DET
6		 WGL
6		 MOS
1		 ELK
8		 COA
2		 PET
4		 5th 292
2016 Wayne Taylor Racing P Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
2		 SEB
12		 LBH
1		 LGA
6		 DET
1		 WGL
4		 MOS
3		 ELK
3		 COA
1		 PET
3		 3rd 309
2017 Wayne Taylor Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 DAY
1		 SEB
1		 LBH
1		 COA
1		 DET
1		 WGL
6		 MOS
7		 ELK
2		 LGA
3		 PET
9		 1st 310
2018 Wayne Taylor Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
15		 SEB
2		 LBH
3		 MDO
5		 DET
5		 WGL
5		 MOS
2		 ELK
4		 LGA
12		 PET
1		 3rd 270
2019 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
1		 SEB
2		 LBH
10		 MDO
6		 DET
9		 WGL
4		 MOS
6		 ELK
5		 LGA
4		 PET
2		 4th 274[7]
2020 Corvette Racing GTLM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 DAY
4		 DAY
1		 SEB
2		 ELK
1		 VIR
1		 ATL
5		 MDO
1		 CLT
1		 PET
2		 LGA
2		 SEB
5		 1st 351
2021 Corvette Racing GTLM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 DAY
1		 SEB
4		 DET
2†		 WGL
1		 WGL
1		 LIM
1		 ELK
2		 LGA
2		 LBH
2		 VIR
2		 PET
6		 1st 3549
2022 Corvette Racing GTD Pro Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 DAY
6		 SEB
1		 LBH
3		 LGA
4		 WGL
6		 MOS
2		 LIM
4		 ELK
3		 VIR
2		 PET
5		 3rd 3194
2023 Corvette Racing GTD Pro Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 DAY
2		 SEB
5		 LBH
2		 LGA
4		 WGL
3		 MOS
1		 LIM
4		 ELK
3		 VIR
1		 IMS
5		 PET
7		 3rd 3579
2024 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport GTP Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS ATL
Source:[8]

† Non-points event. * Season still in progress.

Pirelli World Challenge results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2017 Cadillac Racing SprintX GT Cadillac ATS-V.R VIR1
4		 VIR2
3		 MOS
1		 LIM1
4		 LIM2
2		 UTA1
8		 UTA2
3		 COA1
4		 COA2
6		 COA3
Ret		 1st 175


NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2023 Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA
24		 RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 53rd 01 [9]

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2023 Kaulig Racing 10 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR
27		 SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX 55th 21 [10]
11 ROV
16		 LVS HOM MAR PHO

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ "Jordan Taylor, Max Angelelli win Grand-Am finale, season title". Fox News. September 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  2. ↑ Smith, Steven Cole (September 28, 2013). "Taylor Racing wins Lime Rock, Grand-Am championship". Autoweek. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  3. ↑ "JORDAN TAYLOR AND MICHAEL COOPER WIN SPRINTX CHAMPIONSHIP". Wayne Taylor Racing. September 3, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Albert, Zack (March 27, 2023). "Jenson Button, Jordan Taylor go the distance in full-contact day at COTA". NASCAR. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (September 29, 2023). "Jordan Taylor Returns to Kaulig Racing All-Star Car at Charlotte ROVAL". TobyChristie.com.
  6. ↑ "Jordan Taylor Crashed the Talladega Broadcast as 'Rodney Sandstorm' and It Was Delightful".
  7. ↑ "WeatherTech: Home". Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  8. ↑ "Jordan Taylor Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jordan Taylor – 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jordan Taylor – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
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