2017 Media Guide

2017 MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS 04 Team Overview 05 Highlights 06 Drivers 08 Mike Shank - Team Owner 10 Crew Roster 11 Track by Track Analysis 16 Overview of IMSA 17 Acura NSX GT3 18 Rearview Mirror - Daytona Debut Social Media Facebook.com/MichaelShankRacing @MichaelShankRac @michaelshankracing www.michaelshankracing.com Media Contact Info Sunday Group Management Julie Conlin [email protected] 614-270-9186 TEAM OVERVIEW History Based in Columbus, Ohio, Michael Shank Michael Shank Racing became the first team to Likewise it was a big year for the team in Racing was formed in 1989 when Mike utilize Ford’s new 3.5-liter, twin-turbo V6 Eco- IMSA competition. Pew and Negri combined Shank first began driving racing cars pro- boost engine. The Shank organization complet- to take victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna fessionally. Shank retired from the cockpit ed the season sixth in the championship with a Seca and followed that up with a third place in 1997 to focus his efforts on running the best finish of second at Road America. podium result in the Sahlen’s 6 Hours of the team, which quickly found success in the Glen when they were joined by the team’s en- Champ Car Toyota Atlantic Championship. 2015 opened a new era for Michael Shank durance driver Olivier Pla of France. Pla put Racing when the squad transitioned to a P2 car the Honda-Ligier on the pole at both Sebring With several race wins under his belt, Shank after 10 years of Daytona Prototype compe- and the Petit Le Mans. was named as Team Owner of the Year twice tition. The 2015 Rolex 24 At Daytona marked in four years. Michael Shank Racing joined the team’s debut with its new Ligier JS P2 car The 2016 Petit Le Mans marked Michael the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series in as well as its new engine platform with Honda. Shank Racing’s 250th Prototype start and 2004 in the Daytona Prototype ranks as the Longtime Michael Shank Racing driver Ozz was also longtime Michael Shank Racing team proved as quick in endurance racing Negri put the new Honda-powered Ligier JS driver John Pew’s final race with the team as in the sprint formula car format. The team P2 package on the pole for the classic 24-hour before retiring from IMSA racing. The team scored a dramatic victory in the 50th Anniver- race to open the season in a big way. could not have closed out the era in a better sary Rolex 24 At Daytona, winning the race way. After starting from the pole, Michael and also finishing third. After finishing fifth in the Rolex 24, Michael Shank Racing dominated the race and Shank Racing went on to claim three podium claimed victory in the 2016 season-end- In December of 2013, Michael Shank Racing results at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the ing event. Michael Shank Racing placed set a new speed record when Colin Braun Grand Prix of Detroit, and Canadian Tire fourth in the championship standings which turned the fastest lap ever recorded on the Motorsport Park in 2015. The team finished marked the team’s best championship finish Daytona International Speedway oval in the sixth in the IMSA Championship standings in its history. team’s Ford Ecoboost-powered Daytona with six top-five finishes. Prototype. The 222.971mph, 40.364 second The 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar lap was enough to secure a spot in the record The 2016 season was a big one for Michael Championship sees Michael Shank Racing books. The effort also set new records for 10 Shank Racing in its second year with the embark on a new project with the Acura NSX km from a standing start and 10 miles from a Honda-Ligier. The team made its debut in GT3. Competing in the GTD category for standing start. the 24 Hours of Le Mans with John Pew, Ozz the first time after 13 years in the Prototype Negri and Belgian racer Laurens Vanthoor. ranks, Michael Shank Racing fields a two-car When the GRAND-AM Series and American Le The group took ninth in their debut event – a Acura NSX GT3 effort. Mans Series merged to form the IMSA TUDOR culmination of the huge effort put forth by United SportsCar Championship in 2014, every single team member. 