{"id":3517,"date":"2021-08-03T16:10:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T16:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2021-08-03T16:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T16:10:12","slug":"meyer-shank-racing-ready-for-big-double-race-weekend-in-nashville-and-road-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/03\/meyer-shank-racing-ready-for-big-double-race-weekend-in-nashville-and-road-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Meyer Shank Racing Ready for Big Double Race Weekend in Nashville and Road America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pataskala, Ohio (3\u00a0August 2021)<\/strong> – After a busy summer break from racing action, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is back in a big way with both of its INDYCAR and IMSA programs this weekend.<\/p>\n

MSR has the inaugural Big Machine Music City Grand Prix which will see the largest non-Indianapolis 500 grid since 2013 with an expected 28 cars set take on the streets of Nashville (August 8th, 5:30pm ET, NBCSN). Simultaneously, MSR\u2019s IMSA program will compete on the 4.048-mile Road America circuit for the IMSA SportsCar Weekend (August 8th, 2:40pm ET, TRACKPASS).<\/p>\n

Helio Castroneves Makes INDYCAR Return to Complete MSR\u2019s Two-Car Lineup in Nashville<\/strong><\/p>\n

Driver Lineup:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHelio Castroneves – No. 06 Transcard Honda
\nJack Harvey – No. 60 AutoNation \/ SiriusXM Honda<\/p>\n

Tune in:<\/strong>
\nSunday August 8th, 5:30pm ET on NBCSN
\nSiriusXM Ch. 205<\/p>\n

After collecting his fourth Indianapolis 500 victory in May and recently signing with MSR to compete in the full 2022 INDYCAR season, Helio Castroneves will make his second INDYCAR start of the season on the streets of Nashville on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Castroneves will be sporting a new livery for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix as his No. 06 Indy Car will be sponsored by Chattanooga-based company Transcard. The world leader in payment technology solutions will make its INDYCAR debut with Castroneves as he takes on the Music City Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Castroneves will be joined by MSR regular Jack Harvey as he continues his full-season campaign in the No. 60 AutoNation \/ SiriusXM Honda. With the team headed to the music capital, Harvey\u2019s Indy Car will also display SiriusXM \u2018The Highway\u2019 (SiriusXM Ch. 56) signage along the side pod to promote the country music station\u2019s presence during the race weekend.<\/p>\n

The Highway will be recording live at the Music City Grand Prix on Friday, August 6th from 3:00-7:00pm CT at Margaritaville and will be open for fans to listen onsite.<\/p>\n

Both Castroneves and Harvey will also be guests on SiriusXM\u2019s live taping of Brick-by-Brick on Thursday from 7:00-8:00pm CT at Margaritaville.<\/p>\n

Although it will be the first time that INDYCAR takes on the streets of Nashville, it will be a return to Music City for Castroneves who last raced at Nashville Superspeedway in 2008. Castroneves has seven race starts and three podium finishes on the Nashville Superspeedway oval.<\/p>\n

Driver Quotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Helio Castroneves:<\/strong>
\n\u201cI\u2019m so excited to be back racing with MSR this weekend in Nashville. We obviously had an incredible start together with the Indy 500 win, but now we need to turn our focus to the next five races that we are doing together. I spent some time in Nashville last month and got to see the area, and boy I can tell you that I am so excited to drive this track. It\u2019s been quite some time since I drove on a street course, but they are some of my favorites. It\u2019s time to get back to work and hopefully we can have another successful weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack Harvey:<\/strong>
\n\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to racing in Nashville this weekend. I\u2019ve never been, so I\u2019m super excited to check out the city as well. This track looks like it\u2019s going to be pretty interesting, so I\u2019m definitely looking forward to getting out there for the first practice on Friday. I really love street course racing, and with it being a new track for everyone, it should be interesting to see how the field plays out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dane Cameron and Olivier Pla Ready to Take on Road America for IMSA SportsCar Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n

Driver Lineup:<\/strong>
\nDane Cameron & Olivier Pla – No. 60 Acura ARX-05 DPi<\/p>\n

Tune in:<\/strong>
\nSunday August 8th, 2:40pm ET TRACKPASS
\nSunday August 8th, 8:00pm ET NBCSN (delayed coverage)
\nSiriusXM Ch. 202<\/p>\n

Both Dane Cameron and Olivier Pla are aiming to turn their IMSA season around starting with the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America on Sunday. The No. 60 Acura has shown pace the last few IMSA outings and qualified on the front row in both Watkins Glen races, but unfortunately was unable to translate that pace into a top result.<\/p>\n

Cameron brings with him a second-place finish (2019) at Road America onboard the Acura DPi and is hoping to turn that knowledge into a first victory for MSR this weekend. Pla\u2019s last outing at Road America saw the Frenchman driving a LMP2 which started on the front row and finished seventh.<\/p>\n

Driver Quotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olivier Pla:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u201cRoad America is one of those special places where we are all look forward to racing at. The track is one of the best in North America. We\u2019ve had a tough season so far, but we made some progress at Watkins Glen and we\u2019re all hoping to continue that going into Road America this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dane Cameron:<\/strong>
\n\u201cI can\u2019t wait to get to Road America. I\u2019ve had a lot of great success there over the years and I love the track and the area. Watkins Glen felt like a missed opportunity for us, so I\u2019m hoping for some redemption this week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Media Contact:\u00a0<\/strong>Maddie Komar
\nmaddie@sundaymanagement.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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