{"id":133064,"date":"2022-08-09T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-acura-wayne-taylor-racing-victorious-at-road-america\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T06:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T10:30:02","slug":"acura-y-wayne-taylor-racing-se-impusieron-en-road-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/acura-y-wayne-taylor-racing-se-impusieron-en-road-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Acura, Wayne Taylor Racing Victorious at Road America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><i>Filipe Albuquerque, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ricky Taylor<\/span> prevail in changing weather conditions to win the IMSA Fast Lane Sports Car Weekend at Road America<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Meyer Shank Racing duo of <span class=\"xn-person\">Tom Blomqvist<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Oliver Jarvis<\/span> contend for victory until late race spin, contact, results in fourth-place finish<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Acura unofficially clinches 2022 IMSA DPi Manufacturers&#8217;, Drivers&#8217; and Teams&#8217; championships<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ELKHART LAKE, Wis.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 8, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; A daring late-race pass, while negotiating slower GT traffic, secured the win Sunday for Acura, Wayne Taylor Racing, and drivers Filipe Albuquerque and <span class=\"xn-person\">Ricky Taylor<\/span>.\u00a0 Acura&#8217;s fifth WeatherTech SportsCar Championship win of the year has unofficially secured a sweep of the 2022 IMSA Manufacturers&#8217;, Drivers&#8217; and Teams&#8217; titles for the manufacturer and its partner teams.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg662fleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg662fleft\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 267px;\" title=\"Felipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor scored Acura's fifth win of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sunday at Road America in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. The victory assured Acura of the 2022 IMSA Manufacturers' Championship, along with the Drivers' and Teams' titles.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1874229\/RD_RA_IMSA.jpg\" alt=\"Felipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor scored Acura's fifth win of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sunday at Road America in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. The victory assured Acura of the 2022 IMSA Manufacturers' Championship, along with the Drivers' and Teams' titles.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Battling fellow Acura team Meyer Shank Racing with drivers <span class=\"xn-person\">Tom Blomqvist<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Oliver Jarvis<\/span> for the race win and championship lead, Albuquerque in the #10 WTR ARX-05 pulled off a daring, two-wheels-in-the-grass pass on Jarvis in the #60 MSR Acura as both prototypes weaved their way through GTD traffic on the downhill run from Turn 3 to Turn 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two Acuras, and a competing prototype from Chip Ganassi Racing, continued to battle for the race win into the closing laps of the two-hour, 40-minute contest \u2013 which was marked by frequently changing weather conditions.\u00a0 With just a few minutes remaining, Jarvis lost control exiting the high-speed Road America &#8220;Kink&#8221; and made heavy contact with the inside wall.<\/p>\n<p>With the caution flag waving for the final two laps, Albuquerque and co-driver Taylor went on to record their fourth victory of the season, while Jarvis was able to nurse his damaged MSR Acura home in fourth, despite heavy front end damage and a deflating left front tire.<\/p>\n<p>With just one race remaining, Acura has unofficially clinched the 2022 IMSA DPi Manufacturers&#8217; Championship, and will formally claim the title when the field takes the green flag for the season finale at Road Atlanta in October.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the drivers&#8217; and teams&#8217; titles will be decided between Meyer Shank Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing, with all other contenders also mathematically eliminated with the start at Road Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Acura NSX GT3 Evo22<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the production-based GTD class, the Rick Ware Racing team driver pairing of Ryan Eversely and <span class=\"xn-person\">Aidan Read<\/span> attempted to run the race on just two pit stops, running as high as third in class at one point as a result, but needed to come in for a splash of fuel near the end of the race that dropped the pair to ninth at the finish.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>IMSA Fast Lane SportsCar Weekend at Road America Acura Race Results<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>1<sup>st<\/sup> overall &#8211; #10 Filipe Albuquerque, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ricky Taylor<\/span>, Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05 DPi<\/li>\n<li>4<sup>th<\/sup> overall &#8211; #60 <span class=\"xn-person\">Tom Blomqvist<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Oliver Jarvis<\/span>, Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05 DPi<\/li>\n<li>9<sup>th<\/sup> GTD &#8211; #51 <span class=\"xn-person\">Ryan Eversley<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Aidan Read<\/span>, Rick Ware Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><u>DPi Manufacturers&#8217; Championship<\/u><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b><u>Drivers&#8217; Championship<\/u><\/b> (after 9 of 10 rounds)<br \/><b>1. Acura\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3.333<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <b>1. Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3,066<br \/><\/b>2. Cadillac\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3,300\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <b>2. <span class=\"xn-person\">Tom Blomqvist<\/span>, Oliver Jarvis\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03,047<br \/><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03. <span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastien Bourdais<\/span>, Renger van der Zande\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2,914<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Quotes<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Filipe Albuquerque<\/b>\u00a0(#10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05) <b>Race winner<\/b>: &#8220;What a crazy race. We started in first place and we led the first stint, and then the drizzle came. Ricky had a really tough time with a slick track and new, cold, slick tires. He did a hell of a job keeping the car on the track. We were almost last and were nearly lapped by the guys that took a gamble on rain tires, which was the right choice. At that point, our championship was completely over, but the beauty of IMSA and endurance racing is exactly this: it can shuffle unpredictably. I went back in the car even though I would&#8217;ve trusted Ricky to go to the end. I had driven in qualifying so I was confident, and it was dry again. We pushed again\u2014maximum attack\u2014dragging the championship fight to the last race. It came off perfectly for us. Another win, our fourth of the season is just brilliant. We set the goal to win. So far, so good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Ricky Taylor<\/span> <\/b>(#10 Wayne Taylor Racing ARX-05) <b>Race winner: <\/b>&#8220;My job was to survive the conditions during my stint today. We were looking on for an Acura 1-2 towards the end, which was great and the strategy was strong. It&#8217;s the first win for the #10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 at Road America. Finally, crew member <span class=\"xn-person\">Bill Mullen<\/span> got a [Road America] win after 36 years of coming here, so congratulations to him. On top of everything, that feels the best\u2014Bill Mullen got his win. I can&#8217;t say enough about Filipe&#8217;s drive.\u00a0Acura&#8217;s been a force since coming into the DPi category. Winning the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship DPi Manufacturers title today is huge. They do such an amazing job. You can see it in the standings over the years. Looking at it from the outside, if you&#8217;re going to join the championship, you should get an Acura. They give us such reliable cars and the car has been lightning fast for five years. We&#8217;re proud to represent the brand, and to effectively clinch that championship today\u2014hats off to everyone at Acura, HPD and American Honda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Lee Niffenegger<\/span> <\/b>(HPD IMSA Program Manager) <b>On Sunday&#8217;s Acura win at Road America:<\/b> &#8220;Congratulations to everyone at HPD and our Acura Motorsports teams on a great day. Wayne Taylor Racing won for the very first time at Road America\u2014the last of the current IMSA tracks for them to take a victory at. With a start at Petit Le Mans, Acura will win the Manufacturers&#8217; Championship in 2022. It&#8217;s a massive achievement that everyone has worked so hard for. And, additionally, our <span class=\"xn-person\">Wayne Taylor<\/span> and Meyer Shank Racing teams will have the chance to battle it out for the Team and Driver titles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Fast Facts<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>This is the fifth IMSA overall race win of 2022 for Acura.\u00a0 Meyer Shank Racing won the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona \u2013 and also collected five consecutive second-place finishes prior to Sunday&#8217;s race \u2013 while Wayne Taylor Racing has been victorious at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Watkins Glen International Raceway and Sunday at Road America; along with a second-place finish at the Rolex 24.<\/li>\n<li>This is the 49<sup>th<\/sup> IMSA prototype victory for Wayne Taylor Racing, but the first at Road America.\u00a0 WTR and drivers Filipe Albuquerque and <span class=\"xn-person\">Ricky Taylor<\/span> will unofficially take a narrow, 19-point lead in the Drivers&#8217; and Teams&#8217; championship battle over fellow Acura-equipped MSR with drivers <span class=\"xn-person\">Tom Blomqvist<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Oliver Jarvis<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><u>Next<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The GT classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, GTD Pro and GTD, travel next to VIRginia International Raceway in <span class=\"xn-location\">Danville, Va.<\/span>, for the <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 26-28<\/span> Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.<\/p>\n<p>The full IMSA field next runs <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 6-8<\/span> for the season ending, 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta in <span class=\"xn-location\">Braselton, Ga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Acura Motorsports social media content and video links from Road America can be found on Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3615273-1&amp;h=1536578902&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhondaracing_hpd&amp;a=www.instagram.com%2Fhondaracing_hpd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.instagram.com\/hondaracing_hpd<\/a>), Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3615273-1&amp;h=117080224&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHondaRacing_HPD&amp;a=twitter.com%2FHondaRacing_HPD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">twitter.com\/HondaRacing_HPD<\/a>) and Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3615273-1&amp;h=3715628583&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHondaRacingHPD&amp;a=www.facebook.com%2FHondaRacingHPD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.facebook.com\/HondaRacingHPD<\/a>).\u00a0 Features and long-form videos can be found on the Honda Racing\/HPD YouTube channel (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3615273-1&amp;h=1667910093&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2FHondaRacingHPDTV&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2FHondaRacingHPDTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/HondaRacingHPDTV<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg5106left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; 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