Felix Rosenqvist Keeps Meyer Shank Racing On Acura Grand Prix Pole – Speedway Digest

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) will lead the NTT INDYCAR SERIES grid at the checkered flag Sunday for the first time in its eight-year series history after veteran Felix Rosenqvist took his No. 60 AutoNation / SiriusXM Honda to the Acura podium Long Beach Grand Prix.

Rosenqvist gave the team its first INDYCAR SERIES pole and first back-to-back starting positions since 2021 with a strong performance, taking the top spot with a best lap of 1:06.1672 (107.317 mph) on his way. the last one. the 1.968-mile long Long Beach street circuit when the clock ran out on the session.

The six-year series veteran pitted his MSR machine in the Firestone Fast Six for the second time this year, coming after Rosenqvist took the front row in St. Louis. Petersburg to open the season while setting a new record at the Florida circuit. The shutout was the sixth of Rosenqvist’s career, the last coming a year ago in Toronto.

“Felix did a great job and it’s nice to have the pace we did today, especially with (HRC President) Koji Watanabe here to see Honda get another INDYCAR pole,” said team co-owner Mike Shank. “We have had a good start to the year with good momentum and now our next mission is to deliver a big result tomorrow.”

Tom Blomqvist (No. 66 AutoNation / Arctic Wolf Honda) continued to climb the grid in his rookie INDYCAR season, posting his career-best qualifying effort with a 15th-place finish. Blomqvist, who missed time in the opening practice session , set a perfect lap of 1:06.3372 (106.800 mph) in the first qualifying session to land on the Line Eight for tomorrow’s race.

Sunday’s 85-lap Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will be televised on USA Network on Sunday beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET. SiriusXM will also host live IndyCar Radio broadcasts on XM Ch. 218.

Meyer Shank Racing Driver Quotes:

Felix Rosenqvist: “It was difficult! I honestly didn’t think I had (the tree) because I had a big tank out of Turn Five, but we got it. Nothing comes easy on this song, but this one was fun. Many thanks to Meyer Shank Racing, AutoNation, SiriusXM and Honda – this is our first official pole together, hard fought. It was very close, but that’s INDYCAR for you. I think here is a big start at the pole. We will take advantage of that and try to do better. It’s usually a two-stop race, with a direct strategy, and we have a good race car so I’m happy.”

Tom Blomqvist : “This weekend has been very difficult to be honest. I didn’t have a lot of confidence in the car. It didn’t help that I missed time in the first practice session and it’s a competitive series that if you’re on your feet a bit, it can be difficult to catch up. We’ll keep working on it and be ready for tomorrow.”

MSR PR

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