Daytona Beach, Fla. (20 November 2013) – Michael Shank Racing was back in action at Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday as the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship held its first official test ahead of the 2014 season.

The 2012 Rolex 24-winning team worked countless hours over the last few weeks in order to update the No. 60 Ford Ecoboost-powered Riley to the 2014 specifications in time for the test. Michael Shank Racing made big gains through Tuesday’s testing as drivers John Pew and Ozz Negri each spent valuable time behind the wheel of the new car.

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Pataskala, Ohio (16 November 2013) – Just weeks after setting multiple records at the track, Michael Shank Racing will return to Daytona International Speedway next week as the team takes its first official steps in the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship in testing on Tuesday and Wednesday.

2012 Rolex 24 At Daytona champions Ozz Negri and John Pew will both be in action for the team at the test, driving the No. 60 Ford Ecoboost-powered Riley on the 3.56-mile circuit that will play host to the opening round of the 2014 season on January 24-6.

The duo is looking forward to their first laps with the new 2014 specification Daytona Prototype as the two-day test is set to provide Michael Shank Racing with a baseline of information ahead of the new season.

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Pataskala, Ohio (11 November 2013) – From the Rolex 24 to the Record Run, 2013 started and ended at Daytona International Speedway for Michael Shank Racing. The 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series closed out an era, and the final GRAND-AM season proved to be a bit of a rollercoaster ride for Michael Shank Racing (MSR) as the team enjoyed multiple highs as well as a few lows throughout the year.

MSR returned to a two-car effort in 2013 and opened the season as the defending Rolex 24 At Daytona Champions. The team delivered another strong performance in the huge race as the No. Ford-Riley 60 entry of John Pew, Ozz Negri, AJ Allmendinger, Justin Wilson, and Marcos Ambrose set twitter alight with #nevergiveup as the five-driver lineup drove from seven laps down to take the checkered flag in third in the 24-hour endurance classic. The sister No. 6 Ford-Riley of Gustavo Yacaman, Michael Valiante, Chris Cumming and Jorge Goncalvez was also well-paced for a strong finish before contact with a GT machine brought an early end to the team’s race. Read More »

New Six-Speed Makes Auspicious debut as part of Ford’s EcoBoost Speed Runs At Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Beach, Fla. (17 October 2013) – The IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Series newest competing powerplant made a big debut at Daytona International Speedway last week, and an American-made gearbox from EMCO Gears played a key role in the record-setting day.

Michael Shank Racing set three records at the “World Center of Racing” as Colin Braun piloted the Ford-powered EcoBoost/Riley combination to the fastest lap ever recorded on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway oval on Wednesday afternoon with a speed of 222.971 mph (40.364 seconds).

Braun also went on to set a pair of international records, subject to homologation from the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), with new world speed records for 10 kilometers from a standing start and 10 miles from a standing start. Braun’s 10-kilometer speed was 202.438 mph and the 10-mile speed was 210.018 mph.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (10 October 2013) – From making the team’s first ever start in the Rolex 24 At Daytona in 2004 to scoring the pole in 2008 to winning the race in 2012, Michael Shank Racing has had some big days at Daytona International Speedway.

The team added a significant new chapter to that history on Wednesday as Colin Braun piloted the Ford-powered EcoBoost/Riley combination to the fastest lap ever recorded on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway oval on Wednesdayafternoon with a speed of  222.971 mph (40.364 seconds).

Braun also went on to set a pair of international records, subject to homologation from the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), with new world speed records for 10 kilometers from a standing start and 10 miles from a standing start. Braun’s 10-kilometer speed was 202.438 mph and the 10-mile speed was 210.018 mph.

Braun’s single-lap speed topped Bill Elliott’s record of 210.364 mph set during qualifying for the Daytona 500 in 1987. The 10-kilometer and 10-mile world records were held by Hans Liebold, who drove a Mercedes-Benz Turbo to a 10-kilometer speed of 199.101 mph and a 10-mile speed of 208.316 mph from a standing start in Nardo, Italy on May 5, 1979.

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