IMSA Racers Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor Win Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer Humanitarian Award

Ricky Taylor and Jordan Taylor, reigning co-champions of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, have been named co-recipients of the second annual Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer Humanitarian Award. The award results from the Taylor’s outstanding volunteer efforts for the foundation throughout 2017.

Joey Hand, driver with Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, was the winner of the inaugural award last year. In 2017, the Taylors made of a number of appearances at foundation events, including visiting children’s medical facilities in IMSA race markets. Their latest volunteer effort came last October when they visited the Austin Hatcher Foundation’s new Education Advancement Center (EAC) in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. During that visit the Taylors assisted young cancer patients in operating SimCraft driving simulators, which are being used in the foundation’s driving simulation program.

Prior to this year, the Taylors were longtime IMSA driving partners for their father, team owner Wayne Taylor. Ricky Taylor has switched to Roger Penske’s organization this season.

“Either in the race car or off-the-track, the Taylors are a wonderful combination,” said Austin Hatcher Foundation President Amy Jo Osborn. “They have been true friends to the foundation and have always been warmly accepted by the children and families at our events. They were a constant ‘upgrade’ for those events, giving of their time selflessly. The Taylors are definitely deserving of our second annual Humanitarian Award.”

About the Austin Hatcher Foundation 

The mission of the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer is to erase the effects of pediatric cancer and optimize each child’s quality of life through essential specialized intervention beginning at the time of diagnosis and continuing throughout survivorship. The Foundation, founded in 2006 by Amy Jo Osborn and her husband, Dr. James Osborn, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Services are provided to children with cancer, and their families, via the Foundation’s acclaimed Psycho-Oncology Division at the Educational Advancement Center (EAC) in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The EAC is a state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2017. The Foundation provides all services at no cost, with services funded solely by the generous donations of supporters. Since its inception, the Foundation has provided services to more than 70,000 individuals across 28 states, in 30 children’s hospitals. The Foundation is part of the SEMA Cares Family of Charities, is an official Proud Charity of the International Motor Sports Association and the official charity of SimCraft. For more information on the Foundation, visit www.hatcherfoundation.org or contact the Foundation via e-mail at info@hatcherfoundation.org. Follow the Foundation on Facebook at facebook.com/austinhatcherfoundation and on Twitter at @austinhatcher.fo.