Taylor Brillon

Taylor Carol Brillon (born December 19, 1987 in Morris, Illinois) is an American race car driver, currently competing in the ARLA Elite Series for M&J Racing. Brillon is most known for her (sometimes excessively) energetic and mischievous behavior, which was once called "downright childish" by teammate Brenda Riggs.

Racing Career
Brillon began racing at the age of 16, competing in the Sportsman division at Grundy County Speedway for family friend Arnold Pine's operation alongside her father Kendall Brillon, who has the distinction of winning the 1996 Rockford 200 in an Arnold Pine car. Taylor consistently outpaced her father from her second season onwards, and captured the track championship when she was 20. This attracted attention from M&J Racing co-owner Kevin Monroe, who put her in an ARLA truck for the 2009 season. She quickly adapted to ARLA competition and the bigger tracks on the circuit, winning at Joliet in her debut.

Later in the 2009 season, CeeJay Racing infamously booted Ricky Navarro from the #34 Elite Series car. M&J Racing, which had a technical alliance with CeeJay Racing, offered to place Brillon in the car for the rest of the season. Brillon finished 6th in her Elite Series debut at Talladega, and scored her first win at Quincy the same year.

Starting in 2010, Brillon was moved to the #65 car at M&J Racing, and has remained there since then. She competed in TM Lights alongside Kevin Monroe in 2011, but she did not do anything noteworthy aside from crashing spectacularly at Texas.

In 2012, Brillon developed a rivalry with Kiriki Hetsuno, starting with the race at Piqua. The two had reportedly bumped into each other in the pit lane prior to the race, causing Brillon to drop her can of Zing. According to witnesses, Brillon threw a tantrum and swore vengeance on Hetsuno. During the race, Brillon ended up turning Hetsuno in the crowded pit lane, earning herself a point deduction and grid penalty for the next race, as well as a storm of criticism for endangering everyone in the pits over a childish revenge mission.

Hetsuno later said of Brillon, "I do not like her. She will wreck you over the most stupid things". Brillon wrecked Hetsuno again at Toronto, but Brillon swears that this incident was not intentional. Hetsuno didn't seem to think so, as she cornered Brillon against a building in the infield and shouted at her, storming off before the confrontation escalated. Neither driver was assessed a penalty.

Personal Life
Only a handful of Brillon's fellow competitors seem to tolerate her behavior. She tends to speak in a very loud voice and prefers to run everywhere instead of walking. She has developed a close friendship with car owner Kevin Monroe, even though their personalities are almost polar opposites.

Brillon's primary sponsor is RoniZone, and she enjoys spending time at the RoniZone restaurants scattered across the country, even when she is not contractually obligated to make any appearances. It is known that she has been banned from playing racing games at RoniZone, because she frequently annihilates her competition and makes children cry.