Corvette Racing Driver Profile: Jordan Taylor • Car: No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R • Co-drivers: Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner (Le Mans) • Birthdate: May 10, 1991 • Birthplace: Orlando, Fla. • Residence: Apopka, Fla. • Family: Single • Notable: Joined Corvette Racing as third driver for endurance races in 2012; 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2015 – GTE Pro) 2013 Rolex Series Daytona Prototype co-champion; driving Corvette DP for Wayne Taylor Racing in TUDOR Championship • Twitter: @jordan10Taylor Getting to Know You Jordan Taylor, a 24-year-old college student from Apopka, Fla., joined Corvette Racing in 2012 as the third driver in the team’s long- distance events. He resumed that role in 2015 at Le Mans and won the event for the first time when he teamed in the No. 64 Corvette C7.R with Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner. The son of championship- winning driver Wayne Taylor, this second-generation racer literally grew up at race tracks. In addition to endurance duty for Corvette Racing, Taylor is preparing to start his fourth season campaigning for Wayne Taylor Racing in the No. 10 Konica Minolta Corvette Daytona Prototype. He won the 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series DP championship in 2013 with Max Angelelli when the pairing won five races – including three straight to close season. He drives for the third consecutive year with brother Ricky – also part of the Corvette Racing Le Mans lineup – in the Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP. Career Highlights · Early career: Started racing 100cc karts, winning two regional championships; won inaugural 24-hour go-kart endurance race · 2005: Third in Florida Winter Tour Championship with two podiums · 2006: Pole position in New Castle, Stars of Karting Round 2 · 2007: Scholarship winner at Skip Barber Karting Shootout, Skip Barber Eastern Champion with four wins, 10 podiums and four poles · 2008: One win and two poles in F2000 Championship Series; one win in IMSA Lites; finished 15th in Rolex 24 at Daytona in GT class · 2009: 10th in Rolex 24 at Daytona in Daytona Prototype class; one win and one pole in Formula 1000; won VIR 13-hour SM class · 2010: Three pole positions in GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT class; two GT class podium finishes · 2011: Second in GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT Championship; one win and four podium finishes in GT class; one pole in GT class · 2012: Second in GT at Sebring and Petit Le Mans for Corvette Racing. Ten starts in GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series – nine in GT (victory at Belle Isle for Autohaus Motorsport) and one in Daytona Prototype for Action Express Racing. Was GT pole-winner at Watkins Glen. · 2013: Second season with Corvette Racing. Won GRAND-AM Rolex Series Daytona Prototype championship with Wayne Taylor Racing. Teamed with Max Angelelli for five wins including season’s final three. · 2014: Won at Detroit and Petit Le Mans in Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP w/ brother Ricky. Second at Daytona, Long Beach and Laguna Seca. Third at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Second in GTE Pro at Le Mans with Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen in Corvette C7.R. · 2015: First-time winner at Le Mans with Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner in No. 64 Corvette C7.R. TUDOR Championship race winner at Long Beach and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park; Prototype pole winner at Laguna Seca. · 2016: Prototype race winner at Long Beach and Detroit with Ricky Taylor in Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP. Second overall at Daytona with Ricky Taylor/Max Angelelli/Rubens Barrichello. IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Career Record Year Races Wins Fast Qualifier Notes 2016 8 2 0 Prototype winner at Long Beach, Detroit; second at Daytona TUDOR Championship Career Record Year Races Wins Fast Qualifier Notes 2014 12 2 0 Won at Detroit, Road Atlanta; drove C7.R at VIR 2015 10 2 1 Won at Long Beach and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park; runner-up at Sebring; pole at Laguna Seca Total 22 4 1 American Le Mans Series Career Record Year Races Wins Fast Qualifier Notes 2012 2 0 0 Runner-up at Sebring, Road Atlanta 2013 2 0 0 Total 4 0 0 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Career Record Year Races Wins Fast Qualifier Notes 2008 2 0 0 2009 8 0 0 2010 11 0 3 2011 12 1 1 Winner at VIR 2012 9 1 1 GT win at Detroit; GT pole at Watkins Glen 2013 12 5 3 Rolex Series DP champion Total 54 7 8 24 Hours of Le Mans Record Year Finish Class Car Co-drivers 2012 5th GTE Pro Corvette C6.R Garcia, Magnussen 2013 4th GTE Pro Corvette C6.R Garcia, Magnussen 2014 2nd GTE Pro Corvette C7.R Garcia, Magnussen 2015 1st GTE Pro Corvette C7.R Gavin, Milner 2016 10th (Ret.) GTE Pro Corvette C7.R Gavin, Milner Career Download After progressing quickly through karting and school series, Taylor made his debut in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series in 2008. Taylor and co-driver Bill Lester piloted the Autohaus Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro to a runner-up finish in the 2011 Rolex GT championship, just two points short of the title. Taylor is currently pursuing a business marketing degree at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. He is one of the TUDOR Championship’s most avid users of social media including Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Periscope. .