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IMSA strips Wayne Taylor Racing of 3rd place in Rolex 24

Jordan Taylor drives the Corvette DP through a turn during the final hours of the IMSA 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Jordan Taylor drives the Corvette DP through a turn during the final hours of the IMSA 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

By Associated Press January 30, 2015 1 min read

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Wayne Taylor Racing has been stripped of its third-place finish in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

IMSA issued a statement Friday saying Jordan Taylor violated the series’ drive-time rule late in the endurance race. Officials reviewed Taylor’s time in the No. 10 Prototype and found he was behind the wheel more than four hours during a six-hour period.

IMSA race director Beaux Barfield says “drive-time maximums are in place to ensure that drivers do not get fatigued and create safety concerns, as well as to prevent any one driver from making too large a contribution to its team’s result.”

The No. 10 team was dropped to last in the 16-car class, meaning it loses 15 points in the championship standings and $30,000 in prize money.