The N 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 had enough fuel…
Meyer Shank Racing led an Acura 1-2 sweep of yesterday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, with Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport finishing second for Acura. The demolition derby or multiple shunt race was finished behind the safety car.
Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor chased down the leaders Sunday and won the GT Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) class of the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The victory was the first for the team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship since March 2022. Before the slump, Corvette had won five of the previous seven season championships in IMSA GT classes.
Paul Miller Racing driver Madison Snow got the team’s No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 into the lead early and Bryan Sellers got it to the finish line first as PMR claimed victory in the GT Daytona (GTD) class.
In the top or headlining GTP class for hybrid prototypes, Blomqvist and Braun had their #60 MSR Acura ARX-06 at the front of the field for the majority of the two-hour, 40-minute race, despite a flurry of incidents and late-race caution flags, which turned the race into a contest of pit stop strategies. Stretching their final run for a notable 78 minutes, MSR held on for the victory; with the sister WTRAndretti Acura of Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque coming home second. The victory is the second of the season for Acura, both 1-2 results, with the previous win coming at the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. In scoring their first overall win today at CTMP, the Meyer Shank organization became the first GTP team to win multiple WeatherTech Championship races in 2023 in the new hybrid prototype era.
At Chevrolet there was a turnaround from recent race results. “It’s perfect,” Taylor said. “The Chevrolet Grand Prix, to be in a Corvette here, kind of our stomping grounds … it’s a classic Corvette victory.” Taylor pitted from fourth place just 33 minutes into the race. Garcia replaced him and drove the No. 3 car up to second place in just 10 minutes and into the lead shortly after that. The two combined to hold the lead to the finish of the two-hour, 40-minute race.
Porsche Penske Motorsport finished round six of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship well behind Corvette in positions five and six. Englishman Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet from France crossed the finish line in the No. 6 Porsche 963 just ahead of the sister car. Their works driver colleagues Felipe Nasr from Brazil and Matt Campbell from Australia were at times on course for a podium result but ultimately had to settle for sixth place. The customer car fielded by JDC-Miller MotorSports was the best-placed Porsche 963 in fourth place. In the GTD-Pro class, Pfaff Motorsports’ Porsche 911 GT3 R finished on the podium.
Mosport Race results
GTP class:
- Blomqvist/Braun (UK/USA), Acura #60, 120 laps
- Taylor/Albuquerque (USA/P), Acura #10, 120 laps
- De Phillippi/Yelloly (USA/UK), BMW #25, 120 laps
- Rockenfeller/van der Helm (D/NL), Porsche 963 #5, 120 laps
- Tandy/Jaminet (UK/F), Porsche 963 #6, 120 laps
- Campbell/Nasr (AUS/BR), Porsche 963 #7, 120 laps
GTD-Pro class:
- Garcia/Taylor (E/USA), Corvette #3, 111 laps
- Bachler/Pilet (A/F), Porsche 911 GT3 R #9, 111 laps
- Juncadella/Gounon (E/F), Mercedes-AMG #79, 111 laps
GTD class:
- Sellers/Snow (USA/USA), BMW #1, 111 laps
- Schandorff/Iribe (DK/USA), McLaren #70, 111 laps
- Skeen/Grenier (USA/CDN), Mercedes-AMG #32, 111 laps
- Brynjolfsson/Hindman (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 R #77, 110 laps
- Hyett/Priaulx (USA/UK), Porsche 911 GT3 R #80, 110 laps
- Metni/van Berlo (USA/NL), Porsche 911 GT3 R #91, 110 laps
- Brule/Udell (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 R #92, 103 laps
Full results: imsa.alkamelsystems.com.
Next Races
The GT classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD PRO and GTD are Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park for the FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Presented by Liqui Moly, July 20-22. The full IMSA field next runs August 4-6 for the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – Acura, BMW, Corvette Win
The N 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 had enough fuel…
Meyer Shank Racing led an Acura 1-2 sweep of yesterday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, with Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport finishing second for Acura. The demolition derby or multiple shunt race was finished behind the safety car.
Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor chased down the leaders Sunday and won the GT Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) class of the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The victory was the first for the team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship since March 2022. Before the slump, Corvette had won five of the previous seven season championships in IMSA GT classes.
Paul Miller Racing driver Madison Snow got the team’s No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 into the lead early and Bryan Sellers got it to the finish line first as PMR claimed victory in the GT Daytona (GTD) class.
In the top or headlining GTP class for hybrid prototypes, Blomqvist and Braun had their #60 MSR Acura ARX-06 at the front of the field for the majority of the two-hour, 40-minute race, despite a flurry of incidents and late-race caution flags, which turned the race into a contest of pit stop strategies. Stretching their final run for a notable 78 minutes, MSR held on for the victory; with the sister WTRAndretti Acura of Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque coming home second. The victory is the second of the season for Acura, both 1-2 results, with the previous win coming at the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. In scoring their first overall win today at CTMP, the Meyer Shank organization became the first GTP team to win multiple WeatherTech Championship races in 2023 in the new hybrid prototype era.
At Chevrolet there was a turnaround from recent race results. “It’s perfect,” Taylor said. “The Chevrolet Grand Prix, to be in a Corvette here, kind of our stomping grounds … it’s a classic Corvette victory.” Taylor pitted from fourth place just 33 minutes into the race. Garcia replaced him and drove the No. 3 car up to second place in just 10 minutes and into the lead shortly after that. The two combined to hold the lead to the finish of the two-hour, 40-minute race.
Porsche Penske Motorsport finished round six of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship well behind Corvette in positions five and six. Englishman Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet from France crossed the finish line in the No. 6 Porsche 963 just ahead of the sister car. Their works driver colleagues Felipe Nasr from Brazil and Matt Campbell from Australia were at times on course for a podium result but ultimately had to settle for sixth place. The customer car fielded by JDC-Miller MotorSports was the best-placed Porsche 963 in fourth place. In the GTD-Pro class, Pfaff Motorsports’ Porsche 911 GT3 R finished on the podium.
Mosport Race results
GTP class:
GTD-Pro class:
GTD class:
Full results: imsa.alkamelsystems.com.
Next Races
The GT classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD PRO and GTD are Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park for the FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Presented by Liqui Moly, July 20-22. The full IMSA field next runs August 4-6 for the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.