{"id":101784,"date":"2025-07-24T17:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/jimmy-taylor-talks-us-60-win-new-twin-turbo-pro-mod-camaro-set-for-di-winter-series-competition\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T17:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:19:18","slug":"jimmy-taylor-talks-us-60-win-new-twin-turbo-pro-mod-camaro-set-for-di-winter-series-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/jimmy-taylor-talks-us-60-win-new-twin-turbo-pro-mod-camaro-set-for-di-winter-series-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Taylor Talks US 60 Win, New Twin-Turbo Pro Mod Camaro Set for DI Winter Series Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

During a recent episode of\u00a0The Wes Buck Show<\/em>, fresh off a near-six-figure win at the Grudge Bowl at US 60 Dragway, Jimmy Taylor joined Wes and co-host Mike Carpenter to talk about his big weekend, the state of no-time radial racing, and his brand-new Pro Mod program built specifically for the 2025-26 Drag Illustrated Winter Series.<\/p>\n

Taylor\u2019s victory at the Grudge Bowl \u2013 promoted by Team Boddie \u2013 was the culmination of a picture-perfect weekend for the Kentucky-based racer and his GPS Race Cars-prepared team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just kind of the dream race for us,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cFrom the time we unloaded off the trailer to the final round, the car went down every single pass. When you\u2019ve got that kind of confidence in your team and the car, it makes your job as a driver pretty easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Taylor credited tuner Jack Green and his crew for delivering a no-drama weekend \u2013 rare in the world of big-money, no-time grudge racing. Even on a solo bye run, the team tried to swing for the fences with more power and quickly learned to stick with what was working.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cranked it up and it didn\u2019t go,\u201d Taylor laughed. \u201cSo we backed it back down, and from there, it was just A to B. Every time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The weekend ended in an anticlimactic fashion when Michael Hawes \u2013 driving the Stevie Jackson and Ryan McCain-tuned \u201cLouis Vuitton\u201d \u201969 Camaro \u2013 suffered mechanical failure in the final. While Taylor was happy to collect the win and the check, he was looking forward to a rematch.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe beat us at Big Jake\u2019s last year, so I was definitely looking for redemption,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cWe hated to see it end that way, but hey \u2013 you gotta take the win however you can get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Taylor is no stranger to the high-stakes world of no-time and grudge racing, the interview quickly shifted to what\u2019s next \u2013 a new chapter that could define the next stage of his career.<\/p>\n

Teaming up with renowned engine builder and tuner Carl Stevens Jr., Taylor has purchased a brand-new twin-turbocharged 1969 Camaro Pro Mod originally built for Stevens himself. The car, equipped with Stevens\u2019 record-setting Xtreme Racing Engines power, will debut later this summer, and its primary mission is clear: the Drag Illustrated Winter Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur main goal was to get this thing ready for the Winter Series,\u201d Taylor explained. \u201cWe want to come down there, make a statement, and win some races.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s music to Wes Buck\u2019s ears.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s crazy \u2013 and honestly, really meaningful \u2013 that someone like Jimmy, who\u2019s been all over the country racing in all these different series, put together a car specifically to run the Drag Illustrated Winter Series,\u201d Buck said. \u201cThat\u2019s a huge feather in our cap.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Though Taylor has run just about every power adder combination under the sun \u2013 ProCharger, nitrous, screw blower \u2013 the turbo setup is uncharted territory for him. In fact, he\u2019s never made a lap in a turbo car.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re leaving Sunday to go test for a few days at Cecil County,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cIf I feel good in the car, we\u2019ll jump into a race in the next couple weeks. But first, we want to see how I adapt to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some drivers struggle with the unique staging and launch characteristics of turbo Pro Mods, Taylor believes his past prep work will give him a leg up. Early in his driving career, Taylor famously made 61 passes in a single day at Knoxville Dragway in a bracket-style dragster \u2013 strictly to work on his reaction times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sucked at letting go of the button when I first started,\u201d Taylor admitted. \u201cSo I bought a Dragster and would go out there during the week just to let go of the button over and over again. We did that for six months.\u201d<\/p>\n

That kind of obsessive dedication has paid off. Despite being relatively new to the drag racing scene \u2013 this is just his fifth season \u2013 Taylor has rapidly climbed the ranks, earning respect for both his driving and his willingness to invest in doing it right.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarl told me I\u2019ll probably be better on the tree with the turbo car because you\u2019re already wide open when you stage,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cYou\u2019re already there \u2013 you just let go of the button and go.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Stevens on the laptop and Taylor in the seat, this new entry into the DI Winter Series instantly becomes one to watch. Stevens, after all, won the World Series of Pro Mod back in 2018 and is widely considered one of the most dangerous minds in turbocharged drag racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople started calling me immediately when they heard Carl was involved,\u201d said Buck. \u201cThey don\u2019t want to line up next to him, and they know Jimmy\u2019s going to be fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Taylor, the DI Winter Series isn\u2019t just a stop on the schedule \u2013 it\u2019s a target.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s the biggest and best thing going right now,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cAnd with the news dropping about the Elite Motorsports Million, it\u2019s going to be even bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the future? Taylor is wide open. He plans to finish testing at Cecil, hit a Northeast Pro Mod event in New Hampshire, and run Big Jake\u2019s event at Xtreme Raceway Park in Texas later this summer with his screw-blown, radial-equipped Camaro. But all roads lead to Bradenton \u2013 and three rounds of the richest, wildest, and most competitive outlaw Pro Mod racing anywhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been to all the big shows \u2013 NPK, grudge races, radial tire stuff, whatever \u2013 but there\u2019s nothing quite like the DI Winter Series,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cThat\u2019s where we\u2019re planting our flag.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on July 24, 2025. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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