Late-Race Penalty Hobbles Acura Effort at Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayA late race penalty for contact with a GTD PRO entry ended Acura's challenge for victory today in IMSA's TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks WeatherTech SportsCar Championship run on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor contend for victory at the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks until a late-race penalty for contact results in a fifth-place finish
Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque pilot their #10 Acura to sixth in IMSA endurance event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
A late race penalty for contact with a GTD PRO entry ended Acura's challenge for victory today in IMSA's TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks WeatherTech SportsCar Championship run on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The penalty, a drive-through for incident responsibility in the final-hour, dropped Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor to an unrepresentative fifth-place finish. Prior to the call to drive through pit lane, Deletraz and Taylor had their #40 Acura ARX-06 at or near the front of the field throughout the closing hours of the six-hour endurance contest.
The sister #10 Acura ARX-06 of Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor also was very quick at times, with Albuquerque setting fastest race lap, but lost speed in the closing hours to finish sixth.
Not a good day. There were moments when a win was definitely in the cards. We didn't have a very good car in the wet, but once conditions dried out we had a really good car, especially in clean air. We were able to make some passes when we needed to, but a tough way to end the day.
Not a good day. There were moments when a win was definitely in the cards. We didn't have a very good car in the wet, but once conditions dried out we had a really good car, especially in clean air. We were able to make some passes when we needed to, but a tough way to end the day.
The positive today is that we had strong pace, we came from the back to the front a few times. As for the penalty, I think that is discussable with IMSA because I feel like I did nothing wrong and the GTD car ran into me. But overall, positive pace but a sad result. Let's go to Petit Le Mans and try to win.
The positive today is that we had strong pace, we came from the back to the front a few times. As for the penalty, I think that is discussable with IMSA because I feel like I did nothing wrong and the GTD car ran into me. But overall, positive pace but a sad result. Let's go to Petit Le Mans and try to win.
It's just the way this year has gone for us. We looked good at one point, I took off and had the race's fastest lap, so the car was good. Definitely the pace was there. But then at the end Ricky [Taylor] had an issue with the car that kept us from pushing for P4. And that's how it was for us. It was a long day.
It's just the way this year has gone for us. We looked good at one point, I took off and had the race's fastest lap, so the car was good. Definitely the pace was there. But then at the end Ricky [Taylor] had an issue with the car that kept us from pushing for P4. And that's how it was for us. It was a long day.
Thanks to the efforts of the men and women at HRC, we seemed to have some decently fast race cars. However, the racing gods were not with us today.
Thanks to the efforts of the men and women at HRC, we seemed to have some decently fast race cars. However, the racing gods were not with us today.
