Mike Shank Appointed to the Board Of Administrators for Highway America
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Elkhart Lake’s Highway America Inc., not too long ago introduced the addition of Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) Staff Proprietor, Mike Shank, to its Board of Administrators. Shank comes into the place with over 20 years of motorsports expertise as skilled IMSA and INDYCAR SERIES Staff Proprietor.
“We’re excited to have Mike be a part of our Board of Administrators and share his huge perception and motorsports experience as we proceed into the long run,” stated Ron Tempo, Chairman of the Board of Elkhart Lake’s Highway America Inc.
Shank has been a pacesetter within the skilled motorsports neighborhood since first beginning his group in 1994. Since then, Shank has established himself as a confirmed winner having led his group to 2 Rolex 24 Hour victories (2012 & 2022), back-to-back IMSA GTD Championships (2019 & 2020) and most not too long ago closing out the 2022 IMSA season with a DPi Championship.
Shank’s profession in racing has seen his single automotive IMSA Daytona Prototype group which made its 24 Hours or Le Mans debut in 2016 remodel right into a manufacturing unit backed GT group – first in 2017 when MSR was chosen by Acura to run the all-new NSX GT3 in IMSA competitors. MSR transitioned again to the highest IMSA class in 2022 and bookended the season with wins on the Rolex 24 and Petit Le Mans, yielding a 3rd IMSA championship title. Shank is now main MSR into a brand new period of IMSA competitors with the debut of the hybrid Acura ARX-06 LMDh.
Shank continued to construct a robust relationship with Honda that prolonged into the NTT INDYCAR SERIES which noticed Shank construct a profitable IndyCar program, with MSR having first entered the class with a one-off look within the 2017 Indianapolis 500.
Shank and Meyer Shank Racing added “Indianapolis 500 winners” to its resume following a historic Indy 500 victory in 2021 which noticed Helio Castroneves race to a report tying fourth Indy 500 win in his first race begin with the group. MSR, which welcomed Jim Meyer as a co-owner in 2018, will contest the 2023 INDYCAR season with Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud.
“I’m honored to be chosen to be on the Board of Administrators for Highway America,” stated Shank. “That is one thing new for me, however I’m wanting ahead to working with the remainder of the group on initiatives for the long run.
“In fact, Highway America has been a staple on our racing calendars for so long as MSR has been competing, so it’s fairly cool to have an effect on such a particular place.”
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