Irving Taylor (October 18, 1929 – April 28, 2017) was an American Modified racing driver. Always ready to accept a spot as a substitute driver to finance his own race team, he drove for twenty-two different car owners in his career, and won 10 features for nine different owners just at Fonda Speedway NY.[2]
| Irv Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Irving R. Taylor October 18, 1992 Cohoes, New York |
| Died | April 28, 2017 (aged 87)[1] |
| Modified racing career | |
| Debut season | 1950 |
| Finished last season | 1978 |
Racing career
editIrv Taylor began his racing in 1950 at Carroll's Grove Speedway (Troy NY) driving a four-cylinder, early-thirties Plymouth coupe with wooden spoked wheels. He competed successfully at over 32 different tracks, including Burden Lake Speedway NY, Corinth Speedway NY, Fairmont Speedway VT, Lebanon Valley Speedway NY, Monroe County Fairgrounds NY, Airborne Park Speedway (Plattsburgh NY), Riverside Park Speedway MA, Route 66 Speedway (Poestenkill NY), Stafford Motor Speedway CT, the Syracuse Mile NY, Trenton Speedway NJ, Victoria Speedway (Dunnsville NY), and Whites Beach (Ballston Spa NY).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Taylor was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 1987, and into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2011.[1][7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Irving Taylor Obituary". Times Union (Albany) . Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b Boyd, Lew; Fusco, Andy (2002). Fonda! An Illustrated and documented history of the legendary Fonda Speedway. Coastal 181. ISBN 0970985428.
- ^ "Hacker wins big race at Burden Lake". The Berkshire Eagle. June 28, 1954. p. 26. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ Reddy, Ed (September 2, 1958). "Swift drives to third straight title: Taylor loses lead close to stock finish". The Post-Standard. p. 12. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Irv Taylor eyes Victoria stock repeat". The Daily Gazette. August 5, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Irv Taylor wins Trenton Qualifier". The Post-Star. August 3, 1966. p. 21. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ a b Marquart, Chris (May 24, 2011). "Trio to be enshrined in DIRTcar Hall of Fame". Finger Lakes Times. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Yasinsac-Gillespie, Robin (June 2, 2011). "Three worthy drivers are added to Hall". Times Union (Albany). p. B2. Retrieved September 3, 2023.