• Nick Yelloly qualifies his Acura MSR ARX-06 second for Saturday's season-opening Rolex 24
  • Tom Blomqvist shows speed in #60 Acura MSR machine, will start sixth

Nick Yelloly led the way for Acura in qualifying for the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona, putting his #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian ARX-06 second on the grid for the twice-round-the-clock classic.

Yelloly's qualifying effort marks a strong showing for the #93 team, a joint effort between Meyer Shank Racing and Honda Racing Corporation USA. HRC US is taking on a larger role in engineering and strategizing for the team for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Yelloly will be going for his first Rolex 24 win on Saturday, alongside two-time Rolex winner Renger van der Zande, three-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou, and HRC-backed driver Kakunoshin Ohta.

The sister #60 Acura ARX-06 qualified sixth in the hands of Tom Blomqvist. The two-time Rolex winner's pace looked good enough to join the #93 on the front row, before an altercation with the slower #63 cost him significant time on what was likely to be his fastest lap. Blomqvist and teammates Colin Braun, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist will start the Rolex 24 from sixth.

Rolex 24 at Daytona Acura Qualifying Results

  • Qualified 2nd - #93 Nick Yelloly, Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Co-drivers will be Renger van der Zande, Alex Palou and Kakunoshin Ohta.
  • Qualified 6th - #60 Tom Blomqvist, Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Co-drivers will be Colin Braun, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist

Quotes
Nick Yelloly (#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Qualified 2nd: "My very first Acura qualifying and we're lining up on the front row for Daytona, which is nice. There was a bit of confusion regarding the amount of time we had left, so it was lucky that I started to get on with it when I did, because in the middle of the lap they said it was the last lap and I thought I had two or three more. Let's say the racing gods helped us out a little bit there, but the car felt nice. I still think there's more in it. Now we just have to concentrate on the race. Happy for all the MSR and the HRC crew to get a good start to the season in terms of qualifying, but the points are mostly in the race!"

Tom Blomqvist (#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Qualified 6th: "Car is good, car is fast! We just got ourselves in a difficult spot there with the traffic and the track position. It's a little annoying for me, it's a little annoying for him as well. I was just trying to complete my lap, but in the end it just wasn't meant to be. It's a bit disappointing because I think we had the car to fight for pole. It's a long race so it doesn't really matter, but let's see!"

How to Watch the Rolex 24 at Daytona
Television coverage for the 63rd Rolex 24 at Daytona starts Saturday, January 25, at 1:30 PM ET on NBC for the initial hour of the event. Coverage continues on the USA Network from 2:30 - 6:30 PM Saturday before returning to NBC 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sunday for 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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