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Cadillac at The Glen: Double podium finish

Cadillac V-Series.Rs show power, pace in eventful and dramatic six-hour raceWATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 22, 2025) – To summarize an eventful race at Watkins Glen International: Cadillac entries led laps and ran from the rear of the 13-car Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) field, navigated a rain-slicked racing surface, remained unscathed through six cautions, and overcame a spin and pit stop penalty.
And all that occurred in the first half of the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. The second half was less hectic but equally as dramatic.
The result is the Nos. 40 and 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.Rs earned second- and third-place finishes while victory was snatched from the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R when Earl Bamber, who led the previous 63 laps, was forced to pit for energy on the penultimate lap.
“Congratulations to the Cadillac Racing team and the No. 10 and No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.Rs on their podium finish in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. Every member of the team can be very proud of their efforts on preparing the racecar for success, from both a technology and durability standpoint,” said John Roth, vice president, Global Cadillac. Third in the GTP order is a season high for the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Louis Deletraz and the 126th IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship podium for Wayne Taylor Racing. Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque recorded their second consecutive podium in the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R. Cadillac Racing has earned podium spots the past four years at The Glen and swept the top two places in the 2-hour, 40-minute race in 2021. The iconic brand also claimed its 101st IMSA podium since joining prototype competition in 2017.
After Jack Aitken did yeoman’s work in the rain in the initial two hours and first-year endurance driver Frederik Vesti took over for the middle stint, Bamber took the point on Lap 105 when the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R driven by Albuquerque pitted.
Media resources: Cadillac Racing photos for editorial use | Cadillac results at Watkins GlenIn the succeeding laps, Bamber set the fastest race lap twice (1 minute, 34.608 seconds) and withstood restart challenges off three full-course yellows. When the 10th yellow flag of the race coming out with 10 minutes left, the Action Express Racing team was hopeful of the race finishing under caution. But the green re-emerged with 3 minutes, 4 seconds left, which created a sprint to the finish that the No. 31 entry could not complete when it pitted with 1:26 left. 
The No. 60 Acura took the checkered flag 1.880 seconds ahead of the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R. The No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, which qualified second, placed fifth. Cadillac Racing’s IMSA program returns to the racetrack August 1-3 for the 2-hour, 40-minute race on the 4-mile, 14-turn Road America course. Bamber rejoins Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA July 11-13 for the six-hour FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
What they’re saying
No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R
Ricky Taylor: “What a wild day. I don’t know if we had the pace of the 31 at the end, but I think the team just put us in position to get lucky. I’m really proud of the guys for sticking to it and pushing all day. A double podium, we’ll always be happy with that. First one for the team with Cadillac and continuing a nice bit of momentum.”
Filipe Albuquerque: “What a crazy race. The beginning was wild, Ricky got touched (and spun in Turn 5) and we went last. Rain, dry, rain again. Just chaotic. We had to split the race, so Ricky did three hours and I did three hours. It was tiring, it was hot, but you go for the end. We were super lucky with the last safety car; we just pitted and it brought us third place. There was nothing left in it. Great result for Wayne Taylor Racing.”No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R
Earl Bamber: “The car was amazing. I can’t fault the team. We had awesome pit stops and a good strategy called to get back to the front. Unfortunately, a car broke down and ended our run.”
Jack Aitken: “We had a really quick car today, probably the quickest. I think the Acura was right there, too, but we were controlling the race from the front towards the end. The race threw a lot at us with mixed conditions at the start of the race that were really sketchy and tough to an air jack issue on pit lane. But we managed to bring ourselves back to the front of the race, executed really well but unfortunately right at the end we were caught out with that yellow that created the perfect opportunity for the 60. It wasn’t quite long enough for us to make it on fuel. That’s just how it goes sometimes, and hopefully we carry this pace to Road America.”
Frederik Vesti: “Frustrating times. We had such a good car the whole weekend. We were in the lead, were all the way back to last place and luckily we got a safety car at the right time and managed to bounce back to the lead. We had so much pace in this car this week and feel like we deserve a win. But that’s racing.”No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R
Jordan Taylor: “It’s nice to finally get a good result. It has been since March of last year, so I feel like we got the monkey off our back a bit with all the bad luck we’ve had. Nice to leave here with some momentum. It’s the first WTR double podium we’ve ever had, so that’s cool to share the podium with the 10 car. We still have some work to do, so we’ll leave here happy but with our heads down and focusing on getting better.”
Louis Deletraz: “On the 40 we’ve had a bit of a rough season, so to go P2 and fight for a victory is a nice feeling. I really enjoyed the end of the race in the car fighting for position. I’d like to thank Wayne Taylor Racing and Cadillac and happy to have our sister cart in P3 and for our first podium together since we have had two cars. A great day and we know we can be even better, so looking forward to the rest of the season.”