Hurley Haywood

Hurley Haywood
Haywood in 1994
Born	(1948-05-04) May 4, 1948 (age 76) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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 an American former race car driver. Haywood has won multiple events, including five overall victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, three at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and two at the 12 Hours of Sebring and was the fifth 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 5 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]

Personal life

Haywood served in the 164th Aviation Group during the Vietnam War. ^[10]

In February 2018, Haywood publicly came out as gay in his autobiography Hurley: From The Beginning. ^[11]

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". ^[12]

Awards

He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2005. ^[13]

Racing Results

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
Sources: [14] [15]

24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1971	Brumos Porsche Audi Corp.	Peter Gregg	Porsche 914/6	GT2.5	260	DNF	DNF
1972	Brumos Porsche Audi Corp.	Peter Gregg	Porsche 911 S	GT2.5	166	7th	1st
1973	Brumos Porsche	Peter Gregg	Porsche Carrera RSR	S3.0	641	1st	1st
1975	Brumos Racing	Peter Gregg	Porsche Carrera RSR	GTO	684	1st	1st
1976	Brumos Porsche	Jim Busby	Porsche Carrera RSR	GTO	530	3rd	3rd
1977	Ecurie Escargot	John Graves Dave Helmick	Porsche Carrera RSR	GTO	681	1st	1st
1978	Bob Hagestad	Bob Hagestad Doc Bundy	Porsche 935	GTX	400	DNF	DNF
1979	Interscope Racing	Ted Field Danny Ongais	Porsche 935/79	GTX	684	1st	1st
1980	Brumos Porsche Audi	Peter Gregg Bruce Leven	Porsche 935/79	GTX	584	11th	7th
1981	Bayside Disposal Racing	Jürgen Barth Bruce Leven	Porsche 935/80	GTX	232	DNF	DNF
1982	Bayside Disposal Racing	Bruce Leven Al Holbert	Porsche 935/80	GTP	598	13th	5th
1983	Bayside Disposal Racing	Bruce Leven Al Holbert	Porsche 935/80	GTP	515	DNF	DNF
1984	Bayside Disposal Racing	Al Holbert Claude Ballot-Léna Bruce Leven	Porsche 935/80	GTP	604	4th	4th
1985	Group 44	Brian Redman Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJR-5	GTP	203	DNF	DNF
1986	Group 44	Vern Schuppan Brian Redman	Jaguar XJR-7	GTP	430	DNF	DNF
1987	Group 44	Bob Tullius John Morton	Jaguar XJR-7	GTP	122	DNF	DNF
1988	Group 44	Bob Tullius Whitney Ganz	Jaguar XJR-7	GTP	216	DNF	DNF
1990	Alucraft/Shapiro Motorsports	Hans-Joachim Stuck Harald Grohs René Herzog	Porsche 962	GTP	704	4th	4th
1991	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Henri Pescarolo Bob Wollek "John Winter"	Porsche 962 C	GTP	719	1st	1st
1992	Team 0123	Roland Ratzenberger Eje Elgh Scott Brayton	Porsche 962	GTP	749	3rd	2nd
1993	Joest Porsche	Chip Robinson Henri Pescarolo Danny Sullivan	Porsche 962 C	GTP	258	DNF	DNF
1994	Brumos Porsche	Walter Röhrl Danny Sullivan Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 964 Turbo GT America	GTS	467	DNF	DNF
1995	Rohr Corp.	David Murry Bernd Mayländer Jochen Rohr	Porsche 911 GT2	GTS-1	655	4th	2nd
1996	Rohr Corp.	Scott Goodyear John O'Steen David Murry	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	GTS-1	284	DNF	DNF
1997	Jim Matthews Racing	Jim Matthews David Murry Doc Bundy	Porsche 911	GTS-3	638	10th	2nd
1998	Colucci/Matthews Racing	David Murry Derek Bell Jim Matthews	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	CA	550	DNF	DNF
1999	DLW Racing Inc.	Don Whittington Dale Whittington Danny Sullivan	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	CA	550	23rd	10th
2000	74 Ranch Resort	George Robinson Jack Baldwin Irv Hoerr	Riley & Scott Mk III Chevrolet	SR	495	35th	6th
2001	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder Bob Wollek Sascha Maassen	Lola B2K/10 Porsche	SRP	209	DNF	DNF
2002	Champion Racing	Andy Wallace Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr	Lola B2K/10 Porsche	SRP	681	4th	3rd
2003	Brumos Porsche	J. C. France Scott Goodyear Scott Sharp	Fabcar FDSC/03 Porsche	DP	661	5th	2nd
2004	Brumos Racing	J. C. France Scott Sharp Tommy Riggins	Fabcar FDSC/03 Porsche	DP	343	DNF	DNF
2005	Brumos Racing	J. C. France Timo Bernhard Mike Rockenfeller Romain Dumas	Fabcar FDSC/03 Porsche	DP	432	DNF	DNF
2006	Brumos Racing	J. C. France João Barbosa Ted Christopher	Fabcar FDSC/03 Porsche	DP	559	DNF	DNF
2007	Brumos Porsche/Kendall	J. C. France João Barbosa Roberto Moreno David Donohue	Riley Mk XI Porsche	DP	662	4th	4th
2007	Red Bull/Brumos Porsche	David Donohue Darren Law Buddy Rice Scott Sharp	Riley Mk XI Porsche	DP	542	40th	20th
2008	Brumos Racing	J. C. France João Barbosa Terry Borcheller	Riley Mk XI Porsche	DP	622	23rd	11th
2009	Brumos Racing	J. C. France João Barbosa Terry Borcheller	Riley Mk XI Porsche	DP	735	3rd	3rd
2010	Brumos Racing	David Donohue Darren Law Butch Leitzinger Raphael Matos	Riley Mk XI Porsche	DP	582	DNF	DNF
2011	Brumos Racing	Andrew Davis Leh Keen Marc Lieb	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	GT	673	17th	5th
2012	Brumos Racing	Leh Keen Andrew Davis Marc Lieb	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	GT	726	13th	3rd

