(1948-05-04) May 4, 1948 (age 76) Chicago, Illinois
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years
1977–1983, 1985–1987, 1990–1991, 1993–1994
Best finish
1st (1977, 1983, 1994)
Class wins
3 (1977, 1983, 1994)
The Porsche 936 which Hurley Haywood drove to victory at the 1977 24 Hour of Le Mans
Harris Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948)[1] is a retired American race car driver. Haywood has won multiple events, including five overall victories at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, three at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and two at the 12 Hours of Sebring and was the third driver to complete the informal triple Crown of endurance racing. He is credited with the 1988 Trans-Am title, two IMSA GT Championship titles and 23 wins, three Norelco Cup championships, a SuperCar title and 18 IndyCar starts.
He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1977 (Porsche 936), 1983 (Porsche 956) and 1994 (Dauer 962 Le Mans) and is tied as the most successful driver at the 24 Hours of Daytona with 5 wins (1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, and 1991).[2] He won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1973 and 1981. He also drove in the 1980 Indianapolis 500 finishing 18th. He represented IMSA four times in the International Race of Champions (1986, 1989, 1992, 1995).[3] In 1970, he was drafted into the army where he served as Specialist 4 with the 164th Aviation Group near Saigon during the Vietnam war.[4] After completing his tour of duty, he won his first IMSA GT title in 1971.[5]
After Peter H. Gregg's death, Haywood was a spokesperson and executive with Brumos Automotive dealerships.[6]
He is the honorary chief driving instructor at the Porsche Track Experience, held at the Barber Motorsports Park outside Birmingham, Alabama.[7][2] Patrick Dempsey produced a documentary film, Hurley, about Haywood's life.[8]
In honor of his historical achievements, he was invited to perform the ceremonial duties of Grand Marshal at the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans.[9]
^"Porsche Honors Hurley Haywood On 70th Birthday". Porsche. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ abPorsche Sport Driving School Instructor Profile Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
^Racing-Reference.info IROC statistics for Hurley Haywood
^Bell, T. Anthony. "Hurley Haywood: Racing Icon and Unknown Soldier" Archived 2019-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, Fort Lee Traveler, 30 November 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^Motorsports Hall of Fame of America – Hurley Haywood
^Motorsport.com interview with Hurley Haywood Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
Harris HurleyHaywood (born May 4, 1948) is a retired American race car driver. Haywood has won multiple events, including five overall victories at the...
record six victories in succession from the 2000 to the 2005 editions. HurleyHaywood had the longest wait between his first Le Mans win and his last. He...
film Ford v Ferrari. He died two months later testing the Ford J-car. HurleyHaywood and Al Holbert have won the three races at least twice each. Numerous...
Daytona (1984–1991) Rolex 24 At Daytona (1992–) Most wins (driver) HurleyHaywood (5) Scott Pruett (5) Most wins (team) Chip Ganassi Racing (6) Most wins...
support series for IMSA GT. The first champions were Peter H. Gregg and HurleyHaywood, in a Porsche 914-6 GTU. Common winners in these early years of IMSA...
Pescarolo, the team transferred him to the car of Jürgen Barth and HurleyHaywood which was in 42nd place. Ickx made up for lost laps to lead the race...
drivers, namely A. J. Foyt, Hans Herrmann, Jackie Oliver, Al Holbert, HurleyHaywood, Mauro Baldi, Andy Wallace, Marco Werner and Timo Bernhard. Many drivers...
of guest drivers such as Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Jacques Laffite and HurleyHaywood, three second-places and one third-place were the best results. Although...
1928–1930 Luigi Chinetti 1932, 1934, 1949 Phil Hill 1958, 1961–1962 HurleyHaywood 1977, 1983, 1994 Klaus Ludwig 1979, 1984–1985 Al Holbert 1983, 1986–1987...
the factory-backed Rothmans Porsche team when he partnered Americans HurleyHaywood and Al Holbert to win the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the Porsche...
taking second place overall. The Dauer 962 Le Mans of Yannick Dalmas, HurleyHaywood and Mauro Baldi would take the overall win, while the second team car...
Dauer 962 Le Mans (a modified Porsche 962) with Yannick Dalmas and HurleyHaywood. He also won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1998 and 2002, and the 12 Hours...
has won the 24 Hours of Daytona four times. In 1973, Peter Gregg and HurleyHaywood won with a Porsche Carrera RSR, they repeated in 1975. In 1978 Peter...
Daytona in 1991 with Wollek, Pescarolo, Frank Jelinski, "Winter" and HurleyHaywood. With their Porsche 962 now being outmoded by the Nissans, Jaguars and...
Foyt South Africa Jody Scheckter Germany Jürgen Barth United States HurleyHaywood Belgium Jacky Ickx 1978 United States Al Unser France Patrick Depailler...
PB F 2,167.465 km (1,346.800 mi) World Championship for Makes 1973 HurleyHaywood Peter Gregg Dave Helmick Dave Helmick Porsche Carrera RSR G 1,891.301 km...
attracted some well-known professional drivers such as Hans-Joachim Stuck, HurleyHaywood, Doc Bundy, Elliot Forbes-Robinson, Andy Pilgrim and Paul Newman. with...
His two cars came to Le Mans, with the lead car driven by veteran HurleyHaywood/Wayne Taylor/Rickard Rydell. Le Mans resident Yves Courage now had public...
Schiller Helmut Marko Henri Pescarolo Herbert Linge Herbert Müller HurleyHaywood Hélio Castroneves Jacky Ickx Jean Behra Jo Bonnier Jo Siffert Jochen...
The car was equipped with the Quattro system. The car was piloted by HurleyHaywood and with both Walter Röhrl and Hans-Joachim Stuck won eight out of thirteen...
Newman, Jim Garner, Dick Smothers, and Bruce Jenner. In 1984, Driver HurleyHaywood remarked "I love pink old Harder Hall. . .I still stay there. I love...
Notable drivers Placeholder Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Al Holbert HurleyHaywood John Andretti Hans-Joachim Stuck Stefan Bellof Jochen Mass Klaus Ludwig...
Brumos Racing Can-Am car for 1972, driven by Peter Gregg and then by HurleyHaywood in 1973. Acquired by Brumos in 1997. 917/10-008 Can-Am Spyder. Was once...
(1988) Length 1.300 miles (2.092 km) Turns 13 Race lap record 0:58.269 ( HurleyHaywood, Audi 200 Quattro, 1988, Trans-Am) Grand Prix Circuit (1984) Length...
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