Front Row Start for Acura MSR in Strong Showing at Daytona

• Nick Yelloly qualifies his Acura MSR ARX-06 second for Saturday's season-opening Rolex 24

•Tom Blomqvist shows speed in #60 Acura MSR machine, will start sixth

Nick Yelloly led the way for Acura in qualifying for the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona, putting his #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian ARX-06 second on the grid for the twice-round-the-clock classic.

Yelloly's qualifying effort marks a strong showing for the #93 team, a joint effort between Meyer Shank Racing and Honda Racing Corporation USA. HRC US is taking on a larger role in engineering and strategizing for the team for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Yelloly will be going for his first Rolex 24 win on Saturday, alongside two-time Rolex winner Renger van der Zande, three-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou, and HRC-backed driver Kakunoshin Ohta.

Rolex 24 at Daytona Acura Qualifying Results

•Qualified 2nd - #93 Nick Yelloly, Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Co-drivers will be Renger van der Zande, Alex Palou and Kakunoshin Ohta.

•Qualified 6th - #60 Tom Blomqvist, Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Co-drivers will be Colin Braun, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist

Quotes

Nick Yelloly (#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Qualified 2nd: 'My very first Acura qualifying and we're lining up on the front row for Daytona, which is nice. There was a bit of confusion regarding the amount of time we had left, so it was lucky that I started to get on with it when I did, because in the middle of the lap they said it was the last lap and I thought I had two or three more. Let's say the racing gods helped us out a little bit there, but the car felt nice. I still think there's more in it. Now we just have to concentrate on the race. Happy for all the MSR and the HRC crew to get a good start to the season in terms of qualifying, but the points are mostly in the race!'

Tom Blomqvist (#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Qualified 6th: 'Car is good, car is fast! We just got ourselves in a difficult spot there with the traffic and the track position. It's a little annoying for me, it's a little annoying for him as well. I was just trying to complete my lap, but in the end it just wasn't meant to be. It's a bit disappointing because I think we had the car to fight for pole. It's a long race so it doesn't really matter, but let's see!'

Photo credit: Acura
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