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Shank's IndyCar perseverance finally pays off
Michael Shank must own the record for the longest span between purchasing an Indy car and hitting the track to turn his first laps as an IndyCar entrant. Shank's Ohio-based squad was among the first to buy a Dallara DW12 when the new model was announced in 2011 and took delivery of the car in January of 2012 (pictured below)...after which it sat, for months, as a competitive Indy 500 engine lease proved impossible to secure. His original, unused DW12 chassis was eventually sold in 2012, and with a new Michael Shank Racing-owned DW12 finally in his hands, the strange, six-year journey toward fielding a car of his own will reach the finish line on Tuesday. "At last, we're going testing...
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