4/12/2025
— LONG BEACH, CA
- Nick Yelloly heads Acura qualifying with fifth place at Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
- Sister #60 Acura ARX-06 qualifies sixth at Acura’s home race
It’s an all-Acura third row at the 50th anniversary running of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, with the pair of ARX-06s from Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian qualifying fifth and sixth for tomorrow’s race.
Nick Yelloly will roll off P5 in the #93 machine with a fastest time of 1:12.414 around the streets of Long Beach. He starts just ahead of teammate Tom Blomqvist in the sister #60 ARX-06.
Yelloly will be co-driving with Renger van der Zande, a two-time winner here at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (2022, 2024), while Blomqvist will share the #60 with 2013 Long Beach winner Colin Braun. The pair of ARX-06 machines will be looking for Acura’s first win at Long Beach since returning to the top class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018.
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Acura Qualifying Results
- Qualified 5th – #93N Nick Yelloly, Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Co-driver will be Renger van der Zande
- Qualified 6th – #60 Tom Blomqvist, Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06. Co-driver will be Colin Braun
Quotes
Nick Yelloly (#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Qualified 5th: “I think both myself and Tom really did everything that we could. Obviously we didn’t quite have the pace but I think lining up on the third row together will be ok and we can race from there. It’s IMSA, there are plenty of strategies we can try and throw at it and also with the traffic in the first stint can also make a difference. Definitely not all lost and we’ll definitely be fighting for that podium tomorrow.”Tom Blomqvist (#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06) Qualified 6th: “Unfortunately I think that was kind of the best we had. I think that’s what we expected coming into the weekend. It’s been a tough day for our crew with some issues on the car which prevented us from getting some good laps in practice. Tomorrow is a new day. It’s a short race but you can still make things happen.”
How to Watch the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
- The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will air on USA Network beginning at 2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET Saturday, April 12th for the 100-minute sprint event.
- Internationally, fans can watch on IMSA’s YouTube channel while Radio Le Mans will have live flag-to-flag coverage via IMSA.com.