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	Ref
1980	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	ONT	INDY 18	MIL	POC	MDO	MCH	WGL	MIL	ONT	MCH	MEX	PHX	52nd	20	[16]

References

1. "Porsche Honors Hurley Haywood On 70th Birthday". Porsche . 5 May 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
2. Porsche Sport Driving School Instructor Profile Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. Racing-Reference.info IROC statistics for Hurley Haywood
4. 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.
5. Motorsports Hall of Fame of America – Hurley Haywood
6. Motorsport.com interview with Hurley Haywood Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Instructors | Porsche Track Experience - Birmingham, AL". www.porschedriving.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
8. "Patrick Dempsey Talks About His Newest Film: The Inspiring Story Of Race Car Driver Hurley Haywood". Forbes .
9. Hurley Haywood, three-time winner and Grand Marshal of the 24 hours of Le Mans
10. "RetroIndy: Indy 500 drivers who served in the military". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
11. Hurley Haywood: 'If my voice is strong enough to help one kid ...'
12. "Queerty Pride50 2019 Honorees". Queerty. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
13. Hurley Haywood at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
14. "Hurley Haywood". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved August 25, 2023.
15. "Hurley Haywood Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
16. "Hurley Haywood – 1980 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

Further reading

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

External links

• Hurley Haywood driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by None	IMSA GT champion 1971–1972	Succeeded by Peter Gregg
Preceded by Jacky Ickx Gijs van Lennep	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1977 with: Jacky Ickx Jürgen Barth	Succeeded by Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Didier Pironi
Preceded by Jacky Ickx Derek Bell	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983 with: Vern Schuppan Al Holbert	Succeeded by Klaus Ludwig Henri Pescarolo
Preceded by Scott Pruett	Trans-Am Series champion 1988	Succeeded by Dorsey Schroeder
Preceded by Geoff Brabham Christophe Bouchut Éric Hélary	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1994 with: Yannick Dalmas Mauro Baldi	Succeeded by Yannick Dalmas JJ Lehto Masanori Sekiya