Michelin GT Challenge at VIR
VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, VA
2 p.m. EDT Sunday, August 28, 2022
Live Coverage on CNBC, NBC Peacock, Radio Le Mans and IMSA.com
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22
Sunday’s two-hour, 40-minute Michelin GT Challenge at VIR is the second of two IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship stand-alone events for the GTD Pro and GTD classes. The first GT-only race took place at Lime Rock Park in July.
For 2022, Acura’s IMSA GTD effort in the IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup – the eight non-endurance rounds of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – will be headed by Rick Ware Racing’s #51 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22.
The RWR driver lineup includes Ryan Eversley, the 2018 SRO Touring Car American TCR champion and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race winner in 2021. He is partnered by Aidan Read, a 2021 GTD race winner in IMSA at Watkins Glen last year. The pair also joined forces last year when Read engineered Eversley’s NASCAR Cup Series debut, with RWR, at Road America.
The #51 Rick Ware Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 driven by Read and Eversley finished third at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the first podium result for the duo and RWR, in the team’s first year of IMSA GTD competition.
Acura DPi
IMSA’s Prototype category is not a part of the IMSA weekend at VIR, but the Acura ARX-05s will return to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the following round, the 10-hour Petit Le Mans, Oct. 6-8 at Road Atlanta near Gainsville, GA.
Propelled by victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, plus four additional race wins, Acura will clinch the 2022 IMSA Manufacturers’ Championship with the waving of the green flag at Road Atlanta. It will be Acura’s third DPi Manufacturers’ title in five years competing in the category.
The Drivers’ and Team’s DPi championships will be decided between the two Acura teams in the series: Meyer Shank Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing.
With four wins this season, the WTR duo of Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor hold a narrow, 19-point lead over fellow Acura team MSR and drivers Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis, who won at the Rolex 24 in January and have five second-place results.
Where to Watch
Flag-to-flag coverage from VIRginia International Raceway will be available on CNBC starting at 2 p.m. EDT Sunday, with live streaming on NBC Peacock.
Fans can listen to audio commentary via IMSA.com, RadioLeMans.com and XM Radio; and follow the race live via in-car cameras, IMSA Radio and timing & scoring available worldwide on IMSA.com and the IMSA mobile device App.
Acura Motorsports social media content and video links from the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR can be found on Instagram (www.instagram.com/hondaracing_hpd), Twitter (twitter.com/HondaRacing_HPD) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/HondaRacingHPD). Additional features and long-form videos can be found on the Honda Racing/HPD YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/HondaRacingHPDTV).