Mario Farnbacher

Acura Sweeps IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Titles

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Monday, November 16, 2020
Sports car racing, Auto racing, Motorsport, Group GT3, International Motor Sports Association, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Ricky Taylor, Mario Farnbacher, Acura, Petit Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, Hélio Castroneves

SEBRING, Fla., Nov. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura was the big winner in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the 2020 season came to a close Saturday night at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, winning all six major titles in the headline Daytona Prototype International and production-based GT Daytona classes.

Key Points: 
  • SEBRING, Fla., Nov. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura was the big winner in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the 2020 season came to a close Saturday night at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, winning all six major titles in the headline Daytona Prototype International and production-based GT Daytona classes.
  • Today's race concluded the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
  • Ricky Taylor (#7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) 2020 IMSA DPi Champion with four wins in nine races: "To me [co-driver Helio Castroneves] is Team Penske.
  • Mario Farnbacher (#86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo) 2020 IMSA GTD Champion with two wins and three podiums, successfully defends 2019 drivers' title: "This championship means everything.

Acura Reigns Supreme at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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Monday, November 2, 2020
Cars, Sports car racing, Motorsport, Petit Le Mans, Group GT3, International Motor Sports Association, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Mario Farnbacher, Acura, 24 Hours of Daytona, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda NSX

MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura resumed its race-winning ways in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, scoring its second sweep of the 2020 season with a 1-2 finish overall and in DPi for Acura Team Penske, and a 1-3 result in GTD for the Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evos.

Key Points: 
  • MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura resumed its race-winning ways in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, scoring its second sweep of the 2020 season with a 1-2 finish overall and in DPi for Acura Team Penske, and a 1-3 result in GTD for the Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evos.
  • Today's wins are the best combined finish for Acura in the three years of IMSA competition in both DPi and GTD.
  • Cameron maintained the advantage for the #6 Acura ARX-05 throughout the next two stints, building a lead of as much as 12 seconds.
  • Matt McMurry and Mario Farnbacher scored their second victory of 2020 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in the #86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo to complete a double-win, quadruple-podium day for Acura in IMSA competition.

Acura Sweeps Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

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Sunday, September 6, 2020
Auto racing, Sports car racing, Cars, 24 Hours of Daytona, Acura ARX-01, Acura, Mario Farnbacher, Ricky Taylor, Hélio Castroneves, Petit Le Mans

BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura swept the six-hour TireRack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta today, as Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor piloted their Acura ARX-05 prototype to the overall honors, while the trio of Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry and Shinya Michimi took their Acura NSX GT3 Evo to the win in the GTD class.

Key Points: 
  • BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura swept the six-hour TireRack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta today, as Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor piloted their Acura ARX-05 prototype to the overall honors, while the trio of Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry and Shinya Michimi took their Acura NSX GT3 Evo to the win in the GTD class.
  • The pair joined the battle for the race victory in their #7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05 in the final two hours.
  • Acura Motorsports social media content and video links from this weekend's IMSA TireRack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta are available on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/HondaRacingHPD ) and Twitter ( https://twitter.com/HondaRacing_HPD ).Produced by the CoForce Digital Media, the YouTube videos can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/HondaRacingHPDTV .
  • Circuit: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (2.54-mile road course) Braselton, Ga