During Race Industry Week, Jonathan Applegate, Senior Manager, Mazda Motorsports, highlighted the strength, depth and future direction of Mazda’s driver development ecosystem, headlined by the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Whelan and the 2025 Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout.

When a company has been doing something so long, particularly when that something is not their core activity, then they must be doing it for good reason. The company in question here is Mazda, and the something is their driver scholarship program.The 2023 Mazda Scholarship Shootout at Carolina Motorsports Park...

Winning an Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich championship is no easy feat. Winning two of them, much less two in a row, appeared impossible until Jared Thomas pulled off his second consecutive championship in 2023 (above). And while the first one was especially sweet, even though it wasn’t...

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...

Tune in for Round 13 of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Thursday, October 12. Coverage begins at 5:40pm ET.

The Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires season finale started with a single practice session at Road Atlanta on Wednesday. Robert Noaker (No. 13 Robert Noaker Racing) was quickest, followed closely by season championship contender Aaron Jeansonne (No. 24 JTR Motorsports Engineering).Noaker, whose best finish of the year...

Mazda Motorsports has unveiled the Heritage Collection, a new program to celebrate the brand’s long history in motorsports by fielding a curated collection of iconic race cars that are owned by Mazda. The new approach will elevate the brand with an ongoing campaign that will celebrate the culture of Mazda...

A Scottish touring car driver and an American stock car racer walk into a race paddock...No, it’s not the start of a joke, but the true story of how two guys from disparate backgrounds came to form one of the powerhouse teams in the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by...

RACER.com has teamed up with the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup series to offer livestream coverage of each 2023 race. In case you missed the live action of Rounds 11 and 12 at VIRginia International Raceway watch highlights of them below:Round 11:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM_MFLJ-MK8Round 12:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZQOMKrG9okTune in Thursday, October 12 from 5:45PM - 6:30PM...

Unhappy with his car’s performance in Friday’s practice sessions, Aaron Jeansonne (No. 24 JTR Motorsports Engineering) switched to a backup car Saturday morning for Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich qualifying. It paid dividends on his final flying lap around Virginia International Raceway when he jumped to pole position.Even...