Hunter-Reay Paces Honda Effort as Indianapolis 500 Practice Continues
• Ryan Hunter-Reay runs fourth overall on warm, windy day of practice
• Fernando Alonso completes field-high 117 laps
• Second of five practice days prior to Indianapolis 500 qualifying

SPEEDWAY, Ind., (May 16, 2017) – Practice continued Tuesday under warm and gusty conditions at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as Honda drivers and teams focused on preparations for the May 28 Indianapolis 500.

Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay led the way for Honda in Tuesday’s six-hour practice session, posting the fourth-fastest speed in an incident-free day. Teammate Takuma Sato ended the day sixth, with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ Mikhail Aleshin taking the checkers seventh on the speed chart.

Two-time Formula One World Champion and McLaren Honda driver Fernando Alonso recorded the most laps of the 33 driver/car combinations in this year’s field, running 177 laps, just over half a race distance, today. Meanwhile, Dale Coyne Racing’s Ed Jones was fastest of the four rookies, ending the day 15th overall at 222.251 mph.

Practice activities continue through Friday, with qualifying action to set the field of 33 on the historic 2.5-mile oval scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

Ed Jones (#19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda) led the rookie field Tuesday in practice: “The day started off quite difficult. There were a few changes to the car that we had to make to adjust to certain things. It took a bit longer than we expected, but once we got up to speed we did a lot of traffic running. I learned a massive amount today and felt really comfortable towards the end when we were able to start passing a few cars. I think the first two days have been solid, as well as they could have gone, and I’m happy with the progress were making.”

Honda, Red Bull GRC Prepare For Louisville Debut

• Olsbergs MSE Looks to Capture Honda’s First Red Bull GRC Victory
• Rookies O. Eriksson and deJong Seek Improvement on First-Round Finishes
• Shorter Circuit Suited to Tough and Technical Approach for Honda Civic Coupes

LOUISVILLE, KY (May 16, 2017) – Olsbergs MSE (OMSE), with drivers Mitchell deJong, Oliver Eriksson and Sebastian Eriksson (no relation) looks to improve the team’s top-five performance in last month’s Memphis season opener as the Honda Racing trio heads to Louisville, KY for Sunday’s second round of the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross season. Continue reading Honda, Red Bull GRC Prepare For Louisville Debut →

Andretti Leads Honda 1-2 Result as Indianapolis 500 Practice Begins
• Marco Andretti and Scott Dixon head time sheets on first practice day
• Fernando Alonso leads rookie session
• Monday the first of five practice days prior to Indianapolis 500 qualifying this weekend

As he did in 2016, Marco Andretti led the way for Honda and his Andretti Autosport team in Opening Day practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Monday, in preparation for the May 28 101st running of the Indianapolis 500.

Scott Dixon made it a 1-2 result for Honda drivers on a warm, sunny day that saw 32 drivers take to the track during the four-hour session. Speeds rose during the final “happy hour” of practice, as more than a dozen drivers worked in the draft in preparation for race day. When the checkers flew at 6 p.m. to end practice, Honda drivers held down eight of the top 10 positions on the time sheet. Continue reading Andretti Leads Honda 1-2 Result as Indianapolis 500 Practice Begins →

Second-Row Start for Dixon, Honda in INDYCAR Grand Prix Qualifying
• Scott Dixon qualifies fourth on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
• Sebastien Bourdais also advances to final round of “knockout” qualifying
• Honda drivers claim seven of the top 12 grid positions for Saturday’s race Continue reading Second-Row Start for Dixon, Honda in INDYCAR Grand Prix Qualifying →

RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Just Misses Top-10 Run at VIR
• First Sprint X events with new Acura NSX GT3
• Tom Dyer and Ryan Eversley make up 16 spots in Sunday’s finale
• Mandatory pit stops prove challenging for entire field

Alton, VA (April 30, 2017) – The Acura NSX GT3s of RealTime Racing delved into the new SprintX format of Pirelli World Challenge competition at Virginia International Raceway this weekend, and fought back from troubles to narrowly miss a top-10 result.

Ryan Eversley and Tom Dyer took their Acura NSX GT3 to 11th in Sunday’s weekend finale and placed 19th in Saturday’s event to lead the team, while the Peter Kox/Mark Wilkins pair retired with damage on Saturday after a pit-lane misstep left the team 14th on Sunday. Continue reading RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Just Misses Top-10 Run at VIR →

Rookies deJong and Eriksson Score Top-Five Results in Memphis
• Honda’s First American Rallycross Driver Finishes Fourth
• Oliver Eriksson Finishes Fifth, Securing a Double Top-Five Finish
• Sebastian Eriksson Collects Third Round Heat Victory

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (April 29, 2017) ¬– Mitchell deJong and his No. 24 Honda Red Bull OMSE Civic utilized an aggressive strategy early in Saturday’s Final to finish fourth in the season-opening round of the Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship at Memphis International Raceway, with his rookie teammate, Oliver Eriksson, following closely behind in fifth.
Continue reading Rookies deJong and Eriksson Score Top-Five Results in Memphis →

