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Michael Shank (born September 22, 1966) is an American race car team owner and former race car driver born inColumbus, Ohio. Before leaving driving to concentrate on car ownership, he ran one race in the1996–97 Indy Racing League season, the 1997 Las Vegas 500K atLas Vegas Motor Speedway. He started racing in 1989, winning SCCA Ohio Valley Region's Novice Driver of the Year. Shank also won the 1996 Player’s/Toyota Atlantic C2 championship.
As an owner ofMeyer Shank Racing, he was car owner forSam Hornish Jr. when he won the1999Formula Atlantic series Rookie of the Year title. In 2006, his car, driven byJustin Wilson,A. J. Allmendinger,Oswaldo Negri andMark Patterson, finished in second position overall and in theDaytona Prototype class in the Rolex24 Hours of Daytona. Shank has been twice namedFormula Atlantic Team Owner of the Year.
Hélio Castroneves won the2021 Indy 500 while racing for the team. It was Castroneves' career record-tying fourth Indy 500 victory, and the team's first-ever victory in theIndyCar Series.[1]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Track | Car | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Road Atlanta | Swift DB2 | S2000 | 23 | 3 | Running |
| 1994 | Mid Ohio | Ralt RT5 | Formula Atlantic | 9 | 3 | Running |
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Nienhouse Motorsports | Riley & Scott Mk V | Oldsmobile | NWH | LSV | WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | PPIR | CLT | NH2 | LV2 16 | 46th | 19 | [2] |