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october 03, 2022 - Acura
Acura sweeps Petit Le Mans
October 2, 2022 — #Braselton, GA
- Meyer Shank #racing Leads #acura sweep of 2022 Manufacturer, Driver and Team Championships with thrilling victory at Petit Le Mans season finale
- Acura also claims #Michelin Endurance Cup honors in final race for ARX-05 prototype
- Gradient #racing takes GTD honors at Road #Atlanta with #acura NSX GT3 Evo22
- Wayne Taylor #racing takes intramural #acura team battle for the title to the final minutes of 10-hour endurance sports car #racing contest
After nine months of #racing across the country, the battle for the 2022 #imsaweathertechsportscarchampionship came down to a pair of Acura-equipped teams battling fiercely all afternoon and into the night at #Michelin Raceway Road #Atlanta. Finally, with less than 13 minutes remaining in the 10-hour Petit Le Mans season finale, it was the #60 Meyer Shank #racing #acura ARX-05 prevailing over the #10 ARX-05 of Wayne Taylor #racing for the win, and the 2022 #imsaweathertechsportscarchampionship.
The victory was the first for the ARX-05 at Petit Le Mans, and an #acura "double" in IMSA competition, with the #66 Gradient #racing #acura NSX GT3 Evo22 taking GTD class honors.
Starting from the pole, the Meyer Shank trio of #tomblomqvist, #OliverJarvis and endurance driver Helio Castroneves battled fellow #acura and Wayne Taylor drivers Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor and team newcomer Brendon Hartley for the race lead right from the green flag.
In the final hour, the two Acuras pitted together for their final scheduled stop. Albuquerque in the #10 WTR ARX-05 led the way into pit lane, but a superior stop from the #60 MSR crew saw Blomqvist exit in the lead. As the pair worked their way through traffic with less than 30 minutes remaining, contact with a GT car resulted in Albuquerque being forced to return to pit lane and retire with suspension damage.
Once clear of the WTR #acura, Meyer Shank went on to claim their second victory of 2022 to win the Drivers' and Teams' titles; complete Acura's sweep of Manufacturer Championships for both the full season and #Michelin Endurance Cup; and the endurance drivers' and teams' titles for Meyer Shank on a tie-breaker.
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