A Best-Ever Finish for the Mazda Prototype Team

In the shadows of the Mazda North America Operations headquarters (well… 30 miles from the shadows), the No. 55 Soul Red Mazda Prototype team earned a best-ever finish in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a third-place tally at the 100-minute BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach.

The No. 70 Mazda squad also had a great day until pit stop troubles sent them one-lap behind the leaders. The team rallied to finish sixth in the Prototype class. This is the second podium finish for the Prototype team (the previous was at Detroit in 2016, where the team finished third in-class, but had a lower overall finish). This is the first podium for the new Mazda RT24-P race car, which was sculpted by Mazda designers in Irvine, California.