A masterful last lap pass earned Connor Zilisch (No. 72 Hixon Motor Sports) the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires Round 13 win at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Thursday.Zilisch led Tyler Gonzalez (No. 35 Saito Motorsports Group) across the finish line by just 0.144-second, while championship contender...

Every point matters in the battle for the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires Championship. Aaron Jeansonne secured 10 bonus points at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta by earning pole position. That puts Jeansonne 10 points closer to his teammate Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering) who qualified...

The quickest driver in Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires practice at Virginia International Raceway was Virginia-native Gresham Wagner (No. 5 Spark Performance). Wagner’s best lap in the first session could not be bested in the afternoon session.The 2021 MX-5 Cup champion was the only driver to break...

Mazda has a well-established history of helping talent connect with opportunity, and the field for Rounds 11 and 12 of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires demonstrates the results of that support, as six previous winners of the MX-5 Cup Shootout are set to do battle at...

On a freshly repaved Road America circuit, rookie Jonathan Neudorf (No. 55 Hixon Motor Sports) claimed his first-ever Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires pole on Friday. He will start alongside fellow rookie Nate Cicero (No. 83 McCumbee McAleer Racing).Hailing from Canada, Neudorf set the pole time on...

Fresh off his first Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires win ever, Aaron Jeansonne (No. 24 JTR Motorsports Engineering) backed it up with win number two at Watkins Glen International on Friday. He was followed across the finish line by rookie Thomas Annunziata (No. 10 Hixon Motor Sports)...

Defending Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires champion Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering) timed the final lap of Friday’s race perfectly and beat Thursday’s race winner, Tyler Gonzalez (No. 51 Copeland Motorsports) to the finish line.A full-course yellow with 15 minutes left in the race set...

After 45 minutes of frantic, all-green flag running with nearly 30 identically prepared Mazda MX-5 Cup machines fighting for position on the high banks at Daytona International Speedway, it was all of 0.015s that separated winner Tyler Gonzalez (No. 51 Copeland Motorsports) and runner-up Connor Zilisch (No. 72 Hixon Motor...

Connor Zilisch (No. 72 Hixon Motor Sports) scored $80,000 from Mazda for his run to last year’s Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires Rookie of the Year. He got his 2023 season off to a fast start by taking the pole for Thursday’s season-opening race at Daytona International...

The final race to determine the 2022 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires Champion was a game of numbers. Only 30 points separated Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering) and Connor Zilisch (No. 72 Hixon Motor Sports) at the top of the table coming into the race...