Wayne Taylor Racing

Wayne Taylor Racing
Founded	2004; 21 years ago
Team principal(s)	Wayne Taylor (Owner; Team Principal); TWG Motorsports (Owner); Travis Houge (VP, General Manager) ; Brian Pillar (Technical Director)
Current series	IMSA SportsCar Championship
Former series	Rolex Sports Car Series
Current drivers	IMSA SportsCar Championship; 10.; Filipe Albuquerque; Will Stevens; Ricky Taylor; Brendon Hartley; 40.; Louis Delétraz; Jordan Taylor; Kamui Kobayashi; Brendon Hartley; Alex Lynn; 45.; Graham Doyle; Danny Formal; Trent Hindman; Kyle Marcelli
Drivers'; Championships	Rolex Sports Car Series: 2005, 2013; IMSA SportsCar Championship: 2017

Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) is a sports car racing team that was founded in 2004 by racing driver Wayne Taylor. From 2023 to 2025, the team had a partnership with Andretti Autosport that also saw them rebrand as Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport (WTRAndretti).^[1]^[2]^[3] The team currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, campaigning the No. 10 DEX Imaging and HP sponsored Cadillac V-Series.R for Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor and the No. 40 DEX Imaging-sponsored Cadillac V-Series.R for Jordan Taylor and Louis Delétraz in the GTP class, and the No. 45 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 for Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal in the GTD class, also sponsored by DEX Imaging.^[4]

History

The team was founded in 2004 as the

SunTrust. The lineup of Wayne Taylor and Max Angelelli

finished second in the Daytona Prototype teams championship in 2004 and won the Daytona Prototype team and driver championships in 2005.

For the 2007 season, Riley and Wayne Taylor split ways and Wayne Taylor Racing began to run the #10 SunTrust Racing entry.[5] Wayne Taylor retired as a driver for the 2008 season and signed Michael Valiante as second driver; also the team switched to a Dallara chassis. In 2009, Ford engines were adopted and Brian Frisselle became the second driver.

For the 2010 season, Angelelli was joined by Ricky Taylor, son of Wayne Taylor. They collected a win and seven podiums, finishing runners-up. In 2011, SunTrust Racing switched to Chevrolet engines; they won three races and got eight podiums, resulting runners-up. After adopting the Corvette DP3 chassis, the duo got three wins in 2012 and resulted 6th in the drivers standings.

In 2013, Wayne Taylor Racing lost the SunTrust sponsorship. Ricky Taylor left the team, and was replaced by

Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series

in 2014, winning five races, including the final three.

For 2014, the first year of the

United SportsCar Championship

, Angelelli entered into semi-retirement, racing with the team for the endurance events. Ricky Taylor rejoined the team to drive full-time alongside brother Jordan.

Before the start of the 2023

Andretti Autosport, revealing that Andretti would play a role in the teams day to day operation and leadership going forward. They also stated that they have a longtime goal of moving into Andretti's new headquarters in 2025.^[6] WTR would retain Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor for the season, with Louis Delétraz driving in the Endurance cup races, and Brendon Hartley in the car for the 24 Hours of Daytona.^[7] Albuquerque and Taylor would finish the season 2nd in the standings, missing out on the championship after a controversial collision^[8] with championship rival Pipo Derani

in the final hour of the race.

With

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2 in the GTD class full-time. The lineup would consist of Lamborghini Super Trofeo champions Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal for full season driving duties, with Graham Doyle as the third driver and Ashton Harrison for the Rolex 24.^[14]

The Racers Edge Motorsports team, who had partnered with Wayne Taylor Racing to field an Acura NSX GT3 car part-time in 2023, would not return to the Weathertech series in 2024. In 2025, WTR moved on from the Acura project and made the switch to Cadillac while retaining their GTD Lamborghini effort as before.

Suntrust Pontiac-Riley Daytona Prototype campaigned in 2005.

