Hurley Haywood

The Porsche 936 which Hurley Haywood drove to victory at the 1977 24 Hour of Le Mans.

Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948 in Chicago) 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.

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), alongside Scott Pruett's five wins, (1994, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013). 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). In 1970, he was drafted into the Vietnam War where he served as Specialist 4. After completing his tour of duty, he won his first IMSA GT title in 1971.

After Peter H. Gregg's death, Haywood has been the main leader behind Brumos Automotive dealerships.

He is quoted to have said, "If you have one ounce of energy left, then you haven't done your job properly."

He is the chief driving instructor at the Porsche Sport Driving School, held at the Barber Motorsports Park outside Birmingham, Alabama.

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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 Eric Hélary	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1994 with: Yannick Dalmas Mauro Baldi	Succeeded by Yannick Dalmas JJ Lehto Masanori Sekiya