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Nick Yelloly explains “bittersweet” Acura IMSA exit and why Ford was “the way to go”

Acura's decision to pull the plug on its LMDh programme has prompted Yelloly to seek a new home with Ford

Motorsport

12 Hours of Sebring, Hour 4: Porsche Penske Motorsport in control running 1-2

A chaotic opening four hours has featured four cautions and multiple incidents, but Porsche Penske Motorsport now leads the race 1-2

Motorsport

Castroneves to substitute for Blomqvist for next two IndyCar rounds

Castroneves, a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, will pilot the Honda-powered No. 66 entry for this weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix and the following race at Road America on June 9th.

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Indy 500: Blomqvist error triggers multi-car crash on opening lap

Blomqvist, who started 25th, was rolling into Turn 1 when he drifted the No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda under the white line and touched the curbing, which caused the backend of his car to snap around and kickstart a melee.

Motorsport

Blomqvist rues late caution for costing him another Daytona 24 Hours win

Blomqvist came up just two seconds short of the victorious Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 after 24 hours of racing, but was forced to give up his lead during the final round of pitstops – which was caused by a caution period for Parker Thompson’s GTD class Lexus catching fire.

Autosport

Blomqvist rues late caution for costing him another Daytona 24 win

Blomqvist came up just 2s short of the victorious Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 after 24 hours of racing, but was forced to give up his lead during the final round of pitstops – that was caused by a caution period for Parker Thompson’s GTD class Lexus catching fire.

Motorsport

Blomqvist's "brain capacity" pivotal for IndyCar's new hybrid – Shank

Blomqvist joined MSR’s IMSA program in 2022, vaulting out of the gate to win the Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona en route to the DPi title.

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Blomqvist joins Action Express Racing for IMSA's 2024 endurance rounds

Blomqvist, who will also race full-time in the IndyCar Series with Meyer Shank Racing, will drive #31 Cadillac V-Series.R for Action Express Racing, beginning with the 62nd Rolex 24 At Daytona, where Blomqvist co-drove to the overall victory in 2023 and ’22.

Motorsport

Meyer Shank announces Blomqvist IndyCar deal, Castroneves for Indy 500

He will take the place of Helio Castroneves, who will instead take a minority ownership role with the team and solely contest the Indianapolis 500 in his quest for a record fifth victory.

Autosport

MSR confirms Blomqvist for full-time IndyCar deal, Helio for Indy 500-only

He will take the place of Helio Castroneves, who will instead take a minority ownership role with the team and solely contest the Indianapolis 500 in his quest for a record fifth victory.

Motorsport

IMSA CTMP: Blomqvist/Braun win for MSR Acura after huge Cadillac crash

The sixth round of America’s premier sportscar series boasted a 34-car entry for a 2h40m race around the 2.45-mile track that was formerly known as Mosport.

Autosport

Acura aces hope Daytona 24 1-2 changes Honda's Le Mans outlook

Acura's Tom Blomqvist and Filipe Albuquerque hope the marque's 1-2 in the Daytona 24 Hours could encourage Honda to enter the car in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2024.

Autosport

Acura aces hope Rolex 24 1-2 changes Honda's Le Mans outlook

Acura aces Tom Blomqvist and Filipe Albuquerque have expressed optimism that the marque's 1-2 in the Rolex 24 at Daytona could encourage Honda to enter the car in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2024.

Motorsport

Rolex 24: Meyer Shank Racing wins again, leads Acura 1-2

Meyer Shank Racing scored its second consecutive victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona with its Acura ARX-06 shared by Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud, leading home a one-two for Honda's prestige brand.

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Daytona 24, Hour 1: Acura leads, BMW in trouble early

Tom Blomqvist lead the opening hour of the Daytona 24 Hours aboard the Meyer Shank Racing Acura, as BMW became the first of the GTP manufacturers to hit trouble.

Motorsport

Rolex 24, Hour 1: MSR Acura leads, BMW in trouble early

Tom Blomqvist led the opening hour of the Rolex 24 at Daytona aboard the Meyer Shank Racing Acura, as BMW became the first of the GTP manufacturers to hit trouble.

Motorsport

MSR Acura 'can't feel confident' heading into Rolex 24 - Blomqvist

Reliability concerns mean the pole-sitting Meyer Shank Racing Acura team can't feel confident heading into this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona despite its strong pace in the build-up to the event, says Tom Blomqvist.

Autosport

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Colin Braun lands Meyer Shank IMSA ride with Blomqvist

IMSA champions Meyer Shank Racing has revealed that Colin Braun will replace Oliver Jarvis as Tom Blomqvist’s full-time partner in the MSR Acura ARX-06.

Motorsport

Blomqvist committed to sportscars, eager for more IndyCar chances

Meyer Shank Racing’s IMSA Prototype champion Tom Blomqvist says he would like to return to open-wheel racing eventually, after topping the IndyCar rookie evaluation test at Sebring on Wednesday.

Motorsport

IMSA champ Blomqvist tops IndyCar rookie test

Tom Blomqvist put Meyer Shank Racing-Honda at the top of the times in a five-car rookie evaluation test at Sebring.

Autosport

Blomqvist returns to WEC in 2023 with United Autosports

New IMSA SportsCar Championship title winners Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis will team up at United Autosports in next year’s World Endurance Championship.

Motorsport

Blomqvist reveals key to MSR Acura’s Petit Le Mans win

Tom Blomqvist says that fuel saving in the penultimate stint of Petit Le Mans is what enabled the Meyer Shank Racing team clinch race victory and IMSA’s 2022 Prototype championship at Road Atlanta.

Motorsport

IMSA Petit Le Mans: Ganassi Cadillac leads at quarter-distance

Sebastien Bourdais is leading the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship field in the season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, as the Acura teams sit second and third, dueling for the Prototype title.

Motorsport

Meyer Shank retains Blomqvist, promises him an IndyCar test

Meyer Shank Racing has extended its contract with Tom Blomqvist to race in IMSA and will also test him in an MSR-Honda IndyCar at the conclusion of the season.

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