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WAYNE'S WORLD; SunTrust Racing's new owner eyes Grand-Am championship.(2007 Fan Guide)
Byline: STEVEN COLE SMITH
At this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona, it looked like business as usual for the SunTrust Racing Riley-Pontiac Riley. The car was one of the favorites to win, as it has been since its debut at Daytona in 2004, and it started on the outside pole. Drivers Max Angelelli, Jan Magnussen, Wayne Taylor and-making his Daytona 24 debut-NASCAR's Jeff Gordon kept the car near the front, finishing third despite dropping back as far as 22nd place, five laps down. They fought back to the lead lap after a variety of problems, from an overheating coil pack to a minor crash to serious brake problems.
Another decent weekend for an experienced team, it seemed, but appearances are deceiving. "You have to consider that in the middle of September, we had nothing,'' says Taylor. "So between September and the Daytona race [in January], we had to buy equipment, build cars, hire a staff and make it to the race.''
While it looked to be the same car and a familiar driver lineup, SunTrust Racing was rebuilt from the ground up during the off-season by Taylor, who now owns the team.
Last May, Bill Riley, the president of Indianapolis-based Riley Motorsports-which builds many of the Grand-Am chassis-announced: "After three successful years with the SunTrust Racing Team in the Grand American Road Racing Series, we will no longer oversee the running of the car after the 2006 season and are looking to expand in numerous areas, including within Grand American itself.''
It was a comparatively cordial divorce, but it left Taylor in a predicament. He weighed a couple of offers and then decided to start his own team, Wayne Taylor Racing.
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