Racing results

Car No. 10 Results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos.	Pts.
2011					DAY	HOM	BAR	VIR	LIM	WGI	ROA	LAG	NJMP	WGI	CGV	MDO
2011	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor	10	5	3	11	4	1	1	3	3	2	1	2	11		2nd	353
2012					DAY	BAR	HOM	NJMP	DET	MDO	ROA	WGI	IMS	WGI	CGV	LAG	LIM
2012	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor	10	14	5	1	1	10	9	7	11	3	4	5	7	1	6th	343
2013					DAY	COTA	BAR	ATL	DET	MDO	WGI	IMS	ROA	KAN	LAG	LIM
2013	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor	10	2	10	1	6	1	6	10	15	7	1	1	1		1st	339
2014					DAY	SEB	LBH	LAG	DET	WGI	MOS	IMS	ROA	COTA	ATL
2014	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor	10	2	7	2	2	1	5	3	4	10	7	1			2nd	330
2015					DAY	SEB	LBH	LAG	DET	WGI	MOS	ROA	COTA	ATL
2015	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor	10	16	2	1	2	6	6	1	8	2	4				5th	292
2016					DAY	SEB	LBH	LAG	DET	WGI	MOS	ROA	COTA	ATL
2016	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor	10	2	12	1	6	1	4	3	3	1	3				3rd	309
2017					DAY	SEB	LBH	COTA	DET	WGI	MOS	ROA	LAG	ATL
2017	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 6.2 L V8	Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor	10	1	1	1	1	1	6	7	2	3	9				1st	310
2018					DAY	SEB	LBH	MDO	DET	WGI	MOS	ROA	LAG	ATL
2018	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	Jordan Taylor Renger van der Zande	10	15	2	3	5	5	5	2	4	12	1				3rd	270
2019					DAY	SEB	LBH	MDO	DET	WGI	MOS	ROA	LAG	ATL
2019	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	Jordan Taylor Renger van der Zande	10	1	2	10	6	9	4	6	5	4	2				4th	274
2020					DAY	DAY	SEB	ROA	ATL	MDO	ATL	LAG	SEB
2020	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	Renger van der Zande Ryan Briscoe	10	1	6	2	2	5	3	1	6	7					2nd	264
2021					DAY	SEB	MDO	DET	WGI	WGI	ROA	LAG	LBH	ATL
2021	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor	10	1	4	1	3	3	3	4	1	4	3				2nd	3396
2022					DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	ROA	PET
2022	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor	10	2	4	6	1	1	4	1	6	1	6				2nd	3346
2023					DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ROA	IMS	PET
2023	Acura ARX-06	Acura AR24e 2.4L Hybrid Twin-Turbocharged V6	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor	10	2	4	7	4	6	2	3	5	9					2nd	2712
2024					DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	ROA	IMS	PET
2024	Acura ARX-06	Acura AR24e 2.4L Hybrid Twin-Turbocharged V6	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor	10	9	5	8	6	1									8th	1052

* Season still in progress.

Car No. 40 Results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pos.	Pts.
2024					DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	ROA	IMS	PET
2024	Acura ARX-06	Acura AR24e 2.4L Hybrid Twin-Turbocharged V6	Jordan Taylor Louis Delétraz	40	3	1	9	4	5					4th	1244

* Season still in progress.

Car No. 45 Results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Pts.
2024					DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ROA	VIR	IMS	PET
2024	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	Kyle Marcelli Danny Formal	45	17										17th	168*

* Season still in progress.

Notable race victories

24 Hours of Daytona – 2005, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
12 Hours of Sebring – 2017, 2024
Petit Le Mans – 2014, 2018, 2020
6 Hours of Watkins Glen – 2011, 2016, 2022

