Columbus, Ohio (20 February 2014) – For Ohio race fans, there is a new way to catch up on the latest racing news as Mike Shank and former Ohio State and NFL player Matt Finkes will once again join forces as hosts of a new television show.

Beginning with the first-ever broadcast on February 21, Time Warner Cable Sports Channel will televise the new weekly show, Pit Pass, every Saturday morning at 10:00 AM ET.

Shank and Finkes formerly hosted the Rocky Fork Power Hour, a weekly Columbus, Ohio radio show that delved into all things racing from NASCAR to IndyCar to sportscars, with Shank also showcasing insights into his own IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race team based in Pataksala, Ohio.

“It’s crazy how this has grown because Mike was just on the (radio) show as a guest and then we started having him on all the time and he was the co-host, and now we’re taking on this new show by moving to TV,” said Finkes, who has found himself recruited to help Shank’s pit crew on occasion. “This is a big challenge, to add the visual element of what we are doing from the radio show, but it is pretty exciting and I think fans are going to have fun watching.”

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No. 60 Tire Kingdom/Curb Records Honda-powered Ligier JS P2 shows well in 24-hour debut as Michael Shank Racing fastest car at Rolex 24

Daytona Beach, Fla. (25 January 2015) – When Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian entered the gates of Daytona International Speedway for the 53rd running of the iconic Rolex 24 At Daytona, the team understood the challenge that lay ahead as it opens a new chapter for the organization with its new Ligier JS P2 car and new Honda engine platform. But the Ohio-based squad was confident in its new package and rose to the challenge in a big way.

In six on-track sessions held throughout the Rolex 24 event, Michael Shank Racing’s No. 60 Tire Kingdom Ligier JS P2 Honda set the fastest time in every single one of them. Longtime Shank driver Ozz Negri led the way in Thursday’s qualifying to deliver the team its second Rolex 24 pole and third overall pole.

NASCAR Sprint Cup driver AJ Allmendinger set the fastest race lap during the twice around the clock event with a time of 1:39.576-seconds as Michael Shank Racing demonstrated the potential of the new package and went six-for-six with the quickest time in each session.

Negri and Allmendinger combined with John Pew and Matt McMurry for the team’s 12th consecutive start in the event. McMurry made history when he became the youngest driver ever to drive a prototype in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

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Daytona Beach, Fla. (22 January 2015) – With team owner Mike Shank urging him on via the team radio, Ozz Negri dug deep to find the extra speed to put the No. 60 Tire Kingdom Service Centers Honda-Ligier JS P2 on the Rolex 24 At Daytona pole for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian on Thursday.

The fast lap of 1:39.194-seconds around the iconic 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course earned Negri his second career Rolex 24 At Daytona TOTAL Lubricants pole position as the Ohio-based team continued to impress with the new Honda-Ligier JS P2 combination after only taking delivery of the all-new car at the beginning of December.

After scoring his second pole in the event, Negri will chase his second win in the race starting on Saturday (LIVE FOX network broadcast 2:00 PM ET) with co-drivers John Pew, Matt McMurry, and AJAllmendinger.

“This is all a testament to the partnerships that we have with Tire Kingdom, Curb, Onroak, and Honda, all the incredible work this team has put in, and of course another awesome job from Ozz (Negri),” said Shank. “It was very, very, close with the times but as the Continental Tires kept warming up, we kept picking up speed. This is a great way to kick off the Tire Kingdom partnership but we didn’t come here to qualify well. It’s always good to be starting up front, but we are very focused on what we want to do in the race.”

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Pataskala, Ohio (22 January 2015) – With a new car and motor package, a revised driver line up, and new and returning commercial partnerships, Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian already has 2015 off to a flying start before the first green flag of the season has even flown.
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