Watkins Glen, NY

  • Acura #93 finishes second in caution-filled Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen
  • Honda-supported Japanese driver Kaku Ohta scores his first-career IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship podium.
  • #93 emerges in second place in the IMSA teams' championship
  • Acura Meyer Shank Racing #60 taken out in incident after just 21 laps

It was a second-place result for Acura today at the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen, with the #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian team of Renger van der Zande, Nick Yelloly and Kaku Ohta scoring a podium finish aboard their Acura ARX-06.

The trio started in the fourth place, with van der Zande aggressively moving into third on the start and following the sister #60 through the first stint. A good pit stop under caution moved the Dutchman into second in his #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing machine, where he remained until handing over to Super Formula championship leader, Ohta.

Ohta got into the car under caution following van der Zande's opening stints, continuing in second as the field went back green. The Japanese driver ran a solid double stint, collecting second-place Michelin Endurance Cup points at the halfway mark and setting a fastest race lap of 1:35.327—the best lap amongst the three drivers. The Acura MSR team then managed to call Ohta into the pits moments before another caution, switching to Nick Yelloly with just over 90 minutes left to run.

Yelloly would resume in the lead as the field went back green, leading 16 laps in the penultimate stint, before falling to second on strategy on the #93 team's final pit stop. Ultimately the Acura trio would come home in second position, scoring Ohta's first-career IMSA podium and catapulting Yelloly and van der Zande into third in the drivers' championship and the #93 into second in the teams' title.

Today's event at Watkins Glen International saw nine cautions and nearly 1/5th of the field fall out of race contention due to incidents, including the #60 Acura.

The sister Acura Meyer Shank Racing #60 Acura ARX-06 ran strong through the opening stint of the race, with Tom Blomqvist running in the second position before handing over to teammate Colin Braun under caution. However, it was during the caution period that a GT check-up ahead caused another prototype to ram into the back of Braun's Acura ARX-06, taking the #60 out of the race inside of the first hour of running. The pair were hoping to defend their 2025 victory in the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.

Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen Acura Race Results
Finished second - #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Nick Yelloly, Renger van der Zande, Kaku Ohta.
Finished 10th - #60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun — not running, contact

Quotes
Nick Yelloly (#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Finished second: "I think we maximized everything we could there, that's for sure. Finishing P2 is what we could do and what we needed to do. We executed very well in the pits all day. The boys and girls at Acura Meyer Shank Racing were fantastic and HRC provided us with the best car in the business. We performed and delivered all we could today. We just need to keep grinding, keep being consistent, and we will see where we end up at the end of the season."

Renger van der Zande (#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Finished second: "P2 today and I think it's a good result. Obviously, we would have loved to win in Watkins Glen, but the 31 was strong and congrats to them. We had a good car and we got lucky with that pit stop and then the yellow. It's great to be on the podium and get some good points. Onward to Road America!"

Kaku Ohta (#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Finished second: "Finally got my first podium in IMSA! It took quite a long time; I've been looking forward to this since I first joined this team at Daytona in 2025. I'm so happy with the result, but it's also a bit a shame that we couldn't win the race. We had a chance, but the leader was just rapid. We executed perfectly and we gave it everything. I really enjoyed the race and I'm thrilled to be able to bring this IMSA trophy back to Japan. Big thank you to everyone at HRC US and Acura MSR for all of their hard work this weekend, it feels great to be able to give them a good result. And thank you to Honda for giving me this opportunity to race in such a great championship."

Colin Braun (#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Finished 10th: "I came out after a splash of fuel during the class split and came up the hill. At the top of the hill, all of the cars were basically stopped and luckily, for me, our spotter, Steve Welk, did a good job and told me they were checking up. So, I slowed way down and just got hit from behind by the Aston. It's unfortunate luck. I feel bad for our Acura Meyer Shank Racing team that we're out early in this race."

Wayne Gross (Director of Programs & Trackside Support, HRC US): "Great result today at Watkins Glen for our #93 Acura MSR team. We maximized our result with the pace that we had, and this moves the #93 car into second in the teams' championship and keeps the fight alive in the manufacturers' as well. Of course, it was an unfortunate day for the #60 car. They were strong in the opening stint of the race, but just in the wrong place at the wrong time and there was nothing they could do. I'm happy everyone was okay and we'll come back stronger at Road America. But, congrats to Nick and Renger on their second place. Huge congrats to Kaku on his first IMSA podium! And great work by everyone at HRC US and MSR." 

Next
The 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP class will return with another six-hour endurance event, this time at Road America for the SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix, August 2nd.

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