Wayne Taylor
Wayne Taylor
For the bluegrass musician of the same name, see Blue Highway...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth15 July 1956
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Kevin was a good friend to me. After his death, and seeing his little boy, I got to thinking ? I'm going to do it. Kevin started that house three years ago, and we joked with him about having to finish it for him. Then this happened.
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Normally in a situation like that you would not get to race and you would lose substantial points. So to not only get the car back in the race but to finish on the podium, it was the ideal situation.
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I think the virus that Max had in Italy earlier this week and that some people have here is what I got. I was absolutely gone. I was really lame. There was no way I thought I could do the race. But I rested, had an IV and got some medication and was able to at least do my stint.
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Kevin had so many friends. Businesses and individuals have really stepped up to the plate for this project.
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I think it may have started as an electrical fire because I started smelling something in the cockpit,
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Long Beach has always been a very big event in racing. I think it is fantastic that we have been asked to come race here. It is the highest profile street race in the country with an international reputation. As the first street race, it's going to be new and pretty exciting. The most difficult thing will be finding places to pass cars. I think it will be a very good event.
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The only thing I could think about was the car and the bloody championship. It was a wake-up call, you know. You never think about these kinds of things. If anybody can get it back together, these guys can. One consolation is that the race isn't until 5:30 tomorrow night. So, I think we'll be okay for the race.
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We've built a new car for this year's 24 Hour. We have literally the entire team we had here last year - the same people, the same car package, the same drivers - although we've added a fourth driver with Ryan.
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I do not think I want to go back. We had to swim under dirty water, where bodies were floating. It was something. If I can find a place here, I'll stay. We lost everything.
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Certainly I understand a little better what it will be like during the race after practicing with the NASCAR guys and Frank Kimmel. They're certainly a little more aggressive, which is the nature of how they race.
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I've been doing it for a long enough time that I can get past it. The thing that makes it difficult is we knew we had a car that was capable of winning.
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The whole of Bill Riley's group of guys were just unbelievable. The car was so badly damaged that everyone thought we were done for the weekend and if anyone could have got the job done, these guys were it. Max (Angelelli) did his magic like he always does and we couldn't get a better team effort than we did from this group.
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These are superstars here. I just want to hang out in the back and wave to everybody.
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This is going to be the first time we're racing solo. I would think that there will be fewer yellows. This was also the race we had our first win last year. In fact, it's also the place I clinched my first U.S. title in 1994. So this track has some previous success for me. I'm looking forward to going back.