ROAR BEFORE THE 24 PRE EVENT REPORT

Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing ignites the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the 64th Running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. WTR holds four victories at the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship’s most iconic event, taking home the checkered flag in 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2021, with Team Co-Owner, Wayne Taylor, having also earned two of his own Rolex 24 wins as a driver in 1996 and 1998.  Preparations for the round the clock endurance event begin with the annual Roar Before the Rolex 24’s three days of testing this weekend.

Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing ignites the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the 64th Running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. WTR holds four victories at the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship’s most iconic event, taking home the checkered flag in 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2021, with Team Co-Owner, Wayne Taylor, having also earned two of his own Rolex 24 wins as a driver in 1996 and 1998.  Preparations for the round the clock endurance event begin with the annual Roar Before the Rolex 24’s three days of testing this weekend.

Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque and Will Stevens are back together again in the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP. Taylor and Albuquerque will continue pursuit of another Rolex 24 race win to add to their rolodex and Stevens is challenging for his first timepiece. For 2026, the No. 10 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R GTP hits the front straight in a fresh bold metallic blue, reminiscent of their 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans livery.

Teammates Jordan Taylor — a three-time Rolex 24 winner — and Louis Delétraz return for the third year in a row. Cadillac Formula 1 Team test driver and FIA Formula 2 competitor with Hitech Racing, Colton Herta, completes the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP lineup. Herta’s reunion with his teammates at WTR comes after first driving for the team back in 2024 where he contributed to the iconic 12 Hours of Sebring victory and a Rolex 24 podium.  In a new shiny black and white livery, the No. 40 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R trio will be searching to repeat their previous success.

“I’m happy, excited, motivated, and passionate about us being competitive at Daytona this year,” said Team Co-Owner, Wayne Taylor. “And I do believe we will be. We have a great crew, a great team, and great partners, with Cadillac, DEX, and my partner – Dan Towriss. The cars liveries have changed and are spectacular. We’ve had a chance to do some testing with the new bodywork, we have hired more people, and everybody seems more focused than ever. Ricky, Filipe and Will in the No.10 Cadillac with the same lineup and Jordan, Louis and Colton in the No.  40. I don’t think we could have got a better group of guys.”

The Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTPs will participate in the three test days from January 16-18, 2026, for the Roar Before the Rolex 24 in preparations for the race one week later. The endurance classic, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, will take place on January 24-25, 2026.