Michael Shank (born September 22, 1966) is an American race car team owner and former race car driver born in

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. Before leaving driving to concentrate on car ownership, he ran one race in the 1996–97 Indy Racing League season, the 1997 Las Vegas 500K at

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. He started racing in 1989, winning SCCA Ohio Valley Region's Novice Driver of the Year. He also won the 1996 Player’s/Toyota Atlantic C2 championship. DP60 Ozz Negri John Pew 2011 Road America

DP60 Ozz Negri John Pew 2011 Road America

As an owner of

Meyer Shank Racing Meyer Shank Racing (formerly Michael Shank Racing) is an American auto racing organization that competes in the IndyCar Series and IMSA SportsCar Championship. History Atlantic Championship Michael Shank as an owner of Michael Shank Racing, ...

, he was car owner for

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when he won the

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series Rookie of the Year title. In 2006, his car, driven by Justin Wilson,

A. J. Allmendinger Anthony James "A. J." Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing. Allmendinger's professio ...

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and Mark Patterson, finished in 2nd position overall and in the

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class in the Rolex

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. Shank has been twice named

Team Owner of the Year.

Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves (; born Hélio Alves de Castro Neves; 10 May 1975) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He has won the Indianapolis 500 a record-equalling four times: in 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021. He won the 2021 24 Hours of Daytona with Wa ...

won the 2021 Indy 500 while racing for the team. It was Castroneves' career record-tying 4th Indy 500 victory, and the team's first-ever victory in the

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Meyer Shank Racing

American open-wheel racing results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

IndyCar

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