MotorSports: Meyer Shank Racing Aiming High For Rolex 24 At Daytona

2020 marks the 17th straight Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona for reigning IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTD Champions, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR). A new lineup of drivers will take over the No. 86 AutoNation / SiriusXM – LaSalle Solutions Acura NSX GT3 for the twice around the clock event on Saturday, January 25 (1:35pm ET NBC).

Leading the charge as veteran driver and defending IMSA GTD champion, Mario Farnbacher will be returning for his third season with MSR onboard the Acura NSX GT3. The 2019 GTD champion is paired with the 2019 IMSA LMP2 champion, Matt McMurry. Joining them for the four IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup event is Japanese driver, Shinya Michimi and rounding out the Rolex 24 lineup is French endurance racing ace, Jules Gounon.

McMurry and Gounon already have a strong familiarity of the Acura NSX GT3 having driven behind the wheel of the the platform in international competition in previous years. McMurry competed in the 2019 European Blancpain Endurance Series onboard the Acura NSX GT3 and Gounon competed in the 8 Hours of California with the RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3.

Representing four different countries and with an average age of just 25, the MSR pairing has their eyes set on some new wrist ware come Sunday.

Joining forces for the first time earlier in the month for the Roar Before the 24, the No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 showed considerable speed to start the season off strong. McMurry put the Acura on the front row for provisional qualifying which set pit and garage locations for the Rolex 24.

The 58th annual Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona will air on NBC starting at 1:30pm ET on Saturday, January 25th.

Meyer Shank Rolex 24 Highlights:

2020 will mark MSR’s 17th Rolex 24 start
MSR has had 28 total entries into the Rolex 24
MSR has completed 16,540 race laps at the Rolex 24
MSR has completed 58,882 race miles at the Rolex 24
2012 overall Rolex 24 victory with AJ Allmendinger, Ozz Negri, John Pew and Justin Wilson
Pole positions scored in: 2005, 2008 & 2015
Podiums scored in: 2006, 2012, 2013 & 2018

Rolex 24 At Daytona Broadcast Schedule:

Broadcast 1/25

NBC 1:30-2:30PM ET
NBCSN 2:00-6:00pm ET
NBCSN App 6:00-11:00pm ET
NBCSN 11:00pm-3:00am ET

Broadcast 1/26

NBCSN App 3:00-6:00am ET
NBCSN 6:00-12:30pm ET
NBC 12:00-2:00pm ET

Roar Before The Rolex 2020