VTG Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hat Cap MARK TAYLOR AUTOGRAPHED 2004 IRL Racing

VTG Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hat Cap MARK TAYLOR AUTOGRAPH 2004 IRL Racing Hat is brand new. Opened from package only for autographing and for charity auction. See pics for condition Autographed by IRL driver Mark Taylor, Fast Friday, 2004. Pearson Education sponsored event prize drawing. Mark Taylor (born 16 December 1977) is a British former racing driver who drove in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He drove in the 2004 season for two different teams. Taylor began racing in Formula Ford in his native Britain, winning the 1997 Winter Championship. He finished 8th in the main championship in 1999 while also finishing 4th in European Formula Ford that year. He won the 2000 European championship and was also runner-up in the British championship. Taylor moved to the British Formula Three Championship in 2001 and finished 9th. The following year he captured his first win and finished 7th in points. In 2003 Taylor moved to the American Infiniti Pro Series. He dominated the field, winning 7 of the 12 races in the season driving the #4 car for the Fulmar Panther team. He graduated to the IndyCar Series driving the #2 for Team Menard in 2004. However, while showing good speed, particularly in qualifying, he struggled to adapt to the top series. He was involved in accidents in five of his six starts (including the Indy 500) before he was dropped in favor of Townsend Bell.