{"id":7267,"date":"2024-07-07T16:33:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T20:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=7267"},"modified":"2024-07-07T16:33:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T20:33:57","slug":"meyer-shank-racing-scores-pair-of-top-15-finishes-at-mid-ohio-indycar-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/07\/meyer-shank-racing-scores-pair-of-top-15-finishes-at-mid-ohio-indycar-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Meyer Shank Racing Scores Pair of Top-15 Finishes at Mid-Ohio INDYCAR Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lexington, Ohio (7 July 2024) \u2013 Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) had its high hopes for today\u2019s Honda Indy 200 at\u00a0Mid-Ohio dashed on a couple of trips down Pit Lane, but the team fought back for a pair of top-15 results as David Malukas (No. 66 AutoNation \/ SiriusXM Honda) finished 12th while Felix Rosenqvist (No. 60 AutoNation \/ SiriusXM Honda) ended his day in 14th.
\nMalukas, who had matched his personal NTT INDYCAR SERIES best by taking the third spot in Saturday\u2019s qualifying, ran a strong third throughout his first stint, before pitting for new Firestone alternate tires on Lap 27. Unfortunately, that was as close as he would get after a stall leaving the pit box cost him a 10-second deficit.
\nMalukas stayed with the same pit strategy as the leaders, making two pit stops, which gave him a chance to gain ground on those cars that made an extra stop. The strategy allowed him to show consistent on-track speed and gain a spot back on his way to the 12th<\/sup>-place finish.
\nRosenqvist started 19th<\/sup>\u00a0after a six-position grid penalty for an engine change, which led MSR to employ an alternate fuel strategy in hopes of earning spots. The Swedish driver started on the softer alternate Firestones in a move that saw him gain four positions before pitting in just 12 laps, but eventually brought him to three fuel stops over the 80-lap race and leaving him to finish 14th<\/sup>.
\nThe 12th<\/sup>-place finish for Malukas was the best of the 2024 season for the No. 66 machine and marked the third time in as many tries that he has finished in the top 12 at Mid-Ohio.
\nThe team will head one hour south back to it\u2019s shop just outside of Columbus and turn its two-car stable over to it\u2019s oval set up as the series heads to Iowa Speedway next weekend for the first double-header race weekend of the year.
\nMeyer Shank Racing<\/strong>\u00a0Driver Quotes:<\/strong>
\nDavid Malukas:\u00a0<\/strong>“Unfortunately we had some clutch issues on the pit stops and we lost about 10-15 seconds on that first stop and another few positions on the next one. Pace-wise on the reds, it wasn\u2019t really there. Overall without all of those issues I think we would have finished in the top 5. If you told me in Laguna that I would be really upset with a P12, I would be surprised. This race is another good step forward at Meyer Shank Racing.\u201d
\nFelix Rosenqvist:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cP14 at Mid-Ohio. It was a very stagnant race, not much going on. We actually made up a lot of spots in the beginning, 19th to 14th. We chose the three stop strategy which I don\u2019t think was the right decision, but it wasn\u2019t way better or worse than the two stop strategy. We were the best car to finish on that strategy. We had great pace to be honest. We started in the back and that hurt us in the end. I learned a lot of good things and waiting for that good result that\u2019s going to come soon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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