Acura Returns to Indy Car with Meyer Shank Racing
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
TORRANCE, Calif., April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Meyer Shank Racing Indy car driven by Jack Harvey will feature Acura livery in this weekend's Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, marking the return of Acura colors to the NTT IndyCar Series for the first time since 1994.
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- TORRANCE, Calif., April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Meyer Shank Racing Indy car driven by Jack Harvey will feature Acura livery in this weekend's Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, marking the return of Acura colors to the NTT IndyCar Series for the first time since 1994.
- "Given our long-running, successful relationship with Meyer Shank Racing in sports car competition, it seemed only natural to mark our first year as title sponsor of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach by extending our brand to the MSR Indy car," said Jon Ikeda, Acura vice president and Brand Officer.
- In addition to its Indy car program, Meyer Shank Racing fields a pair of Acura NSX GT3 Evo's in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and has scored four class victories and two poles in the highly-competitive GTD category since 2017.
- The only previous time Acura featured on an Indy car entry was in 1994, when the division served as primary sponsor of the Comptech Racing Lola driven by three-time IMSA champion Parker Johnstone.