- Tom Blomqvist sets second-fastest time in Twelve Hours of Sebring qualifying
- The Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian sister #93 Acura ARX-06 will roll off P9
Acura notched a second-place start in qualifying for Saturday's 74th running of the Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian's Tom Blomqvist set a laptime of 1:46.262—just one tenth of a second off of the pole position time—to place his #60 Acura ARX-06 on the front row of the grid for the second IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race of the season.
Blomqvist will be joined behind the wheel by Colin Braun and six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon. Braun is a three-time Sebring winner (2014, 2016, 2021), while Blomqvist and Dixon are still looking for their first victories in the Florida 12-hour classic.
The sister #93 Acura ARX-06, piloted by Renger van der Zande, qualified ninth. The Phillips 66 trio of van der Zande, Nick Yelloly and four-time and reigning IndyCar champ Alex Palou finished third at Sebring last year. All three drivers are hoping to take their first Sebring 12 Hour win.
Twelve Hours of Sebring Acura Qualifying Results
Qualified second - #60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Tom Blomqvist, co-drivers will be Colin Braun, Scott Dixon.
Qualified ninth - #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Renger van der Zande, co-drivers will be Nick Yelloly, Alex Palou.
Quotes
Tom Blomqvist (#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) qualified second: "It was a very good result to put the #60 Acura on the front row. It was actually a really difficult session with the wind conditions and the tires—it was hard to put everything together, to be honest. I only had grip for one lap before it started to drop off, so I only had one real chance at it and I pushed pretty hard. There were some pros and cons in there, but when you're only a tenth off, you look at all of the areas where you could have potentially done a better job. Second place is good but it's not the most important thing, the bigger task is tomorrow. Let's see how we race!"
Renger van der Zande: (#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) qualified ninth "It was a pretty disappointing qualifying result for us. I missed the peak of the tire a little bit and after that it was a bit of survival out there. Overall, qualifying doesn't really matter in such a long race, but when looking at Tom's lap, it shows the car is fast. I think our #93 Acura in general is very good in qualifying typically, so hopefully in the race we have the pace."
How to Watch the Twelve Hours of Sebring
- Television coverage for the 74th running of the final hours of the Twelve Hours of Sebring will air on NBCSN from 5 PM ET through the conclusion of the race.
- Live flag-to-flag coverage will be available on NBC Peacock in the US and on IMSA's YouTube channel internationally. Additionally, Radio Le Mans will have live flag-to-flag coverage via IMSA.com.
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