The Secrets to Meyer Shank Racing's Success at this Year's Rolex 24 at Daytona

• Meyer Shank’s Acura ARX-06 led 365 laps at this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona, including the first 62 and last 97.

• The closest competitor was the No. 01 Cadillac of Chip Ganassi Racing, which led 198 laps.

• As for MSR, Michael Shank’s stock as a team owner has risen in part because of his own driver rating system.

The Acura of Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian played the role of the hare to racing perfection in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, pressing a victorious pace from the beginning to end.

That surprised Cadillac Racing's Sebastien Bourdais, whose No. 01 Cadillac finished third, 10 seconds behind the winners.

“Honestly, I just didn’t think it was going to take the perfect race and then some,” said Bourdais, who pressed the issue from the drop of the green for Cadillac. “I’m really surprised that the competition beat us on performance and everybody ended up having a very clean race. It’s tough to be on the wrong side of things, but scoring some good points.”