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Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti*) announced today that Graham Doyle and Ashton Harrison will join Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal in their No. 45 WTRAndretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. (AutoInformed: Wayne Taylor Racing, Andretti Autosport to Run Two IMSA Cars*)
“I am excited to represent Lamborghini in GTD this coming season. I am excited with our driver line up,” said Wayne Taylor, Team Principal, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti. “I think Graham Doyle and Ashton Harrison will really be good at the Rolex and then Graham doing all the endurance races. Graham is still very young, but what he achieved this year in LST made it a no brainer to hire him. Ashton will be a great fourth driver. She is an important part of our WTRAndretti Global program.”
Rookie Graham Doyle will join Marcelli and Formal in the No. 45 WTRAndretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 for the five endurance events that make up the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC). Veteran driver Ashton Harrison will bring her multi-year sportscar and endurance experience to the GTD cockpit for the 24 Hour ‘round the clock classic and season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
*WTRAndretti
Andretti Global and Wayne Taylor Racing announced a long-term partnership in 2023 that combines the resources of the two championship-caliber teams to compete in IMSA’s top classes. In 2024, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) has expanded to a two-car GTP program as well as competing in the GTD class. Coming off its 2023 championship winning effort, WTRAndretti continues its Driver Development Program competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series.
WTRAndretti’s global motorsports ventures have two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its 17-year history, WTRAndretti has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s major events: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen. With its back-to-back PRO Class Championship wins (2022, 2023), WTR also has ten North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship titles and a Lamborghini World Finals title.
Andretti Global is a global racing enterprise and parent company to Andretti Autosport and other Andretti racing ventures, including Andretti Cadillac racing. Andretti Global is a championship-winning motorsports organization. It competes in additional racing categories worldwide, including the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Extreme E, Australian Supercars and the Mexico SuperCopa Championship. Additionally, the racing enterprise has driver development through competition in INDY NXT by Firestone and through support of Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon’s racing careers.The FIA in October approved Andretti’s Expression of Interest application for Andretti Cadillac to race in the FIA Formula One World Championship starting in 2028. The only thing apparently lacking is championship photographers. <grin>
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Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
WTRAndretti Names Final Drivers for 2024 IMSA Season
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Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti*) announced today that Graham Doyle and Ashton Harrison will join Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal in their No. 45 WTRAndretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. (AutoInformed: Wayne Taylor Racing, Andretti Autosport to Run Two IMSA Cars*)
“I am excited to represent Lamborghini in GTD this coming season. I am excited with our driver line up,” said Wayne Taylor, Team Principal, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti. “I think Graham Doyle and Ashton Harrison will really be good at the Rolex and then Graham doing all the endurance races. Graham is still very young, but what he achieved this year in LST made it a no brainer to hire him. Ashton will be a great fourth driver. She is an important part of our WTRAndretti Global program.”
Rookie Graham Doyle will join Marcelli and Formal in the No. 45 WTRAndretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 for the five endurance events that make up the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC). Veteran driver Ashton Harrison will bring her multi-year sportscar and endurance experience to the GTD cockpit for the 24 Hour ‘round the clock classic and season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
*WTRAndretti
Andretti Global and Wayne Taylor Racing announced a long-term partnership in 2023 that combines the resources of the two championship-caliber teams to compete in IMSA’s top classes. In 2024, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) has expanded to a two-car GTP program as well as competing in the GTD class. Coming off its 2023 championship winning effort, WTRAndretti continues its Driver Development Program competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series.
WTRAndretti’s global motorsports ventures have two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its 17-year history, WTRAndretti has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s major events: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen. With its back-to-back PRO Class Championship wins (2022, 2023), WTR also has ten North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship titles and a Lamborghini World Finals title.
Andretti Global is a global racing enterprise and parent company to Andretti Autosport and other Andretti racing ventures, including Andretti Cadillac racing. Andretti Global is a championship-winning motorsports organization. It competes in additional racing categories worldwide, including the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Extreme E, Australian Supercars and the Mexico SuperCopa Championship. Additionally, the racing enterprise has driver development through competition in INDY NXT by Firestone and through support of Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon’s racing careers.The FIA in October approved Andretti’s Expression of Interest application for Andretti Cadillac to race in the FIA Formula One World Championship starting in 2028. The only thing apparently lacking is championship photographers. <grin>
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About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.