{"id":8471,"date":"2025-08-03T14:51:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T18:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=8471"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T18:56:24","slug":"acura-msr-battles-to-late-race-podium-at-road-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/acura-msr-battles-to-late-race-podium-at-road-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Acura MSR battles to late-race podium at Road America"},"content":{"rendered":"

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (2 August 2025) \u2013 Acura Meyer Shank Racing (\u201cAcura MSR\u201d) saw its two-race IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship victory streak halted Sunday at Road America, but Renger van der Zande made a late charge to secure a podium finish for the No. 93 Acura ARX-6, which started on the pole by Nick Yelloly.<\/p>\n

With most of the opening half-hour run under caution due to a pair of incidents, Yelloly led 24 laps over the opening stints\u00a0before pitting to turn the Acura over to van der Zande. Returning to the race in fifth and with 48 minutes remaining, van der Zande was third out of the pits behind two Porsches following his final stop under caution\u00a0\u2013 but was fifth on track behind a pair of BMWs that pitted earlier under green. Van der Zande managed to brilliantly get by both Porsches on a single pass \u2013 going to the inside to get one car, and then passing the other after going to the outside. With some zesty action in\u00a0traffic, he managed to close on the BMWs with five minutes remaining,\u00a0before ultimately running out of time.<\/p>\n

Colin Braun started fourth in the No. 60 Acura ARX-6, falling\u00a0back to ninth after opting to pit during the second caution and hoping for a turn of strategy. Tom Blomqvist took over in seventh with 87 minutes remaining, but a penalty while Braun was coming into his pit box then mired him in heavy traffic. Blomqvist\u00a0continued to fight, working his way from 11th (and 22nd\u00a0in the overall field) to place seventh at the checkered flag.<\/p>\n

Only two races remain for the GTP competitors, who return to action with the\u00a0TireRack.com\u00a0Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sept. 21.<\/p>\n

Meyer Shank Racing Team Quotes:<\/p>\n

Renger van der Zande: “<\/strong>Road America is always exciting, but it’s always a bit of a gamble somehow with the strategy here and that’s the way it\u00a0turned out again. I think the BMWs were towards the back, and they took a gamble on when they pit and they won. So congrats to them. I think they had a faster car too, but\u00a0we were\u00a0not so bad either.\u00a0We had good pace in the car and got good points for the manufacturer championship,\u00a0so I think it’s a good day for us.”<\/p>\n

Nick Yelloly:\u00a0<\/strong>“So, P3\u00a0at the end of the day, and good championship points. Closed the gap in the constructors championship to the leaders, which was always the aim from the get go. Obviously, a bit disappointed not to win the race having started on pole. But overall, a solid weekend. Another podium for the 93 crew and something to build on leading up to Indianapolis.”<\/p>\n

Tom Blomqvist: “<\/strong>Obviously a challenging race. Just got unlucky there strategically and I wouldn’t say we did a perfect job.\u00a0 Then unfortunately, we had a bit of an unlucky incident in the pits and I hope the guy’s okay. It’s just such a tight, crowded pit lane and hard to avoid some incidents. With the penalty, it just kinda put us on the back foot. But, we did what we could to muster the P7 finish. Onward to Indy.”<\/p>\n

Colin Braun:\u00a0<\/strong>“On the 60 side, a little bit of a tough day. Obviously, we kinda split strategies there at the start just to do something different. I think all the manufacturers did and it kinda put us in the back a little bit. Then we got a yellow at the wrong time, unfortunately. Coming in for the driver change, I kinda turned into my pit box and a crew guy from BMW came out wide of the tire changer. Unfortunately, we collided, we\u00a0got a drive through penalty and of course I hope he’s OK. Then\u00a0we were kinda boxed in for the rest of the race. Happy for the 93 guys to get\u00a0another podium for Acura.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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