Meyer Shank Racing Re-Signs Blomqvist

The Brit Will Drive the No. 60 Acura ARX-06 GTP Entry Next Season

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tom Blomqvist will remain with Meyer Shank Racing as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship team transitions into the new Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class in 2023.

MSR announced Monday that it had re-signed Blomqvist, the 28-year-old Englishman who along with Oliver Jarvis is just 19 points from the Daytona Prototype international (DPi) class lead heading into the season finale on Oct. 1, the 25th annual Motul Petit Le Mans. Driving the No. 60 MSR Acura ARX-05 in the final season of DPi competition, Blomqvist and Jarvis won the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona (along with endurance co-drivers Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud) and have finished second in five other 2022 races.

In addition to trying to win the DPi championship this year, Blomqvist is looking forward to racing in MSR's Acura ARX-06 LMDh when the GTP class debuts next season.

"I'm really excited to be renewing the partnership with MSR," said Blomqvist, who will also get a test in an MSR IndyCar through the deal. "MSR put a lot of trust in me putting me in the car this year and we've had a successful campaign. We work well together and it's clear from the results that we've had, and now we are focused on taking the championship. Obviously with the new car it will be a different challenge, but one that we are all super motivated for."

Team co-owner Mike Shank said the decision to re-sign Blomqvist was easy.

"He has exceeded our expectations this race season and has performed week in and week out," Shank said. "The pace that he's shown with the Acura ARX-05 made it an easy decision to put him in the new Acura LMDh car. I'm also pleased that we are able to give him a chance to test out our Indy car. He's got an open-wheel background with Formula E and it will be exciting to see what he can do in an Indy Car."