INDIANAPOLIS — The Wayne Taylor Racing team transporter, en route to its Indianapolis race shop following Saturday’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series RumBum.com 250 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, Calif., caught fire on Interstate 40 in Texas Monday afternoon, May 19.
There were no injuries and no other parties involved, but team transport drivers reported major losses due to damage to the tractor and trailer and its contents, which included equipment, spare parts, and the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Dallara race car. Initial estimates of damages reportedly exceed $2 million.
 “We are so thankful that no one was injured in this catastrophic incident,” said Wayne Taylor, team owner. “It is too early to tell the exact extent of the damage. But the preliminary report from our drivers is that the fire was major.”
WTR transport drivers Larry Harmon and Buddy Johnson were traveling east on I-40 approximately an hour east of Amarillo when, after clearing a rise clearing a rise on the highway, said heard a noise from the cab. After immediately parked the vehicle safely away from the lanes of travel, a closer inspection revealed the trailer was on fire. The drivers reporter the trailer was quickly engulfed in flames.
The team will attempt to race at this weekend at Lime Rock Park using equipment borrowed from Chip Ganassi Racing.