The 21st season of Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Michelin, and the 11th with the fourth-generation Mazda MX-5, began with a record-setting grid for the Jan. 22-23 season-opening doubleheader of races on the Daytona International Speedway road course and continued its tradition of show-stopping competition that highlights some of...

Round 13 of the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin played out like a blockbuster movie at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Thursday.The top three drivers vying for the championship found themselves running together in the closing laps of the race knowing that every press of the throttle and...

Sunday’s Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin race was a near repeat of Saturday’s, with Jeremy Fletcher (No. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing) taking the win behind the safety car. Securing his fourth straight win at VIRginia International Raceway propelled Fletcher into the championship lead.Like Saturday’s race, a rookie started...

Round 11 of the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin at VIRginia International Raceway was all about timing. The action-packed race had numerous off-course excursions leaving the drivers to wonder each time, "Are we going to go yellow?" Jeremy Fletcher (No. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing) timed his race perfectly,...

The Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin has endured several rain races so far this season, but for the first time, weather brought the race to an early conclusion. The beneficiary of this abrupt conclusion was Gresham Wagner (No. 81 RAFA Racing Team by MMR), who finally earned his...

The halfway point of the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin season produced a championship points shakeup.

IMSA-sanctioned support series will be in action this weekend at two different venues, supplementing the first high-volume weekend of racing in 2025. The VP Racing SportsCar Challenge will be at Circuit of The Americas to support the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, while the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by...

The Mazda Heritage Collection will wrap up its 2024 competition season this weekend at the Mission Foods HSR Sebring Classic 12 Hour in Florida. Mazda Motorsports is set to bring a trio of cars and drivers for the event, including newly crowned Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin champion,...

It took 17 years for the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Michelin to have a repeat champion. But it only took another year for the super-competitive one-make series to have its second repeat winner.With victories at Daytona, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta finale, Gresham...

The time has finally come for the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin to take on Martinsville Speedway. The Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 will see the series racing on an oval for the very first time, with more than $60,000 in prize money on the line at...