The factory Acura team’s current deal ends after this season’s Petit Le Mans in October and its future with the brand was put in question following the manipulation of tyre data in the season-opening Daytona 24 Hours, which it won.
The team was assessed a 200-point penalty for the infringement and it apologised to Acura and HPD, along with its partners, which finance the operation. Acura is currently making no comment on its IMSA plans for 2024, beyond its announcement of an extension with Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport – which will run two cars next year.
“We’re still working on that,” said Shank when asked about MSR’s IMSA plans for 2024. “They are up in the air right now.
“Those guys, since a rough January, they have battled back and they’re in the championship again, which is unbelievable. You put those points back on the board, and they’ve checked out in the championship.
“We don’t know yet, we’ll know probably in four to five weeks where we sit on that. This is my 20th year as a team owner in the Rolex [24 at Daytona], we’ve won it three times, and it was kinda the start of all this, so we’re doing everything we can to stay in it.”
Source: Autosport