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january 30, 2023 - Acura
Acura Wins Third Consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona
- Acura claims first victory in new, electrified IMSA GTP sports car #racing era
- Meyer Shank #racing, Wayne Taylor #racing with Andretti Autosport repeat 2022’s 1-2 sweep of the 24-hour endurance #racing classic
- Acura ARX-06 wins in competition debut with hybrid powertrain
Defending Rolex 24 at #Daytona and series champions – #acura and #meyershankracing – combined to score their second consecutive Rolex 24 victory today at #Daytona International Speedway, in the start of the GTP hybrid #racing era in the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.
The event marked the successful #racing debut for the electrified #acura ARX-06 prototype sports car, the second successive win at #Daytona for the #meyershankracing team, and the third consecutive Rolex 24 win for #acura in the North American crown jewel of endurance sports car #racing [see Fast Facts section below].
Starting from the pole, the MSR #acura driver lineup of Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud led the opening hour, and dominated early portions of the twice-around-the-clock contest; until a series of caution flags closed up the field for the final eight hours of the race.
However, the caution flags also enabled the Wayne Taylor #racing with Andretti Autosport #acura ARX-06 recover from a series of minor earlier delays, moving into second place in the final hours. Together, the two #acura teams fought off the competition throughout the closing laps to score their second consecutive #acura 1-2 at #Daytona.
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22
In the production-based GTD class, #acura NSX GT3 Evo22s from Gradient #racing and Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR both persevered to take home fourth and sixth place finishes respectively.
Gradient #racing, with a lineup comprised of veteran Acura NSX driver Katherine Legge, Mario Farnbacher and Marc Miller, partnered with rookie Sheena Monk on her #imsaweathertechsportscarchampionship debut for the Rolex 24. The team overcame a late race fuel fire that set them off strategy, coupled with a massive fuel-saving effort at the finish, to bring their #66 #acura NSX GT3 Evo22 home fourth.
At Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR, Ashton Harrison, the reigning Fanatec GT World Challenge America presented by AWS champion for #acura, partnered with Wayne Taylor #racing Super Trofeo drivers Danny Formal and Kyle Marcelli, as well as NTT INDYCAR SERIES race-winner Ryan Briscoe to bring home a sixth-place finish to open their 2023 Michelin Endurance Cup campaign.
Rolex 24 Race Results
- 1st overall - #60 Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaug; #meyershankracing #acura ARX-06
- 2nd overall - #10 Filipe Albuquerque, Louis Deletraz, Brendon Hartley and Ricky Taylor; Wayne Taylor #racing with Andretti Autosport #acura ARX-06
- 4th GTD - #66 Mario Farnbacher, Katherine Legge, Marc Miller and Sheena Monk; Gradient #racing #acura NSX GT3 Evo22
- 6th GTD - #93 Ryan Briscoe, Danny Formal, Ashton Harrison and Kyle Marcelli; Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR #acura NSX GT3 Evo22
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