Trying Rolex 24 At Dayton for Acura Meyer Shank Racing
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Daytona Beach, Fla. (January 25, 2026) - Acura Meyer Shank Racing (“Acura MSR”) closed out the 64th edition of the Rolex 24 At Daytona finishing fifth and ninth in a whirlwind 24-hour event that saw a record-setting six hour and 33-minute full course in the early hours of the race.
Renger van der Zande, Nick Yelloly, Alex Palou and Kaku Ohta finished fifth in the No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian entry while Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Scott Dixon and AJ Allmendinger finished ninth in the No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian entry.
Results:
No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian - P5
No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian - P6
Overall Highlights:
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This is the 11th & 12th Acura MSR entries that have finished on the lead lap in the Rolex 24
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The race had the longest full-course caution in IMSA history at six hours, 33 minutes
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This is Acura MSR’s 22nd Rolex 24 and 36th & 37th entries into the race
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This was Dixon’s 23rd consecutive Rolex 24 (longest in the field) and Braun’s 22nd consecutive Rolex 24 (first race was at the age of 16).
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This was Allmendinger’s 16th Rolex 24 with Acura MSR - first was in 2006.
No. 93 Acura MSR Race Recap
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Started on pole, finished fifth
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Completed 30 pit stops and XX driver changes
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The No. 93 Acura led 43 laps
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The team double stinted tires in the first half of the race
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The crew overcame a tire puncture and a loose wheel in hour 4 of the race. The Acura fell to P10 and climbed back up to the top three 25 laps later
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The Acura ran 197 laps in the top three prior to the six hour and 33 min caution period
No. 60 Acura MSR Race Recap:
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Started fourth, finished ninth
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Completed 34 pit stops and 11 driver changes
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The No. 60 Acura led 2 laps
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The team double stinted tires in the first half of the race
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The 60 Acura ran as high as second for nine laps (laps 441-449)
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The team gambled on strategy at the end, hoping for a yellow. While running fifth with four minutes two go, Blomqvist dove into pit lane for a splash of fuel.
Acura Meyer Shank Racing Driver Quotes:
Tom Blomqvist:“Very disappointing result for us. We had pace at times but we were do far out of position and then we were out of sync with the strategy so we were kind of on the back foot. Relying on luck is never a nice thing in racing and more times than none that doesn’t play out well. We have a lot of homework to do ahead of Sebring, to figure out why we struggled for pace compared to some of the competition.”
Colin Braun:“Not the day we were looking for on the 60 sided. Congrats to the 93 guys on a top five. Our race it felt like we were up there, but I think we struggled with the rear [tire] degradation as it got warmer. The guys did a great job on the strategy options to try and make something happen. We had a great strategy going with our tires, but the long caution period kind of deleted that plan and changed the game for us. But overall, AJ, Scott and Tom all did a great job and the guys in the pits had some nice clean stops.”
Scott Dixon: “It was tough, maybe one of the toughest 24 hours I’ve ever done. The car balance was really tricky, degradation was really tough. We made it to the end but it was a particularly hard one.
AJ Allmendinger: “I enjoyed the process, it was definitely difficult. I just love working with Shank and MSR. I wish it would have gone better and I wish I could have done more. But at the end of the day it was a fun challenge. Even through the tough times I had a lot of time with it. I don’t know if it will be my last or not, but at the end of the day I’ve had a really good time.”
Renger van der Zande: “P5 in Daytona, it’s not the result that we came for. We wanted to win so bad, but the pace was just not there. I think we have a lot to improve on the pit stand and on the car. We will go home with a bag of homework and hopefully we’ll come back strong when we come back for Sebring.”
Nick Yelloly: “P5 today, but that’s not what we came here to achieve. We didn’t have the pace that we had hoped for and we couldn’t really chase or fight for most of the race, particularly when the heat came up. Onwards and upwards to Sebring where I hope we can resurrect our pace problems a little bit and get back on that podium.”
Alex Palou: “I’m happy that we finished. Last year we didn’t finish on the lead lap and this year we finished in the top five. Of course it’s never the best day when you’re not fighting for the win, but I think it’s been a positive two days. I got a lot out of the car, I just don’t think we really had much more speed in it. This prepares us well for Sebring in a couple of months!”
Kaku Ohta: “We led a lot of laps towards the beginning of the race, but unfortunately, we ran into an issue during one of my stints when I exited pit lane and the left front tire came off. I was able to bring the car back to the pit box, but it was a hard setback to recover from. Everyone on the No. 93 Acura did their best, and we executed almost perfectly all race long. It was just some poor luck that came our way. It’s a shame that we couldn’t quite finish on the podium, but we progressed relative to last year’s outing. We’ll keep moving forward and focus on the next one. I’m so thankful to HRC and Acura for this opportunity. HRC and MSR have assembled such a great group to learn from in IMSA and I can’t wait for the next one.”