Posts Tagged ‘MX5 Cup’

Gonzalez caps off season with a race win   BRASELTON, Ga. (Sept. 30, 2022) – 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) […]

Just 30 points separate top two with $250,000 on the line   BRASELTON, Ga. (Sept. 29, 2022) –  The Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires title chase narrowed to 30 points on Thursday courtesy of a Connor Zilisch (No. 72 Hixon Motor Sports) victory. Zilisch beat teammate Selin Rollan (No. 87 Hixon Motor Sports) […]

ALTON, Va. (August 28, 2022) – Rookie standout Connor Zilisch (No. 72 Hixon Motor Sports) earned his third Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires victory of the season in Sunday’s race at VIRginia International Raceway. After a race-long battle with defending champion Gresham Wagner (No. 5 Spark Performance) and defending rookie of the year […]

ALTON, Va. (August 27, 2022) – Tyler Gonzalez (No. 51 Copeland Motorsports) scored his third Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires win of the season at VIRginia International Raceway after starting from the last row of the grid on Saturday. Gonzalez fought through the field for 45 minutes to take the win by […]

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 28, 2022) – The engines have barely cooled from Rounds Seven and Eight of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires, but teams are already en route to Rounds Nine and Ten at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The stage is set for an extraordinary event as the […]

All green flag race decided by 0.075-second as rookie nabs first victory and doubles up on hard charger award   WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 25, 2022) – He collected his first Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires podium in Friday’s race and now Aidan Fassnacht (No. 15 McCumbee McAleer Racing) has his first […]

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 24, 2022) – Carrying the image of a recently-lost friend on the hood of his Mazda MX-5 Cup race car, Tyler Gonzalez (No. 51 Copeland Motorsports) benefitted from good use of the draft and some good timing to win Round Seven of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (February 26, 2022) – Starting from seventh on the grid at his favorite track, Selin Rollan (No. 87 Hixon Motor Sports) kept his nose clean and his brakes cool to win his first Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires race of the season. He was followed closely across the line by […]

IRVINE, CA (October 25, 2021) – Mazda Motorsports has announced the recipients of its three Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires scholarships. The selections followed two days of on and off-track evaluation at Sebring International Raceway. The competition began with 12 drivers for the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup scholarship award. Drivers were judged […]

Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout Finalists Announced     October 8, 2021 – Mazda Motorsports has announced the 12 racers who will vie for three scholarships worth a combined $260,000 to go toward competing in the 2022 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires.   To add to the top scholarship valued at $110,000, two $75,000 […]