Lee S. Taylor, captain of the Flying Merkel "Yellow Jackets" racing team in Toledo, Ohio, June 9, 1914. Taylor, who had previously piloted machines for Emblem took the checkered flag on Toledo's 1-mile dirt oval winning the 100 mile race for Merkel, but by the end of the 1914 season Taylor left Merkel and became a member of the powerhouse Indian racing team, winning the 1914 Savannah 300 to kick off his run with the Wigwam.

Comment