Wayne Taylor Racing Acura Extend IMSA Title Lead With Laguna Seca Win

Acura and Penske Racing split amicably after a championship-winning 2020 season. Penske Racing, seeking future success at Le Mans, aligned with Porsche to commit to a 2023 LMDh operation. Acura, meanwhile, signed separate deals with long-time Honda Performance Development partners Meyer Shank Racing and former Cadillac stalwarts Wayne Taylor Racing. The season met Acura's expectations when that WTR operation scored the manufacturer an overall win at Daytona; races like today, where both Acuras lead their own strategy and a team extends its strong championship position, are icing on the cake.

The Meyer Shank Racing car switched onto an alternate strategy early, then took the net lead with just under 45 minutes to go. Fuel strategy put the car in a good position, but the team did not have the pace while saving fuel to convert into a race win. The Wayne Taylor Racing car retook the lead twenty minutes later en route to a comfortable win over both the Chip Ganassi Racing and Action Express Racing Cadillacs that are set to become full factory entries in 2023. The Shank car finished fourth, just ahead of the race's lone Mazda.