Acura Motor News on Racing
Only one of the two teams managed by Acura had to bail out of the last American Le Mans Series race at Miller Motorsports Park in the state of Utah. The withdrawal of the said teams were said to have been due to mechanical failures. This was the race conducted the previous May 19.
Nearly two whole months have passed now since the American Le Mans Series race and a number of the American Le Mans Series teams will be playing in the 24 Hour of Le Mans in France as well, come June.
On the other hand, the three Acura teams were not, in any way, involved in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. However, all three of the teams powered by Acura have been racing at the Mid-Ohio Sport Car Course and Lime Rock Park in Conecticut as part of a series of grueling exercises designed to keep the teams in shape. The exercises have been happening during the down time. The Acura teams that have been under Andretti Green Racing, that which includes Valencia’s Bryan Herta as well as Highcroft Racing, and Lowe’s Fernandez Racing have all completed almost 350 laps each at Mid Ohio. The teams, in an effort to continue on in this vein, are set to take the race tracks for a test at the Lime Rock location when the weekend’s race arrives, on Tuesday. The American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix is slated to open Saturday at Series by noon. Coverage of the said event will be seen to by the CBS network. Those keen on catching it will be able to do so by tuning in at 10 o’clock in the morning, on Sunday. Ron Hornaday Jr. scored over Mike Skinner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race by finishing one spot ahead. This race ran at the Memphis Motorsports Park. In the end, Hornaday copped third place while Skinner got the fourth. In addition, Hornaday had also been able to competently chip away at a wee bit of Skinner’s lead in the Truck Series standings.
Hornaday who is a formor Saugus Speedway winner from the Palmdale, thus remains a fine step or two ahead.