Taylor Hagler

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Taylor Hagler
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-10-04) October 4, 1995 (age 26)
Bulverde, Texas, United States
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season2020
Current teamBryan Herta Autosport
Car number1
Former teamsLA Honda World Racing
Starts20
Wins1
Podiums7
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2021
2019–2021
2019
2019		GT World Challenge America
TC America Series
24H Series
SCCA Majors Championship Nationwide
Championship titles
2021Michelin Pilot Challenge – TCR
Last updated on: January 6, 2022.

Taylor Hagler (born October 4, 1995) is an American racing driver who currently competes for Bryan Herta Autosport in the TCR class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge.[1]

Career[]

Early career[]

Hagler developed an interest in motorsports at a young age, attending NASCAR races with her father at just six years old. At 19, she began attending the Skip Barber Racing School, before embarking upon national-level racing competitions in 2018 after graduating from the University of Texas at San Antonio.[2] However, much of her sporting endeavors in her younger years were spent participating in show jumping.[3]

Touring and sports car racing[]

In 2018, Hagler began competing in the NASA Texas Spec Miata Championship, taking fifth overall and rookie of the year honors in her first season of competition.[4] The following season, she began a full-season campaign in the TC America Series, competing in the TCA class with X-Factor Racing.[2] Taking two class podiums, at Circuit of the Americas and Watkins Glen, Hagler finished fifth in the TCA classification. She also undertook several part-time drives, making a one-off appearance at the 24H of COTA and appearing several times in the NASA Texas Spec Miata Championship, winning twice.[5]

2020 saw Hagler make her debut in IMSA competition, joining LA Honda World Racing for the full season alongside co-driver Ryan Eversley.[6][7] She appeared in nine of the ten races run that season, missing the round at Sebring after testing positive for COVID-19.[8] Claiming a lone podium at Mid-Ohio, Hagler finished 9th in the TCR-class drivers' championship.

2021 would see Hagler take on full-time rides in both the Michelin Pilot Challenge and GT World Challenge America. In the former, she joined to Bryan Herta Autosport, driving alongside Michael Lewis in the team's lone Hyundai Veloster N TCR entry.[9] In the latter, she joined fellow HPD GT3 Academy graduates Dakota Dickerson and Jacob Abel, who shared the role of Hagler's co-driver throughout the season.[10] Hagler and Lewis' Michelin Pilot Challenge campaign was incredibly successful, with the duo claiming a class victory at Lime Rock Park and six class podiums en route to winning the TCR class title, over 200 points clear of Parker Chase.[11] In the process, she became the first female champion in series history.[12] Her GT World Challenge America campaign yielded three class victories and eight class podiums as she finished runner-up in the Pro-Am class to Jan Heylen and Fred Poordad.

For 2022, Hagler continued competing with Bryan Herta Autosport, this time behind the wheel of the Hyundai Elantra N TCR.[13]

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 NASA Texas Spec Miata Championship ? ? ? ? ? ? 5th
2019 TC America Series – TCA X-Factor Racing 14 0 0 2 2 133 5th
24H Series – TCR Atlanta Speedwerks 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
NASA Texas Spec Miata Championship ? 2 ? ? ? ? ?
2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge – TCR LA Honda World Racing 9 0 1 0 1 223 9th
TC America Series – TCR 2 0 0 0 0 24 10th
2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge – TCR Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian 10 1 0 0 5 2610 1st
GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am Racers Edge Motorsports 13 3 1 0 8 204 2nd
TC America Series – TCA Bryan Herta Autosport 2 0 0 0 0 12 18th
2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge – TCR 1 0 0 0 1 320* 2nd*

References[]

  1. ^ "Taylor Hagler – IMSA". imsa.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Taylor Hagler: Two Careers on the Fast Track". sundaymanagement.com. May 12, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Tamayo, George (September 9, 2021). "Horses to horsepower: Taylor Hagler leaps from show jumping to race cars with Hyundai". racer.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "IMSA Racer Taylor Hagler on Women Shifting Gears Driven by Hemmings". hemmings.com. December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "About Taylor – Taylor Hagler Motorsport". taylorhagler.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Taylor Hagler To Make IMSA Debut With LA Honda World At Daytona". throttle.news. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Dagys, John (December 31, 2019). "Eversley Switches to LA Honda World in New Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Dagys, John (July 15, 2020). "Hagler Tests Positive for COVID-19; Dickerson to Sub at Sebring". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "BHA to Debut Hyundai Elantra N TCR in Two-Car Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Dagys, John (February 9, 2021). "HPD GT3 Academy Graduates in Racers Edge Acura". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  11. ^ Tamayo, George (December 16, 2021). "Putting the N in Winning". racer.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Albers-Daly, Thiemo. "WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WIN AN IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP?". drivetribe.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  13. ^ "BHA expands to six-car Hyundai IMPC effort". racer.com. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Michelin Pilot Challenge
TCR Champion
2021
With: Michael Lewis 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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