Christina Nielsen is set to stay with Meyer Shank/Heinricher Racing for the remainder of 2019 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, including next week's 12 Hours of Sebring.
The Dane joined all-female lineup of MSR with Bia Figueiredo, Katherine Legge and Simona De Silvestro at 24 Hours of Daytona, with team leader Jackie Heinricher staying out due to injury and getting replaced by Nielsen.
“I am excited to be driving with the Heinricher Racing effort and Meyer Shank Racing for the rest of the Michelin Endurance Cup events,” said Nielsen.
“I’ve always known MSR to be a very good team and racing for them only impressed me more with their professional approach to everything, so hopefully we can fight for the Endurance Cup this year.”
“Having Christina join the Heinricher Racing effort for the Michelin Endurance Cup for the remainder of 2019 season is incredibly exciting,” said Heinricher.
“Christina brings a long list of very accomplished achievements in racing. This further enforces the deep talent of professional drivers involved with the team and my vision.”
The 27-year old is the first woman in history to win the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2016 and 2017 in GTD class with Scuderia Corsa. She also competed at Le Mans 3 times in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and made her Bathurst 12 Hour debut last month with Team 19, driving the #19 Mercedes AMG-GT3 with Yelmer Buurman and Mark Griffith, finishing 13th in APA class.
“It’s great to have Christina back on board with us for the long races,” said team owner Michael Shank.
“She exceeded our expectations with her performance in the Acura at Daytona, and has an incredible record at the rest of the endurance tracks so she will be a great addition.”
Nielsen will drive the #57 CAT Acura NSX GT3 next week at Sebring, before Six hours of The Glen and ending the season at title-decider Petit Le Mans race.
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