Meyer Shank Racing No. 93 ARX-06 Team Converts Pole to Win in Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Meyer Shank Racing and Acura win the first IMSA sprint race of the season to end Porsche's streak.
Meyer-Shank Racing Takes Victory in Long Beach GP Michael L. Levitt - Getty Images The No. 93 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 piloted by Renger van der Zande and Nick Yelloly brought Acura a win in their company-sponsored Grand Prix of Long Beach for the first time in this era.
Van der Zande was able to hold off the charging No. 31 Action Express Racing Whelen Cadillac of Jack Aiken in the final seven-minute sprint of the 100-minute sprint race following the last of four full-course yellows. Van der Zande and the No.
93 team lost the lead from pole early with the Cadillac showing speed and dominating through the majority of the race before a well-timed third full-course caution in the eyes of Acura for the No. 25 WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 of Philip Eng ending up in the wall after a scuffle with the No. 5 JDC-Miller Porsche 963 with Laurin Heinrich newly behind the wheel.
Under full course yellow! š¢: Saturday, APRIL 18 | 4:05PM ET šŗ: NBC, Peacock š: IMSA YouTube Live, IMSA . tv š»: IMSA Radio pic.