4 Highlights Accomplishments • 2004 Launched Rolex Series effort, finished Rolex 24 at Daytona in • 2013 Michael Shank Racing returned to a full-season two-car first try. Scored podium finish in the next race (Homestead Miami effort and took home three podium finishes. The year kicked Speedway) and added a second podium finish at Watkins Glen. off with a return trip to the Rolex 24 podium for John Pew, Ozz Negri, AJ Allmendinger, and Justin Wilson who finished third after • 2005 Paul Mears and Mike Borkowski full time drivers, with Ozz having won the historic event in 2012. Pew and Negri rebounded Negri and Mark Patterson running select schedule that netted a from a practice crash with the No. 60 Ford-Riley when GRAND- pole and podium. AM debuted at Kansas Speedway to ultimately take third in the • 2006 Runner-up finish in Rolex 24 At Daytona with AJ race. Gustavo Yacaman teamed with Justin Wilson in the No. 6 Allmendinger, Ozz Negri, Mark Patterson, and Justin Wilson Daytona Prototype at Lime Rock Park and delivered Michael Shank Racing’s best finish of the year when the duo finished runner-up in • 2007 Penske drivers joined MSR for Rolex 24, but contact from another car thwarted chance at return to podium GRAND-AM’s final race. Fielded the No. 60 Ford Ecoboost Riley with full season • 2008 Ozz Negri set track record in Rolex 24 At Daytona qualifying • 2014 for Michael Shank Racing before team closed out season by drivers Ozz Negri and John Pew. Three top-five finishes during the winning two final races. year with a runner-up podium finish at Road America. Transitioned to an LMP2 Honda-Ligier and scored the pole • 2009 Two-car Daytona Prototype effort (Michael Valiante & John • 2015 Pew, No. 6 Ford-Riley, Mark Patterson & Ozz Negri No. 60 Ford- at Daytona with Ozz Negri at the wheel. The team claimed two Riley) with podium results for both teams. podium finishes of third at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. • 2010 Two-car Daytona Prototype program once again claimed podiums, and the team staged a huge come back following a • 2016 Second year for the team with the LMP2 Honda-Ligier. disaster Glen 6 Hour fire to score its best-ever result of second the Olivier Pla put the car on pole at both Sebring and Petit Le Mans. next weekend at Michael Shank Racing’s home track of Mid-Ohio. Michael Shank Racing scored victories at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Petit Le Mans (250th Prototype start for the team and • 2011 Three-car Rolex 24 At Daytona effort saw all three entries John Pew’s final race with the team). The organization made its finish in the top-10 with no mechanical issues; Pew and Negri 24 Hours of Le Mans debut and led two laps en route to a ninth added to podium tally with Memorial Day run to second place at place finish. Lime Rock Park. • 2012 The team scored a breakthrough victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona with drivers Ozz Negri, John Pew, AJ Allmendinger and Justin Wilson in the No. 60 Ford-Riley. It was a double podium for the team in the prestigious event as the sister Michael Shank Racing No. 6 Ford-Riley finished third with drivers Michael McDowell, Gustavo Yacaman, Jorge Goncalvez, and Felipe Nasr. Pew and Negri nabbed three podiums and five top-five results. Overall Stats Laps Race Laps Year Starts Poles Wins Podiums Top-5 Top-10 Completed Laps Led 2016 10 2 2 3 5 9 412 412 236 2015 10 1 0 3 6 9 1477 1965 25 2014 11 0 0 1 4 11 1989 2157 2 2013 24 0 0 3 8 18 3387 3808 93 2012 14 0 1 4 6 13 2666 2736 315 2011 18 0 0 1 6 16 3699 3762 68 2010 24 0 0 4 6 20 3811 3988 98 2009 24 0 0 3 7 17 2140 3606 40 2008 28 1 2 4 8 19 3793 3984 230 2007 28 0 0 1 4 20 3838 4000 56 2006 28 0 1 3 7 15 3460 4202 118 2005 19 1 0 3 5 11 1999 2471 43 2004 12 0 0 2 4 9 1667 1727 3 TOTAL 250 5 6 35 76 187 34,338 38,818 1,327 www.michaelshankracing.com | 5 DRIVERS GT Daytona (GTD) Ozz Negri No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 Date of Birth: May 29, 1964 In 2017, Negri steps out of the Prototype Birthplace: Sao Paulo, Brazil ranks for the first time in 14 years, driving in Resides: Aventura, FL the GTD class for Michael Shank Racing. A father of two daughters and married to wife Don’t let Ozz Negri’s quiet, humble manner Claudia, Brazilian-born Negri has made his deceive you. He’s one of the fastest drivers home in Miami. He maintains a strict training out there. Negri has scored a podium finish in regimen and is a triathlete. He spends much every season of IMSA competition going back of his time away from the track either training to his first full-season effort in 2004. or serving as a driver coach.

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