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utes remaining, the youngest driver
in the race, 19-year-old American
driver Sean Rayhall of Georgia, fresh
off back-to-back wins in the Prototype
Challenge class driving the #25 8Star
Motorsports ORECA FLM09 Chevrolet,
went off course in the esses, putting
the track under yellow for the final
time in the race. The course was back
to green with six and a half minutes
left on the clock.
Taking the checkered flag as the
overall winner was Jordan Taylor in
the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette
DP. Taylor, with co-driver, and brother,
Ricky Taylor, are the first Americanborn drivers to win Petit Le Mans. The
brothers shared the driving duties for
their father’s team with Monaco’s Max
Angelelli. The win was the second
class win and second overall win for
Jordan Taylor; and first class win and
first overall win for Angelelli.
“We’ve always heard about this
race,” said Jordan Taylor, referencing his
father’s win of the first Petit Le Mans in
1998. “He always talks so highly about
it. He puts it up with Le Mans, Daytona
and Sebring. It’s definitely cool to do
it with Max in the car. It’s nice to close
the season off with a win and in a
dominant fashion; it’s definitely good
momentum going into the off-season. The last two races we’ve had the
car to beat so we’re looking forward
to next season.”
Following Taylor across the line
was Brazilian driver Christian Fittipaldi,

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Start of the final race of the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship PHOTO Stephan Cooper

Max Angelelli, Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor win Prototype class Petit Le Mans PHOTO Stephan Cooper

#10 Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP leads the pack at Road Atlanta PHOTO Stephan Cooper