Honda Returns to Indianapolis for Red Bull Global Rallycross

• Mitchell deJong’s Podium Streak Continues into Indianapolis
• Long Layoff Bodes Well for Honda Civic Coupes
• First Event in Indianapolis for Red Bull Global Rallycross Series

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 5, 2017) – After two consecutive doubleheader events, Olsbergs MSE (OMSE) and drivers Oliver Eriksson, Mitchell deJong and Sebastian Eriksson travel to Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Indianapolis, IN for Round 7 of the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross season. Continue reading Honda Returns to Indianapolis for Red Bull Global Rallycross →

Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3s Look To Extend Victory Streak in Canada
• Acura NSX GT3s take on Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
• MSR team seeks to build on consecutive victories at Detroit and Watkins Glen
• Acura, Lally and Legge move into championship contention

TORRANCE, Calif. (July 5, 2017) – Following back-to-back victories at the Detroit Grand Prix and Watkins Glen, Michael Shank Racing brings its pair of Acura NSX GT3s to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park outside of Toronto, Canada, looking to extend the winning streak and continue its attack on the 2017 championship.

At the midpoint in the 12-round 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Acura now lies third in the GTD Manufacturers’ Championship, just 15 points out of first place and 10 points out of second, on the strength of consecutive victories for Andy Lally and Katherine Legge, driving the #93 MSR Acura NSX GT3. Continue reading Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3s Look To Extend Victory Streak in Canada →

Acura, Lally & Legge Make It Two in a Row at Watkins Glen
• Andy Lally, Katherine Legge score second consecutive win for Acura NSX GT3
• Victory at six-hour Watkins Glen endurance contest follows sprint race win in Detroit
• Suspension failure following contact prevents podium result for Jeff Segal, Ozz Negri

WATKINS GLEN, NY (July 2, 2017) – The Michael Shank Racing Acura duo of Andy Lally and Katherine Legge scored its second consecutive GTD class victory of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season Sunday at Watkins Glen International Raceway, starting from the pole and leading much of the six-hour endurance contest to take the checkers in their Acura NSX GT3.

Today’s victory on the sweeping, 2.4-mile Watkins Glen circuit – one of the fastest tracks on the IMSA schedule – follows last month’s equally emphatic victory for Acura, Lally and Legge at the Detroit Grand Prix street circuit, the tightest track on the circuit and one of only two sprint races on the schedule. Both victories serve to highlight the impressive scope of development work on the NSX GT3, which is in its first year of world-class sports car competition. Continue reading Acura, Lally & Legge Make It Two in a Row at Watkins Glen →

Acura NSX GT3 Claims Pole at Watkins Glen
• Andy Lally scores first GTD pole for Acura at Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen
• Jeff Segal qualifies fourth in his Michael Shank Racing NSX GT3
• Six-hour North American Endurance Championship contest runs Sunday

WATKINS GLEN, NY (July 1, 2017) – Andy Lally piloted his Michael Shank Racing Acura to the GTD class pole Saturday at Watkins Glen International Raceway, in qualifying action for Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen, marking the first pole for the new Acura NSX GT3 in international sports car racing.

The pole for the Lally and co-driver Katherine Legge follows their victory last month at the Detroit Grand Prix, the first win for the NSX GT3. Jeff Segal qualified the second MSR Acura in fourth, the best combined qualifying effort for the NSX GT3 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship since the car made its debut just six races ago at the Rolex 24. Segal and co-driver Oswaldo “Ozz” Negri will start from the outside of the second row in the 17–car GTD field. Continue reading Acura NSX GT3 Claims Pole at Watkins Glen →

Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3s Look To Extend Success at Watkins Glen
• Acura NSX GT3s take on Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen
• MSR team seeks to build on Detroit race win
• Third round of 2017 North American Endurance Championship

TORRANCE, Calif. (June 28, 2017) – Michael Shank Racing brings its pair of Acura NSX GT3s to the classic, challenging Watkins Glen International Raceway in upstate New York this weekend, seeking the team’s second victory of 2017, following an outstanding inaugural race victory earlier this month at the Grand Prix of Detroit.

