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Petit Le Mans Acura Message Points

September 29, 2026

Braselton, GA
Saturday, October 3, 2026
12 - 3 PM Live on NBC
3 - 10:30 PM Live on NBCSN
Flag-to-flag on NBC Peacock

Acura at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

  • Petit Le Mans is the final race of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as the final event for the Acura ARX-06 GTP car before the program pauses.
  • This year, Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian will field two ARX-06 machines, each with a three-driver lineup, in the 10-hour race.
  • Acura and Honda Racing Corporation USA (formerly Honda Performance Development) have won 11 times at the challenging Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta circuit.
  • Acura scored multiple victories at Road Atlanta in the 1990s-era IMSA; and in American Le Mans Series events under the former HPD banner.
  • Acura's first win at Road Atlanta came in 1991, the first of three consecutive victories.
  • Acura also scored a three-peat from 2011 to 2013 in the LMP2 class with the ARX-01g and ARX-03b.
  • MSR and Honda Racing Corporation have combined for three Petit Le Mans wins, first in 2016 aboard the Ligier JSP2 Honda as part of a 1-2 result for Honda.
  • MSR recorded its second Petit Le Mans win in 2022, the final race of the DPi era Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis and Helio Castroneves drove their MSR Acura ARX-05 to victory to secure a sweep of the IMSA drivers', teams' and manufacturers' championships for Acura and MSR.
  • With the move to the hybrid-powered Acura ARX-06 GTP in 2023, MSR successfully defended as Petit Le Mans victors, with Blomqvist, Colin Braun and Castroneves claiming the team's second-consecutive Petit win.
  • Blomqvist and Colin Braun will again be aboard the #60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06-along with IndyCar legend Scott Dixon, himself a two-time Petit winner-to try and get the team's fourth Petit win with HRC US.
  • The #93 will be piloted by full-season Renger van der Zande and Nick Yelloly-winners at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach earlier this year-along with IndyCar champion Alex Palou.
  • Last month, Palou wrapped up his fifth Honda-powered NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship.
  • The #93 will be sporting a special 'Thank You' livery to commemorate Acura's decade of success in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

How to Watch Petit Le Mans

  • The 2026 Petit Le Mans will air live on NBC from 12-3 PM ET on Saturday October 3rd, with continuing coverage from 3-10:30 PM on NBCSN and flag-to-flag coverage on NBC Peacock.
  • Internationally, fans can watch on IMSA's YouTube channel while Radio Le Mans will have live flag-to-flag coverage via IMSA.com.

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