Jordan Lee Taylor (born May 10, 1991) is an American professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 40 Cadillac V-Series.R for Wayne Taylor 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.

Taylor 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. As well, Taylor achieved a GTE-Pro class victory at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.

Taylor 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

Born in Orlando, Taylor began his career in professional sports car racing in 2008, competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona and finishing fifteenth. In 2009, he ran eight 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 fifth place in the LM GTE PRO No. 73 Corvette C6.R. Also in 2012, he claimed his second Rolex GT win for Autohaus Motorsports.

In 2013, Taylor 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.

In 2014, the Grand-Am Rolex Series merged with the American Le Mans Series to form the new United SportsCar Championship (now IMSA 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. Taylor collected three wins and seven podiums in 2016 and was third in points.

Taylor also competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 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 ten in nine out of ten races, taking the title by three points.

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, Taylor got a class win at the 24 Hours of Daytona, as well as a second-place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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. 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.

For the 2024 IMSA season, after spending four years with Corvette Racing, Taylor returned to his father's team, Wayne Taylor Racing, sharing the No. 40 Acura ARX-06 with Louis Delétraz. His older brother Ricky, as well as Filipe Albuquerque, were teammates in the No. 10 car.

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).

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Terra Firma Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 34 85th 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Beyer Racing 8 0 0 0 0 146 16th 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Racers Edge Motorsports 11 0 2 248 11th 2011 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Autohaus Motorsport 12 1 4 317 2nd 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Autohaus Motorsports 10 1 1 211 15th American Le Mans Series – GT Corvette Racing 2 0 0 0 2 20 18th 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series – DP Wayne Taylor Racing 12 5 6 339 1st American Le Mans Series – GT Corvette Racing 2 0 0 0 0 10 26th 2014 United Sports Car Championship – Prototype Wayne Taylor Racing 11 2 6 330 2nd 2015 United Sports Car Championship – Prototype Wayne Taylor Racing 10 2 5 292 5th 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Wayne Taylor Racing 10 3 7 309 3rd 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Wayne Taylor Racing 10 5 0 2 7 310 1st 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Wayne Taylor Racing 10 1 0 0 4 270 3rd 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship – DPi Konica Minolta Cadillac 10 1 0 0 3 274 4th 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLM Corvette Racing 11 5 4 0 8 351 1st 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLM Corvette Racing 11 4 5 1 9 3549 1st 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro Corvette Racing 10 1 1 1 5 3194 3rd 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro Corvette Racing 11 2 0 0 6 3579 3rd NASCAR Cup Series Hendrick Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 24 Hours of Le Mans – Innovative Car Reserve driver NASCAR Xfinity Series Kaulig Racing 2 0 0 0 0 21 55th 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTP Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport 9 1 1 1 2 2603 5th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTP Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing 9 0 0 0 1 2304 10th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Spire Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 33 46th 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing 9 0 1 0 2 2556 8th † As Taylor was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

24 Hours of Daytona results + Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2008 Terra Firma Motorsports Ronald Zitza Gary Jensen Mark Jensen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup GT 599 29th 15th 2009 Beyer Racing Ricky Taylor Jared Beyer David Martínez Riley Mk. XI DP 662 20thDNF 10thDNF 2010 Racer's Edge Motorsports Glenn Bocchino Jade Buford John Edwards Todd Lamb Mazda RX-8 GT GT 69 43rdDNF 28thDNF 2011 Autohaus Motorsports Bill Lester Johnny O'Connell Matthew Marsh Chevrolet Camaro GT.R GT 607 28th 14th 2012 Autohaus Motorsports Paul Edwards Matthew Marsh Tommy Milner Chevrolet Camaro GT.R GT 713 20th 9th 2013 Wayne Taylor Racing Max Angelelli Ryan Hunter-Reay Dallara Corvette DP DP 709 2nd 2nd 2014 Wayne Taylor Racing Wayne Taylor Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli Dallara Corvette DP P 695 2nd 2nd 2015 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli Chevrolet Corvette DP P 740 52nd 16th 2016 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli Rubens Barrichello Chevrolet Corvette DP P 736 2nd 2nd 2017 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli Jeff Gordon Cadillac DPi-V.R P 659 1st 1st 2018 Wayne Taylor Racing Ryan Hunter-Reay Renger van der Zande Cadillac DPi-V.R P 555 45thDNF 15thDNF 2019 Konica Minolta Cadillac Renger van der Zande Fernando Alonso Kamui Kobayashi Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 593 1st 1st 2020 Corvette Racing Nicky Catsburg Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTLM 785 16th 4th 2021 Corvette Racing Nicky Catsburg Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTLM 770 11th 1st 2022 Corvette Racing Nicky Catsburg Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD GTD Pro 698 29th 6th 2023 Corvette Racing Antonio García Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD GTD Pro 729 19th 2nd 2024 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Jenson Button Louis Delétraz Colton Herta Acura ARX-06 GTP 791 3rd 3rd Source:

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 Ref 2008 Terra Firma Motorsports GT Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 DAY MIA MEX VIR LGA WGL LEXDAY BAR MON WGL SONNJ MIL 85th 34 2009 Beyer Racing DP Riley Mk. XI/Crawford DP08 Pontiac/Chevrolet 5.0L V8/Honda 3.9L V6 DAY VIR NJ LAG WGI LEX DAY BAR WGI MON MIL HOM 16th 146 2010 Racers Edge Motorsports GT Mazda RX-8 GT Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor DAY HOM BAR VIR LIM WGI LEX DAY NJ WGI MON MIL 11th 248 2011 Autohaus Motorsport GT Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8 DAY HOM BAR VIR LIM WGI ROA LAG NJ WGI MON LEX2nd317 2012 Autohaus Motorsports GT Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8 DAY BAR HOM NJ DET LEX ELK WGI IMS WGI DP MON LGA LIM 15th 211 2013 Wayne Taylor Racing DP Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY COA BAR ATL DET LEX WGI IMS ROA KAN LGA LIM1st339

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 Ref 2012 Corvette Racing GT Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet 5.5L V8 SEB2 LBH LAG LIM MOS LEX ROA BAL VIR PET2 18th 20 2013 Corvette Racing GT Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet 5.5L V8 SEB11 LBH LAG LIM MOS ROA BAL COA VIR PET6 26th 10

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2012 Corvette Racing Antonio García Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GTEPro 326 23rd 5th 2013 Corvette Racing Antonio García Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GTEPro 312 19th 4th 2014 Corvette Racing Antonio García Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTEPro 338 14th 2nd 2015 Corvette Racing – GM Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTEPro 337 17th 1st 2016 Corvette Racing – GM Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTEPro 219 DNF DNF 2017 Corvette Racing – GM Jan Magnussen Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTEPro 340 19th 3rd 2021 Corvette Racing Nicky Catsburg Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTEPro 345 21st 2nd 2022 Corvette Racing Nicky Catsburg Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTEPro 214 DNF DNF 2024 Sprit of Race Conrad Laursen Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 279 35th 8th 2025 Cadillac WTR Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar 189 DNF DNF 2026 Cadillac WTR Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar 379 9th 9th Source:

IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)