Irv Taylor

Irving "Irv" Taylor (October 18, 1929 – April 28, 2017) was an American Modified racing driver. Always ready to accept a spot as a substitute driver to finance his own race team, he drove for twenty-two different car owners in his career, and won 10 features for nine different owners just at Fonda Speedway NY.

Racing career
Irv Taylor began his racing in 1950 at Carroll's Grove Speedway (Troy NY) driving a four-cylinder, early-thirties Plymouth coupe with wooden spoked wheels. He competed successfully at over 32 different tracks, including Burden Lake Speedway NY, Corinth Speedway NY, Fairmont Speedway VT, Lebanon Valley Speedway NY, Monroe County Fairgrounds NY,  Airborne Park Speedway (Plattsburgh NY), Riverside Park Speedway MA, Route 66 Speedway (Poestenkill NY), Stafford Motor Speedway CT,  the Syracuse Mile NY, Trenton Speedway NJ, Victoria Speedway (Dunnsville NY), and Whites Beach (Ballston Spa NY).

Taylor was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 1987, and into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2011.