Nighttime at the Rolex 24 at Daytona can offer a methodical plod along as the halfway point approaches. When rain beckons, that plod can turn frantic. With 14 hours remaining on the clock, Felipe Nasr held an ebbing and flowing overall lead in the No.
Colin Braun, Tom Blomqvist and Helio Castroneves sent Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian out with a bang, delivering the team's third win of the season in the 26th Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, while Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims claimed the drivers title for Whelen Engi.
On a wet-but-drying track with conditions improving constantly throughout qualifying for the Motul Petit Le Mans, being last under the checkered flag proved to be an advantage in many cases. That was, until GTP, the final of the three qualifying sessions, began.
Meyer Shank Racing s Acura ARX-06 wins Petit Le Mans in the team s final race in the class, but Cadillac claims the category s most important championship.
Nick Tandy said on Friday the only real way for he and Mathieu Jaminet to be in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP title fight when the season concludes at Petit Le Mans next month was to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.