Why Le Mans is a crucial aspect of a landmark IMSA reunion

An old alliance is rekindled in IMSA this year as Wayne Taylor Racing returns to a General Motors marque with which it has won the Daytona 24 Hours three times. But prospects of success in North America is not the only reason behind its switch from Acura

Wayne Taylor is describing it as a “homecoming”. After four seasons flying the flag for Acura in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, his eponymous team is back with Cadillac. That’s a return to the marque with which, prior to his defection for the 2021 season, Wayne Taylor Racing had won the Daytona 24 Hours season-opener three times in four years.

And, just as pertinently, Taylor is back with General Motors. His deal to run a pair of GTP class Caddy V-Series.R LMDhs starting this weekend at Daytona renews a relationship with an automotive giant with which he has been inextricably linked across a span of more than 30 years as a driver and team owner.

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Author Gary Watkins

Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 32nd as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 75 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.

Gary, who also writes for Autoweek, Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.