Acura Meyer Shank Racing has revealed the additions of Felix Rosenqvist, Scott Dixon and Alex Palou to its Endurance Cup and Rolex 24 driver roster.
Four-time Rolex 24 winner Dixon and MSR IndyCar driver Rosenqvist will complete the roster for the #60 Acura MSR Acura ARX-06. The pair will join 2023 Rolex 24 winners, and full-season Acura MSR drivers Tom Blomqvist and Colin Braun.
Rosenqvist will take on Rolex 24 Hour duties in the Acura while Dixon will join Acura MSR for the full endurance schedule.
“I’m really looking forward to running the Rolex this year,” said Dixon. “I have almost joined Meyer Shank Racing and Mike a couple of times in the past, but it didn’t work out. I’m really excited to join Acura MSR and their partnership with HRC makes it easier, there are a lot of familiar faces and people that I have worked with over the years.
“That’s also true on the Meyer Shank side as well with a lot of people who I have worked with earlier in my career. A lot of familiar faces on the driver side too with Felix (Rosenqvist), Tom (Blomqvist), Colin (Braun) and obviously I was teammates last year with Renger, so I’m really looking forward to that side of it.
“Goal number one is just to win and hopefully we can do that out of the gate at Daytona.”
Meanwhile, fresh from scoring back-to-back IndyCar championships, Palou will serve as endurance driver of the #93 Acura MSR ARX-06 and pair up with full-season drivers Renger van der Zande and Nick Yelloly.
“I’m super excited about the opportunity to join Acura MSR and HRC for the IMSA endurance races next year,” added Palou. “It will be pretty cool to work with some of the drivers that I know very well and to see what we can do at the Rolex in January. I have to thank Mike and HRC for this opportunity and I’m ready to get going in Daytona!”
All in all, Acura MSR’s line-up now boasts an impressive 11 Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona victories, 11 IMSA GTP class wins and 17 IMSA GTP podium finishes since 2023.
“It’s really great to see how our IMSA lineup has come together and I think we have some really talented drivers with us this year,” said Mike Shank.
“Of course, it just made sense for Felix to join us at the 24. He’s really proved himself on the INDYCAR side of things and I think he can be a big asset to us in IMSA.
“It’s a no-brainer that Scott (Dixon) knows what he’s doing in the IMSA endurance events and it’s really cool to finally have him come on board after all these years.
“Alex (Palou) is another one who knows what it takes in the GTP category and of course he’s coming off of a big high in IndyCar. I’m excited to see where we shake out in the test this weekend; I think we’re all ready to get going.”
The Acura Meyer Shank Racing squad will be running at the Sanctioned Test at Daytona International Speedway this weekend (November 15-17) as it prepares for the 2025 Rolex 24.
Acura MSR will announce its final addition to the #93 line-up for the Rolex 24 in the coming weeks.
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