Taylor Ferns

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Taylor Ferns
Ferns at Iowa Speedway in 2024
BornTaylor Lynn Ferns
(1995-12-12) December 12, 1995 (age 30)
Shelby Township, Michigan, U.S.
Indy NXT career
Debut season2024
Starts4
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2024

Taylor Lynn Ferns (born December 12, 1995[1]) is an American racing driver, team owner, lawyer, writer for SpeedSport, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She last competed part-time in Indy NXT driving for Abel Motorsports,[2][3] as well as in the USAC Silver Crown Series driving for her own team, Taylor Ferns Racing.[3][4]

Racing career

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Personal life

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Taylor was born and raised in Shelby Township, Michigan.[1] Ferns grew up in a motorsports-oriented family, with her uncles racing late models and stock cars in Michigan during the 1980s and 1990s.[5] Her father introduced her to quarter midget racing when she was six years old.[6]

Education

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In addition to her racing pursuits, Taylor earned her undergraduate degree in finance and economics from Grand Valley State University. She holds an MBA (Masters of Business Administration) from Wayne State University and earned her JD (Juris Doctor) from Wayne State University Law School in May 2024.[1]

Philanthropy

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In 2023, Ferns launched The Safety Bank, a charitable initiative designed to make racing safety gear more accessible.[7] In 2024, she announced a partnership with the Shift Up Now Foundation.

Motorsports career results

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American open–wheel racing results

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Indy NXT

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2024 Abel Motorsports STP BAR IMS IMS DET ROA LAG LAG MOH IOW
16
GTW
15
POR MIL
18
NSH
18
24th 53

ARCA Racing Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ARSC Pts Ref
2013 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY MOB
9
SLM TAL TOL
20
ELK
12
POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJM POC
15
BLN ISF
9
MAD DSF
10
IOW
13
SLM KEN
12
KAN 20th 1340 [8]

USAC Silver Crown

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Sprint Cars

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Midgets

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References

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