Mazda Salesman & Professional Racer: Danny Bender

Win on Sunday, sell on Monday. Danny Bender does it both.In this scenario, Mr. Bender is the one doing the winning - in a Spec Miata, a Touring 4 Mazda MX-5, an MX-5 Cup car, and in 2016 - a Freedom Autosport MX-5 Continental ST car. When he completes his job at the race track, he goes back home to sell MX-5s - the fourth most in the country in 2015, in fact – and 3s, 6s, CX-3s, CX-5s and CX-9s – as a salesperson at Autobarn Mazda in Evanston, IL.For 2016, Bender gets to venture into a new opportunity running his first full professional season in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge with the winning Freedom Autosport team. He is sharing the #27 MX-5 with fellow Chicago-native Brit Casey, Jr. - and is looking to continue to build on his on track success. A 13th-place finish at Daytona and a 12th place finish at Sebring this season has him off to a solid start.