Hurley Haywood

Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948) is an American race car driver. Hurley 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. 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.

Hurley Haywood
Nationality	American
Born	May 4, 1948 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

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).[1] 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).[2] 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.[3] After completing his tour of duty, he won his first IMSA GT title in 1971.[4]

After Peter H. Gregg's death, Haywood was a spokesperson and executive with Brumos Automotive dealerships.[5]

He is the chief driving instructor at the Porsche Track Experience, held at the Barber Motorsports Park outside Birmingham, Alabama.[1] Patrick Dempsey produced a documentary film, Hurley, about Haywood's life.[6]

In honour of his historical achievements, he was invited to perform the ceremonial duties of Grand Marshal at the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans.[7]

Personal life

In February 2018, Haywood publicly came out as bi in his autobiography Hurley: From The Beginning.[8]

In June 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an event widely considered a watershed moment in the modern LGBTQ rights movement, Queerty named him one of the Pride50 "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people".[9]

Awards

He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2005.[10]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1977	Martini Racing Porsche System	Jürgen Barth Jacky Ickx	Porsche 936/77	S +2.0	342	1st	1st
1978	Martini Racing Porsche System	Peter Gregg Reinhold Joest	Porsche 936/77	S +2.0	362	3rd	3rd
1980	Sun System Whittington Brothers Racing	Don Whittington Dale Whittington	Porsche 935 K3	IMSA	151	DNF	DNF
1981	Porsche System	Jochen Mass Vern Schuppan	Porsche 936	S +2.0	312	12th	2nd
1982	Rothmans Porsche System	Al Holbert Jürgen Barth	Porsche 956	C	340	3rd	3rd
1983	Rothmans Porsche	Vern Schuppan Al Holbert	Porsche 956	C	370	1st	1st
1985	Jaguar Group 44	Brian Redman Jim Adams	Jaguar XJR-5	GTP	151	DNF	DNF
1986	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Gianfranco Brancatelli Win Percy	Jaguar XJR-6	C1	154	DNF	DNF
1987	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Stanley Dickens Sarel van der Merwe	Porsche 962C	C1	7	DNF	DNF
1990	Team Schuppan Omron Racing	Wayne Taylor Rickard Rydell	Porsche 962C	C1	332	12th	12th
1991	Team Salamin Primagaz Team Schuppan	James Weaver Wayne Taylor	Porsche 962C	C2	316	NC	NC
1993	Le Mans Porsche Team	Walter Röhrl Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 911 Turbo S LM-GT	GT	79	DNF	DNF
1994	Le Mans Porsche Team Joest Racing	Yannick Dalmas Mauro Baldi	Dauer 962 Le Mans	GT1	344	1st	1st

PPG Indycar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1980	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	ONT	INDY 18	MIL	POC	MDO	MCH	WGL	MIL	ONT	MCH	MEX	PHX	52nd	20

References

1. Porsche Sport Driving School Instructor Profile Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
2. Racing-Reference.info IROC statistics for Hurley Haywood
3. Bell, T. Anthony. "Hurley Haywood: Racing Icon and Unknown Soldier", Fort Lee Traveler, 30 November 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
4. Motorsports Hall of Fame of America – Hurley Haywood
5. Motorsport.com interview with Hurley Haywood Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
6. https://www.forbes.com/sites/risasarachan/2019/04/01/patrick-dempsey-talks-about-his-newest-film-the-inspiring-story-of-race-car-driver-hurley-haywood/#420a89566d25
7. Hurley Haywood, three-time winner and Grand Marshal of the 24 hours of Le Mans
8. Hurley Haywood: 'If my voice is strong enough to help one kid ...'
9. "Queerty Pride50 2019 Honorees". Queerty. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
10. Hurley Haywood at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Further reading

• Smith, Steven Cole (February 26, 2018). "Hurley". Autoweek. Crain Communications, Inc. 68 (4): 12–14. ISSN 0192-9674. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

External links

• Hurley Haywood driver statistics at Racing-Reference