IMSA star Jordan Taylor to run NASCAR Truck race a...

In keeping with the official NASCAR entry listing, Spire Motorsports will probably be partnering with Jordan Taylor for this weekend’s NASCAR Truck Collection race at Lime Rock Park. It will likely be the primary time any nationwide division of the game has raced on the Connecticut street course.

The occasion may also feature Australian Supercars star Cam Waters, which was beforehand introduced, however he actually will not be the one ‘ringer’ within the discipline.  The 34-year-old Taylor will pilot the No. 7 Spire Chevrolet Silverado in his first Truck Collection begin.

Nevertheless, he isn’t a rookie in terms of inventory automobile racing. Taylor was an integral a part of the Storage 56 NASCAR program that went to Le Mans in 2023, and he additionally has begins in each the Cup and Xfinity Collection.

Taylor crammed in for Chase Elliott within the Cup race at COTA two years in the past, beginning fourth earlier than ending twenty fourth after getting caught up within the chaos of the race. That yr, he additionally ran two Xfinity races with Kaulig Racing, ending twenty seventh at Portland and sixteenth on the Charlotte Roval.

Taylor is a extremely skilled street racer, profitable back-to-back GTLM titles as an IMSA driver in 2020 and 2021, in addition to the 2017 IMSA prototype championship. He has three wins within the Rolex 24 at Daytona together with two total, a category victory within the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Taylor’s many triumphs additionally embrace victories within the Sebring 12 Hours, Sahlen Six Hours at Watkins Glen, and Petit Le Mans at Highway Atlanta.

Whereas the Truck Collection is at Lime Rock, the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Collection will probably be racing at Atlanta this weekend. The Cup race will feature a full field of 40 cars for just the third time this year.