Sunday’s six-hour endurance contest on the fast, flowing Watkins Glen circuit marks the return of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship to a traditional road course, following the tight confines of the Belle Isle Park temporary street circuit. Continue reading Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3s Look To Extend Success at Watkins Glen →

Honda Racing at Speed Highlights Honda, Acura Racing Success
• Indianapolis 500 victory highlighted in monthly racing recap
• Series viewership expands with new broadcast, cable partners
• Total reach now extends to 135 million households

TORRANCE, Calif. (June 27, 2017) – Takuma Sato’s thrilling victory in the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 is featured in the latest edition of Honda Racing: at Speed, the monthly recap of Honda Racing and Acura Motorsports activities. The new episode recently premiered on MavTV, a variety of other broadcast and cable providers, and on the Honda Performance Development YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqVNyhyqhA. Continue reading Honda Racing at Speed Highlights Honda, Acura Racing Success →

Acura Earns Two Class Victories and Sets Record at
2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

• Acura TLX GT takes first place in Open Class setting a new course record; second fastest time overall; Peter Cunningham chosen as “Rookie of the Year”
• 2018 Acura TLX A-Spec takes first place in Exhibition Class in its racing debut
• Acura NSX secures podium finish for second consecutive year, taking third place in Time Attack 1 Class Continue reading Acura Earns Two Class Victories and Sets Record at 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb →

Kox Leads RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Effort at Road America
• Acura earns double top-10 in Saturday’s opening Pirelli World Challenge race
• Kox’s fifth-place run Saturday is his season-best result
• Eversley comes home eighth on Sunday, fourth consecutive top-10 finish

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 25, 2017) – The RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 racers continued their mid-season surge over a picturesque weekend at Road America, with Peter Kox earning his first Pirelli World Challenge top-five GT3 finish while Ryan Eversley extended his streak of top-10 results to four in a row. Continue reading Kox Leads RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Effort at Road America →

Dixon Does It! Pilots His Honda to Victory at Road America
• Scott Dixon scores Honda’s sixth IndyCar Series win of 2017
• Extends his championship points lead
• Charlie Kimball runs sixth in his Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 25, 2017) – Scott Dixon provided a master class in Verizon IndyCar Series racecraft on Sunday at Road America, taking charge of the Kohler Grand Prix midway through the 220-mile contest and fending off all challengers to claim his first victory of 2017, and the sixth of the year for Honda. Continue reading Dixon Does It! Pilots His Honda to Victory at Road America →

An interview with:

ART ST. CYR

T.E. McHALE: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for taking the time to join us for this next in our series of media availabilities during the 2017 season. Our guest today, again, is Art St. Cyr, president of HPD. Thanks for being with us today.
ART ST. CYR: Thanks.
T.E. McHALE: We’ve had about a month now to reflect on what’s been a series of pretty successful results for the Honda Racing program. Let’s just start by getting your general impressions of our IndyCar successes at the 500 and at Detroit the following weekend. Continue reading An interview with: ART ST. CYR →

Dixon, Rahal Lead Honda Qualifiers at Road America
• Championship leader Scott Dixon qualifies fifth for Kohler Grand Prix
• Two-race winner Graham Rahal will start sixth
• Honda teams and drivers claim eight of top 12 starting positions

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 24, 2017) – Verizon IndyCar Series championship points leader Scott Dixon led the way for Honda Saturday at Road America, advancing to the final round of knockout qualifying to fifth on the starting grid for Sunday’s Kohler Grand Prix. Graham Rahal also advanced to the top six, his third consecutive Fast Six appearance of 2017.

Dixon, who has qualified eighth or better in all 10 races this season, currently leads the drivers’ championship with 326 points, to 313 for defending series champion Simon Pagneaud in second. Eight Honda drivers advanced out of first-round qualifying to complete the top 12 starting positions.

Sunday’s 55-lap, 220-mile race, the 10th round of the 2017 season, begins at 12:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, with live television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.

Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda): “It was [a] decent [qualifying run]. I think we struggled with balance yesterday, then we made some big changes overnight and definitely got better. Our car has been pretty good today in practice and qualifying. Overall, we’re pretty happy. We know the deficit [to the fastest qualifiers] we’re dealing with; it is what it is. We’ll try and do our best tomorrow.”

Graham Rahal (Rahal Lettterman Lanigan Racing Honda): “We got all of it. I think [the gap to the pole] is more of a handling thing than straight-line speed. Hopefully, tomorrow we can have a good race. We strategically did not use the [optional, softer-compound] ‘reds’ [tires] in round three, because I didn’t want to. I wanted to be pretty race-minded. I wanted to put myself in the best spot possible for tomorrow. We’ll see how it goes. Go out there and take the challenge to them, as will Dixie, and see what happens.”

Rossi, Hinchcliffe Head Honda Field Friday at Road America
• Alexander Rossi leads morning session, ends day fifth overall
• Hinchcliffe posts sixth-fastest time
• All five Honda teams represented in top 10

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 23, 2017) – Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi led the first of two Verizon IndyCar Series practice sessions Friday at Road America, and finished the day fifth overall in preparation for Sunday’s Kohler Grand Prix. Continue reading Rossi, Hinchcliffe Head Honda Field Friday at Road America →

Acura Entries Secure Top Qualifying Positions for
2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

• Acura TLX GT piloted by Pikes Peak rookie Peter Cunningham clinches top qualifying spot in Pikes Peak Open Class; records second overall fastest qualifying time
• Acura TLX A-Spec secures top qualifying spot in Exhibition Class
• Acura NSX nabs second place qualifying time in Time Attack 1 Class

PIKES PEAK, Colo. (June 23, 2017) – Acura entries posted top qualifying times for the 95th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this weekend. The TLX GT, driven by long-time Acura race car driver Peter Cunningham in his Pikes Peak debut, clinched the top qualifying spot in the Pikes Peak Open Class yesterday with a time of 3:57.463, recording the second fastest qualifying time overall. The 2018 Acura TLX A-Spec, making its racing debut, secured the top qualifying spot in the Exhibition Class with a time of 4:23.734, while the production-based NSX with GT3-inspired modifications secured a second-place qualifying time of 4:04.731 in the Time Attack 1 class and recorded the sixth fastest qualifying time overall. Continue reading Acura Entries Secure Top Qualifying Positions for 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb →

American deJong Finishes with Double-Podium Results for Honda, Olsbergs MSE

• Rookie deJong Claims His Third Podium Finish of 2017
• Honda Racing Goes 3-4-5 in Round 6 Final; First All Top-Five Finish For Trio
• Manufacturer Championship Within Sights, Four Points Back From First

Broadcast replays are available here: http://www.nbcsports.com/live#full-event-replays

OTTAWA, Ontario (June 18, 2017) – Olsbergs MSE (OMSE) and Mitchell deJong ended the second doubleheader weekend of the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross season with double-podium finishes, collecting two third-place results at the Canada Air and Space Museum. Teammates Sebastian and Oliver Eriksson (no relation) finished Sunday’s Final in fourth and fifth-place, respectively, collecting the Honda Racing trio’s first top-five all-manufacturer finish. Continue reading American deJong Finishes with Double-Podium Results for Honda, Olsbergs MSE →

Kanaan, Rahal Hang On To Lead Honda Effort in Texas
• Tony Kanaan recovers from contact, penalty to finish second
• Graham Rahal follows double wins in Detroit with fourth place in Texas
• Despite crash, Scott Dixon continues to lead drivers’ championship

FORT WORTH, Texas (June 10, 2017) – Tony Kanaan and Graham Rahal persevered through a crash-strewn Verizon IndyCar Series race Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway, with Kanaan finishing second and Rahal fourth for Honda in the Rainguard Water Sealers 600.

