Blomqvist Joins Action Express for Enduros in 2024

Photo: Jake Galstad/IMSA

Tom Blomqvist has been named Action Express Racing’s third driver for the Michelin Endurance Cup races next year, joining the recently crowned IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP title-winning team.

The Meyer Shank Racing NTT IndyCar Series driver will join Pipo Derani and Jack Aitken for the five long-distance races in the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R, beginning with January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, where he is a two-time and defending race winner.

The 2022 IMSA DPi champion takes the spot previously filled by Aitken, who steps up to a full-season role within the team next year, replacing the Corvette Racing with Pratt Miller Motorsports-bound Alexander Sims.

“We’re thrilled that Tom is going to join our team for the IMSA endurance events,” said team manager Gary Nelson.

“We feel that with his experience and recent successes it’s a natural fit for Jack Aitken and Pipo Derani. We’re looking forward to getting in some work this winter so we can hit the ground running when we get to Daytona.”

Blomqvist has five wins in 30 WeatherTech Championship starts since 2019, including three in GTP this season.

In addition to the 2023 season-opening Rolex 24 triumph, Blomqvist co-drove to victory at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and capped the year by co-driving MSR’s No. 60 Acura ARX-06 to victory at Motul Petit Le Mans.

“After another great season with Meyer Shank Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, it is an honor to be joining Action Express Racing and Cadillac for the endurance rounds of the 2024 campaign,” said Blomqvist.

“It is a series I love being a part of, and I’m delighted to be returning once again.

“To be able to come back to the series and to try to defend my title at Daytona is a huge motivation and I can’t thank Meyer Shank Racing and Honda Performance Development (HPD) enough for allowing me the opportunity.”

John Dagys

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