2023 Rolex Daytona 24 Hours winners Meyer Shank Racing have been penalised for manipulating tyre pressure data through the race — but they have not had the win taken off them.
Instead, the team has been fined $50,000, had 200 team and driver points docked, lost all the IMSA Endurance Cup points, lost the race win prize money, and team owner Mike Shank placed on probation until 30th June 2023.
In addition, the team member responsible, Ryan McCarthy, has had his IMSA credentials revoked and his IMSA membership put on indefinite suspension. He has also left Meyer-Shank Racing, the team has confirmed.
The manipulation was discovered by Meyer Shank’s factory racing partner, Honda Performance Development (HPD) and reported to IMSA after the Daytona 24 Hours results were made official.
In a statement, Meyer Shank Racing said: “We accept the series’ decision and have taken responsibility. We want to apologize to everyone at Acura, HPD, and all of our partners. We have dealt with this issue internally and the team member that was responsible is no longer with the organization.
“We do not want this error to overshadow the tremendous effort that our team, drivers and all of our partners have put forth to develop this new LMDh car. We consider this matter closed and are fully focused on resetting and coming back for the Twelve Hours of Sebring.”
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