Unable to defend Rolex 24 at Daytona title after losing Acura deal, Mike Shank plots his return to IMSA: ‘I work on it every day’
Description
With his IMSA team sidelined from the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the first time in 20 years, Mike Shank discusses the disappointment of being unable to defend its title after winning the race in 2022-23 (2:30 ); where Shank will be instead of heading to Daytona (4:00 ); tracing the long, successful history of Meyer Shank Racing from the Rolex 24 to winning the Indy 500 (5:30 ); the afterglow of its 2023 Rolex 24 victory (7:30 ); and then the fallout from its penalty (9:00 ); how IMSA addressed the infraction to prevent it from happening again (10:30 ); the repercussions with Acura and Honda (13:00 ); how the rest of the 2023 season went for Meyer Shank Racing (16:00 ); the team’s victory in the Petit Le Mans season finale (18:30 ); where MSR’s drivers have landed for the 2024 Rolex 24, and why Helio Castroneves will miss a shot at winning his fourth consecutive Rolex 24 (20:00 ); Shank’s feelings about being overlooked this year (23:00 ); what the prospects are for MSR returning to IMSA in 2025 (25:30 ); the help that Shank is getting from IMSA in trying to return.
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