Matt Cresci Wins 2017 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout

California Racer Scores $100,000 Scholarship for 2017 Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup.After two days of intense competition at NOLA Motorsports Park in Louisiana, Matt Cresci from Los Gatos, Calif. (pictured working with Andrew Carbonell, MRT24 judge and factory driver) won the 2016 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout. The $100,000 scholarship that came with the victory is the largest prize in grassroots motorsports. Launched in 2006, the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout has promoted ten talented grassroots racers into the professional ranks.