About Irv Taylor
Lived 1992 – 2017 (aged 24). Irv Taylor was an American racing driver.
Irving 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 ten features for nine different owners just at Fonda Speedway, New York.
Racing career Taylor began his racing in 1950 at Carroll's Grove Speedway in Troy, New York, driving a four-cylinder, early-thirties Plymouth coupe with wooden spoked wheels.
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.
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Who was Irv Taylor?
American Dirt Modified racing driver (born 1929)
When was Irv Taylor born?
Irv Taylor was born on 18 October 1992.
When did Irv Taylor die?
Irv Taylor died on 28 April 2017.
What was Irv Taylor's occupation?
Irv Taylor was a racing driver.
What nationality was Irv Taylor?
Irv Taylor was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Irv Taylor. https://biography.guide/irv-taylor/
MLA: "Irv Taylor." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/irv-taylor/.
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