Michael Shank Racing is fresh off of a podium finish of third in the Sahlen’s 6 Hours of the Glen held last weekend. John Pew, Ozz Negri, and Olivier Pla combined for the team’s first-ever podium finish in the Sahlen’s 6 Hour after having placed fourth in the race six times. At the final restart with 15 minutes to go in the race, Pla delivered a stellar run in the final laps as he chased down the two Daytona Prototypes ahead, but without the same corner-exit torque and speed of the Daytona Prototypes, he was unable to advance further up the order in the waning laps and took third at the checkered flag.
Start of the race, 51 PIER GUIDI Alessandro (ita), CALADO James (gbr), GIOVINAZZI Antonio (ita), Ferrari AF Corse, Ferrari 499P #51, Hypercar, 83 KUBICA Robert (pol), SHWARTZMAN Robert (isr), YE Yifei (chn), AF Corse, Ferrari 499P #83, Hypercar, action during the 2024 Lone Star Star Le Mans, 6th round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, from August 30 to September 1, 2024 on the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States of America - Photo Julien Delfosse / DPPI