In the production-based GTD category, the Gradient Racing NSX GT3 Evo22 started 16th in the deep, 22-car GTD field following a fraught qualifying race last weekend. Second-place for Wayne Taylor Racing places the teams at the top of the championship table after the first of 10 races this season, and solidifies Acura’s early-season Manufacturers’ Championship advantage. For the Meyer Shank team, the win is their second Rolex 24 triumph, and 10 years to the weekend after their first win here in the 2012 50th running of the event. The win is the second consecutive Rolex 24 victory for Acura and the ARX-05 prototype, and the first 1-2 finish at Daytona for the manufacturer. Acura’s second consecutive Rolex 24 win, first 1-2 resultĪcura, its teams and drivers dominated the final hours of this weekend’s 60th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, with Meyer Shank Racing and defending race winner Wayne Taylor Racing battling to the checkers in a 1-2 finish in their Acura ARX-05 prototypes in the opening event of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.Īt the end of the twice-around-the-clock competition, it was the MSR lineup of Tom Blomqvist, Helio Castroneves, Oliver Jarvis and Simon Pagenaud taking the victory three seconds ahead of WTR and drivers Filipe Albuquerque, Alexander Rossi, Will Stevens and Ricky Taylor.Wayne Taylor Racing completes sweep for Acura in 24-hour endurance classic, opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.Meyer Shank Racing leads 1-2 finish for Acura teams, drivers in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
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