IMSA SportsCar Championship wins

#	Season	Date	Classes	Track / Race	No.	Winning Drivers	Chassis	Engine
1	2014	May 31	Prototype	Belle Isle	10	J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
2	2014	October 4	Prototype	Road Atlanta	10	Angelelli / J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
3	2015	April 18	Prototype	Long Beach	10	J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
4	2015	July 12	Prototype	Mosport	10	J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
5	2016	April 16	Prototype	Long Beach	10	J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
6		June 4	Prototype	Belle Isle	10	J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
7		September 17	Prototype	Austin	10	J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Dallara Corvette DP	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
8	2017	January 28–29	Prototype	Daytona	10	Angelelli / Gordon / J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 6.2 L V8
9		March 18	Prototype	Sebring	10	Lynn / J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 6.2 L V8
10		April 8	Prototype	Long Beach	10	J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 6.2 L V8
11		May 6	Prototype	Austin	10	J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 6.2 L V8
12		June 3	Prototype	Belle Isle	10	J. Taylor / R. Taylor	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 6.2 L V8
13	2018	October 13	Prototype	Road Atlanta	10	Hunter-Reay / J. Taylor / van der Zande	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8
14	2019	January 26–27	(DPi)	Daytona	10	Alonso / Kobayashi / J. Taylor / van der Zande	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8
15	2020	January 25–26	(DPi)	Daytona	10	Briscoe / Dixon / Kobayashi / van der Zande	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8
16	2020	October 17	(DPi)	Road Atlanta	10	Briscoe / Dixon / van der Zande	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8
17	2021	January 30–31	(DPi)	Daytona	10	Albuquerque / Castroneves / Rossi / R. Taylor	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
18		May 16	(DPi)	Mid-Ohio	10	Albuquerque / R. Taylor	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
19		September 12	(DPi)	Laguna Seca	10	Albuquerque / R. Taylor	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
20	2022	May 1	(DPi)	Laguna Seca	10	Albuquerque / R. Taylor	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
21		May 15	(DPi)	Mid-Ohio	10	Albuquerque / R. Taylor	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
22		June 26	(DPi)	Watkins Glen	10	Albuquerque / R. Taylor	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
23		August 7	(DPi)	Road America	10	Albuquerque / R. Taylor	Acura ARX-05	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
24	2024	March 16	(GTP)	Sebring	40	L. Delétraz / C. Herta / J. Taylor	Acura ARX-06	Acura AR24e 2.4 L Twin-turbo V6
25	2024	June 1	(GTP)	Detroit	10	Albuquerque / R. Taylor	Acura ARX-06	Acura AR24e 2.4 L Twin-turbo V6

References

^ Dagys, John (28 December 2022). "WTR, Andretti Autosport Join Forces in New Partnership – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ "2023 GTP ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA PRE RACE REPORT". waynetaylorracing.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ "What is TWG? New Cadillac F1 + Andretti structure explained". The Race. 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
^ "WTR ANNOUNCES 2022 DRIVER LINE UP FOR IMSA WEATHERTECH DPI CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Wayne Taylor Racing. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
^ SunTrust Team Reorganizes - Motor Racing Network, 26 May 2006
^ "Wayne Taylor Racing partners with Andretti Autosport in IMSA". us.motorsport.com. 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
^ "Wayne Taylor Racing". waynetaylorracing.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
^ "IMSA Petit Le Mans: MSR wins, Cadillac scoops title after Acura clash". www.autosport.com. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ "Meyer Shank Racing to pause IMSA programme in 2024 but plans comeback". www.autosport.com. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ "Wayne Taylor Racing to add second Acura in 2024 IMSA season". www.motorsport.com. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ "Hartley and Herta in at WTRAndretti for IMSA endurance races". RACER. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Dagys, John (2023-11-14). "Ericsson, Button to Complete WTR Andretti Lineup for Rolex 24 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Kilbey, Stephen (2023). "Deletraz & Taylor To Share Second Wayne Taylor Racing Acura". dailysportscar.com.
^ "Wayne Taylor Racing". waynetaylorracing.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

External links

Official website

[1] Dagys, John (28 December 2022). "WTR, Andretti Autosport Join Forces in New Partnership – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

[2] "2023 GTP ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA PRE RACE REPORT". waynetaylorracing.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

[3] "What is TWG? New Cadillac F1 + Andretti structure explained". The Race. 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-03-03.

[4] "WTR ANNOUNCES 2022 DRIVER LINE UP FOR IMSA WEATHERTECH DPI CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Wayne Taylor Racing. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[5] SunTrust Team Reorganizes - Motor Racing Network, 26 May 2006

[6] "Wayne Taylor Racing partners with Andretti Autosport in IMSA". us.motorsport.com. 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

[7] "Wayne Taylor Racing". waynetaylorracing.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

[8] "IMSA Petit Le Mans: MSR wins, Cadillac scoops title after Acura clash". www.autosport.com. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[9] "Meyer Shank Racing to pause IMSA programme in 2024 but plans comeback". www.autosport.com. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[10] "Wayne Taylor Racing to add second Acura in 2024 IMSA season". www.motorsport.com. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[11] "Hartley and Herta in at WTRAndretti for IMSA endurance races". RACER. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[12] Dagys, John (2023-11-14). "Ericsson, Button to Complete WTR Andretti Lineup for Rolex 24 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[13] Kilbey, Stephen (2023). "Deletraz & Taylor To Share Second Wayne Taylor Racing Acura". dailysportscar.com.

[14] "Wayne Taylor Racing". waynetaylorracing.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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