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With Tom Blomqvist and Colin Braun commanding the wheel, Acura Meyer Shank Racing (Acura MSR) won Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen in a thrilling fashion. The team pulled off a late-race victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season for the second time in a row. In fact, Blomqvist didn't capture the lead until the final lap after the two cars ahead of him were forced to pit for refueling. You could feel the tension in the air as the cars furiously battled for the top spot. During early June, the team also took home the checkered…

 
The IMSA Weather Tech SportsCar Championship is always exciting to watch, but it gets even more exciting with HRC's new five-part docuseries, which will cover all the most memorable moments of the Acura Meyer Shank Racing team. Acura's Acura ARX-06 sported the number 93 in the competition.

 
Acura is a world-renowned automaker for many reasons. Many people associate Acura with luxurious vehicles of all varieties that are well-suited for daily driving, but the global luxury automaker has another claim to fame: racing prowess. Acura recently announced a podium finish at Sebring, a prominent sports car racing event. Not surprisingly, Acura clinched the title with a winning combination of a racing team and vehicles.

 
Honda driver and Honda Formula Dream Project graduate Kakunoshin Ohta is scheduled to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the premier GTP class in 2025. He will participate as the fourth Acura Meyer Shank Racing driver with the Curb Agajanian team's No. 93 car. He will drive the Acura ARX-06, which was designed and developed by Honda Racing Corporation USA. Ohta is scheduled to compete in three races, including his debut in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Recently, Acura Motorsports has released some of the first pictures of the electrified Acura ARX-06 LMDh prototype. This vehicle will race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This will be part of the hybrid-powered GTP category starting in 2023.