{"id":7212,"date":"2024-06-22T04:47:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T08:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=7212"},"modified":"2024-06-24T04:49:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T08:49:39","slug":"meyer-shank-racing-bounces-back-by-putting-two-cars-in-top-12-at-laguna-seca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/22\/meyer-shank-racing-bounces-back-by-putting-two-cars-in-top-12-at-laguna-seca\/","title":{"rendered":"Meyer Shank Racing Bounces Back By Putting Two Cars in Top 12 at Laguna Seca"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monterey, Calif. (22 June 2024) \u2013 Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) returned to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca looking to make the most of a new driver line up on the fabled California circuit, and got a fast start to that goal as both cars transferred\u00a0into the top 12 in qualifying for Sunday\u2019s Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey.
\nFelix Rosenqvist (No. 60 AutoNation \/ SiriusXM Honda) had his best NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying session in more than two months, using a strong final lap to qualify third for Sunday\u2019s 95-lap battle at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. He was joined in the top 12 by new teammate David Malukas\u00a0<\/strong>(No. 66 AutoNation \/ Arctic Wolf Honda), who will start 12th<\/sup>\u00a0in his first outing with MSR since taking over the reins of the No. 66 car last week.
\nRosenqvist earned his first top-three qualifying result since winning the pole at Long Beach by saving his best for last. Mired at the bottom of the register with time running out in the Firestone Fast Six, the Swedish veteran snapped off a lap of 1:07.2917 (119.729mph) on his final trip around the 2.238-mile Laguna Seca layout to vault into third.
\nMalukas rapidly repaid the faith that MSR put in the promising young talent, climbing from the bottom of the grid in Friday\u2019s practice to claim a 12th<\/sup>-place starting position for Sunday\u2019s race. The third-year INDYCAR driver jumped up the time charts on his final lap of the first qualifying session to advance to the second run, where he carded a best time of 1:07.8442 (118.758mph) to grid 12th<\/sup>.
\nThe results marked the second time this year, and the first since April\u2019s Children\u2019s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park that both MSR cars advanced out of the first round of qualifying. Rosenqvist\u2019s return to the Firestone Fast Six was his fourth of the year and first since he started fifth at Barber.
\nSunday\u2019s 95-lap Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey will air on USA Network and Peacock starting at 6 p.m. ET. SiriusXM will also host live IndyCar Radio coverage of both sessions on XM Ch. 218.<\/p>\n

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Felix Rosenqvist: \u00a0<\/strong>\u201cBig turnaround for us. We were 23rd<\/sup>\u00a0in practice yesterday, but now P3 in qualy, so we\u2019ll take that. Felt pretty good, the car was solid. We are missing two tenths to Palou, but he nailed that lap. David (Malukas) did a great job as well, getting into the top 12 on his comeback weekend and first weekend with the team so really good job for him coming back from the injury. So, a really exciting day for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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David Malukas:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>I took the brace off and tried something different with a wrap and it definitely helped. Making it to Q2 felt like a victory to me. We got that one perfect lap in there and made it work. You are coming into the season when every else is in mid-season form, but everything felt good to me. I am really happy with how everything went today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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