Honda drivers and teams dominated qualifying Friday night at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway oval, sweeping the top eight starting positions. But crashes in tonight’s 248-lap contest eliminated eight of 13 Honda entries – and damaged a ninth. Fortunately, all drivers escaped injury in the multiple collisions. Continue reading Kanaan, Rahal Hang On To Lead Honda Effort in Texas →

Kimball Leads Honda Qualifying Sweep in Texas
• Charlie Kimball scores career-first IndyCar Series pole
• Sets INDYCAR qualifying record for Texas Motor Speedway
• Honda drivers sweep top eight starting positions for Saturday night race

FORT WORTH, Texas (June 9, 2017) – Charlie Kimball drove to the first pole position in his Verizon IndyCar Series career Friday at the Texas Motor Speedway, leading a Honda sweep of the top eight starting positions in qualifying for Saturday night’s Rainguard Water Sealers 600.

Kimball set one- and two-lap INDYCAR qualifying records at the 1.5-mile oval to secure the pole over his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate and championship points leader, Scott Dixon, who will start second. Kimball’s two-lap average of 222.556 mph shattered the previous record of 219.182 mph, set by Will Power in 2013. Continue reading Kimball Leads Honda Qualifying Sweep in Texas →

Acura NSX and TLX to Race Up Pikes Peak; New TLX A-Spec
Makes Racing Debut

• Turbocharged, 500-horsepower 2018 TLX A-Spec to compete in the exhibition class
• TLX GT returns to competition in the Pikes Peak Open class, driven by Peter Cunningham in his Pikes Peak debut
• GT3-inspired Acura NSX will compete in the Time Attack 1 Class, building on last year’s Time Attack 2 Production victory
• Acura TLX and MDX will serve as official pace cars and Rookie Orientation vehicles Continue reading Acura NSX and TLX to Race Up Pikes Peak; New TLX A-Spec Makes Racing Debut →

deJong, Honda Score Podium Finish in New England

• American deJong Claims Sixth Podium Finish For Manufacturer
• Thompson Doubleheader Begins Four Rounds in Two-Week Span
• Oliver Eriksson Wins Heat Race on Saturday

Saturday Broadcast Replay: http://stream.nbcsports.com/nbc/?pid=32843

THOMPSON, Ct. (June 4, 2017) – Mitchell deJong and his No. 24 Honda Red Bull Olsbergs MSE Civic scored their first career Red Bull Global Rallycross Supercar podium result Saturday, after finishing third in a Final defined by a battle of attrition. The 19-year-old Temecula, Calif. native became the manufacturer’s first American rallycross driver to achieve a podium finish. Continue reading deJong, Honda Score Podium Finish in New England →

Rahal, Honda Dominate in Detroit
• Graham Rahal completes sweep of IndyCar Series double header race weekend
• Follows victory in Saturday’s opening race with second win in Sunday finale
• Scott Dixon combines second and sixth-place results to claim championship lead

DETROIT, Mich. (June 4, 2017) – Despite a late-race red flag, Graham Rahal and Honda completed a dominant performance Sunday in Detroit, as Rahal became the first driver to win both races of the Verizon IndyCar Series double header weekend on the Motor City’s Belle Isle Park temporary street circuit.

After leading a 1-2-3 victory podium sweep for Honda in Saturday’s opening 70-lap contest, Rahal scored his second win of the weekend today in an entirely different manner. Starting third in his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, Rahal first had to get past fellow Honda driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, making an outside pass in Turn One to move into second. Continue reading Rahal, Honda Dominate in Detroit →

Honda Sweeps Opening Race in Detroit
• Graham Rahal dominates first race of weekend double header
• Scott Dixon, James Hinchcliffe complete Honda podium sweep
• Honda drivers claim seven of the top nine finishing positions

DETROIT, Mich. (June 3, 2017) – Starting from the pole, Graham Rahal dominated Saturday’s opening Verizon IndyCar Series race of a double header weekend in Detroit, leading virtually from flag-to-flag and spearheading a 1-2-3 Honda sweep at the Belle Isle Park temporary street circuit.

Rahal drove a flawless race – leading 55 of 70 laps, making his Rahal Letterman Lanigan team’s two-stop pit strategy work perfectly and beating fellow Honda driver Scott Dixon to the checkered flag by six seconds in the first of the annual doubleheader at Belle Isle. Continue reading Honda Sweeps Opening Race in Detroit →