New Year, New Look for Honda GRC Civic Coupe
• Red Bull-collaborated design debuts before Memphis
• Striking colors highlight the 2017 Honda Racing trio of cars
• Honda GRC Civic Coupe hits the track on Friday, April 28

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 27, 2017) – With the start of the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross season beginning Friday, Olsbergs MSE (OMSE), Red Bull and Honda are proud to debut an exciting new look for the Honda Red Bull OMSE Civic Coupes, based on the 2017 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy award-winning Honda Civic design. Continue reading New Year, New Look for Honda GRC Civic Coupe →

Dixon Fights to Second at Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
• Scott Dixon leads Honda effort at Barber Motorsports Park with second-place finish
• Sebastien Bourdais remains atop the drivers’ championship, Dixon now second
• Honda drivers claim nine of top 12 finishing positions

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 23, 2017) – Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon remained in the thick of the battle for the victory throughout Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, finishing second to Josef Newgarden after 90 hard-fought laps around scenic Barber Motorsports Park, the first road course event of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule.

Starting fourth, Dixon gained one position on the opening lap and then entered a multi-car battle at the front of the field. When race leader Will Power pitted on Lap 77 with a deflating rear tire, the race came down to a two-driver duel, with Newgarden prevailing over Dixon by just over one second. Continue reading Dixon Fights to Second at Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama →

Dixon Leads Honda Qualifying Effort at Barber Motorsports Park
• Scott Dixon qualifies 4th, third consecutive top-four qualifying performance of 2017
• Ryan Hunter-Reay, James Hinchcliffe also advance to “Fast Six” final qualifying
• Honda drivers claim eight of the top 11 starting positions

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 22, 2017) – Scott Dixon led the way for Honda in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying at Barber Motorsports Park, and will start on the outside of the second row, fourth, in Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. It is Dixon’s third consecutive top-four qualifying run of the 2017 season, after the Chip Ganassi Racing driver started second at the first two races of the season, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Long Beach, California. Continue reading Dixon Leads Honda Qualifying Effort at Barber Motorsports Park →

Andretti, Honda Head the Field Friday at Barber Motorsports Park
• Marco Andretti posts quickest lap in the second practice session
• Honda drivers claim six of the top-10 positions in Friday practice
• Less than a half-second covers the top eight in tight field

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 21, 2017) – Marco Andretti led the way for Honda in opening Verizon IndyCar Series practice for Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, posting the fastest lap of the day in his Andretti Autosport Honda during the second of two practice sessions Friday at Barber Motorsports Park. Continue reading Andretti, Honda Head the Field Friday at Barber Motorsports Park →

RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Team Fights Hard in Long Beach
• First-lap contact chance for Peter Kox to contend
• Acura NSX GT3 cars both finish on lead lap in tight Long Beach race
• Ryan Eversley leads team with 11th-place result

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2017) – Sunday’s Pirelli World Challenge event in Long Beach started with a bang for the RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 cars, which seemed fitting for a race that featured a mid-race delay for water that had nothing to do with rain. Continue reading RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Team Fights Hard in Long Beach →

Podium Finish For Acura Slips Away at Long Beach
• Communication error drops Legge, Lally from third to seventh
• Last-lap contact drops Segal, Negri from sixth to 10th
• Acura NSX GT3s continue to improve

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2017) – Facing the challenge of the first temporary street circuit on the 2017 schedule, Acura Motorsports and Michael Shank Racing looked on pace for a top-three finish Saturday in Long Beach, California, before a communication error during a mid-race caution period for the #93 NSX GT3, and final-lap contact for the sister #86 machine, cost both dearly in the final results. Continue reading Podium Finish For Acura Slips Away at Long Beach →

Front-row start for Scott Dixon, Honda at Grand Prix of Long Beach
• Dixon, Ryan Hunter-Reay lead Honda qualifying attack in Long Beach
• Four Honda teams, five drivers reach “Firestone Fast Six” final qualifying round
• James Hinchcliffe, Alexander Rossi and Graham Rahal complete top six in qualifying

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2017) – As at last month’s season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Florida, Scott Dixon again led the way for Honda Saturday in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Long Beach. Again as in St. Petersburg, Dixon will start on the outside of the front row, second, for Chip Ganassi Racing as Honda placed five drivers, from four different teams, in final round “Firestone Fast Six” qualifying.

Andretti Autosport teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi made the final round of Indy car knockout qualifying for the second consecutive race and will start third and fifth, respectively. They will be split on the grid by the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda of James Hinchcliffe, who will start fourth. Graham Rahal rounded out the top six in his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda.

Sunday’s 80-lap race starts at 4 p.m. EDT, with live television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.

Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda): “Yeah, bit of a bummer [missing the pole] there, but congrats to Helio [Castroneves]. I think he put together a hell of a lap. The NTT DATA car actually had a lot more grip than I expected and kind of caught me off guard, I think. I tried to go beyond it a couple of times and just made too many mistakes on the qualifying run. We struggled a little bit this weekend on the red [softer compound] tires just with straight-out speed. Unfortunately, I think we are going to be running a lot of reds tomorrow, but that’s the way it will work out. But I’m definitely confident in the fact we have a great race car here, all four Ganassi cars have been strong this weekend and we will see how it plays out.”

An interview with:
ART ST. CYR, President, Honda Peformance Development

T.E. McHALE: Thanks for joining us for our first media availability for the 2017 season, and welcome to our yard. Pleased to have you all here with us at the Long Beach Grand Prix.
Our guest this morning is HPD president Art St. Cyr. We wanted to take this opportunity, as we have our three highest profile racing series on the racetrack in the same place this weekend, to emphasize the scope of Honda’s motorsports activities. Continue reading An interview with: ART ST. CYR, President, Honda Peformance Development →

Andretti, Sato lead the way for Honda in Long Beach practice
• Marco Andretti posts second-quickest lap in the second practice session
• Takuma Sato runs fourth, Ryan Hunter-Reay fifth in tight field
• Dixon leads morning practice as Honda drivers claim six of the top eight positions Continue reading Andretti, Sato lead the way for Honda in Long Beach practice →

RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Team Prepped For Beach Battle
• Ryan Eversley, Peter Kox each chase season’s second top-10 finishes.
• RealTime Racing looks for its first win at prestigious Long Beach event
• Acura NSX GT3 makes its first appearance in its hometown

TORRANCE, Calif, (April 5, 2017) – The Acura NSX GT3 will make its first-ever race appearance on the streets of its hometown this weekend, as the RealTime Racing Acura will compete for the first time at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Located close to the Honda Performance Development (HPD) and American Honda corporate headquarters in Southern California, the GP of Long Beach has been a staple of American racing since the 1970s, when the world’s best drivers competed on the Long Beach streets. This weekend, the new Acura NSX supercar will battle some of the world’s most prestigious brands in a GT shootout with Ferrari, Cadillac, McLaren and Mercedes. Continue reading RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Team Prepped For Beach Battle →

Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3s Prepare for California Street Fight
• Two Acura entries to tackle Saturday’s Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix
• First of two street races on 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar
• MSR team seeks to build on endurance round results

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 3, 2017) – Michael Shank Racing brings its pair of Acura NSX GT3s to the streets of Southern California this weekend, seeking to build on encouraging results scored at the season-opening classic endurance races: the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

One of only two street-circuit events on the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule, Saturday’s Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach is also one of the shortest – just 100 minutes from green to checkered flags – presenting a different set of challenges for the MSR team and Acura. Continue reading Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3s Prepare for California Street Fight →

Eighth-Place Finish for Acura NSX GT3 at Sebring
• Pit strategy sees Dyer, Negri, Segal NSX GT3 finish eighth
• Lally, Legge, Wilkins NSX GT3 finish 14th, delayed by suspension issue
• 65th running of 12-hour endurance racing classic

SEBRING, Fla. (March 18, 2017) – Acura Motorsports and Michael Shank Racing faced the toughest test in North American sports car racing – the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring – and succeeded in bringing both of the team’s Acura NSX GT3’s to the finish in Saturday’s 65th running of the endurance classic.

After 12 hours of incredibly hard racing around the bumpy, demanding 3.7-mile Sebring circuit, built on the grounds of a former World War II Air Force training base, the MSR Acura effort was led to the checkers by the #86 entry of Tom Dyer, Oswaldo “Ozz” Negri Jr. and Jeff Segal, who finished eighth in the GTD class after stretching the fuel mileage of their NSX GT3 to the maximum in the closing hours. Continue reading Eighth-Place Finish for Acura NSX GT3 at Sebring →

Michael Shank Racing Readies Acura’s Sebring Effort
• Acura NSX GT3s to tackle Saturday’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
• Endurance racing classic is tough on cars, drivers, team
• Acura leads GTD North American Endurance Championship after strong Rolex 24 run

SEBRING, Fla. (March 14, 2017) – Following a highly successful endurance sports-car racing debut in January at Daytona International Speedway, Michael Shank Racing returns to Florida with its pair of Acura NSX GT3s for the second endurance racing classic of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: Saturday’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Continue reading Michael Shank Racing Readies Acura’s Sebring Effort →

RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Earns Pair of Top 10s in 2017 Debut
• Peter Kox earns series Hard Charger Award in Saturday’s opener
• Acura NSX GT3 makes its first street-course start in PWC competition.
• Ryan Eversley scores top-10 finish in Sunday’s event

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (March 12, 2017) – The Acura NSX GT3s of RealTime Racing debuted in solid fashion this weekend, earning a pair of top-10 finishes as the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge season opened at St. Petersburg, Florida with a pair of events.

The weekend was a study in perseverance for both Ryan Eversley and Peter Kox as both drivers battled through misfortune that prevented their weekends from being resounding successes. Continue reading RealTime Racing Acura NSX GT3 Earns Pair of Top 10s in 2017 Debut →