The Columbus area fields one of the most dominant teams in SportsCar. Meyer Shank Racing sent a message by winning a second-straight Rolex 24.
in Meyer Shank Racing's No. 60 Acura prototype, giving the Pataskala-based team a second straight win in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
“We’ve won this race now twice, we’ve won the Indianapolis 500, people need to be aware that we’re just as good as anybody out there and we’re prepared to go get the best drivers and the best talent and the best equipment in the world,” said team co-owner Jim Meyer.Saturday with a rock-solid closing stretch during the day-long event. The No. 60 ended up 4.190 seconds ahead of another Acura, the No. 10 from Wayne Taylor Racing, as the checkers flew to bring an end to the motor racing marathon.
“It’s a very tough sport,” Castroneves said. “You lose more than you win, and all of the sudden, when you win like this … everyone not knowing and all the sudden you’re right there about to achieve this amazing dream, yes, I’m an emotional guy. “It did touch me in a way. That’s why I love so much this sport. It’s very hard, and when you get it, you’ve got to celebrate.”
The Rolex 24 marks the unofficial start of the international racing season and attracted a new record crowd for the race to the World Center of Racing.
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