By Richard S. James – Nov 13, 2025, 4:53 PM ET Did you hear the one about the 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and ace prototype sports car driver who took on his first oval in a Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup car? There’s no punchline here, just an excellent performance by a racer out of his element…
DetailsBy RACER Staff – Nov 5, 2025, 4:25 PM ET A new chapter in the long-running story of Mazda’s motorsports support was written this week as a total of $350,000 in scholarships were handed out at the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout on Wednesday. The big $150,000 check went to Max Stallone. A pair of $100,000 checks were…
DetailsBy RACER Staff – Apr 17, 2025, 10:21 AM EDT The second half of the new Prime Video docuseries “First to the Finish,” featuring the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, has been added to the streaming platform. This completes the six-episode line-up following the 2024 season. This new crop of episodes picks up where the first…
DetailsBy RACER Staff | December 6, 2024 3:53 PM ET 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…
DetailsBy RACER Staff | November 12, 2024 6:52 PM ET Second time was the charm for Noah Harmon, who took home the $150,000 scholarship from Mazda in his return to the MX-5 Cup Shootout this week. Harmon will use the prize money to compete in the 2025 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin. Helio Meza graduated from…
DetailsBack in rotation: Mazda Heritage Collection By George Tamayo | August 15, 2024 2:50 PM ET On a flight to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., you’ll unwittingly fly right over a storied collection of racecars. About 20 seconds before touch down, the flight path crosses right over Mazda NA R&D, which for almost 25 years has…
DetailsBy RACER Staff | July 18, 2024 9:49 AM ET Martinsville Speedway and the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin announced that the spec series will hold an exhibition race as part of the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season finale event on Saturday, Oct. 26. The event will be a 300-lap doubleheader called the Virginia is…
DetailsBy MazdaMotorsports.com | June 26, 2024 3:19 PM ET The Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin posts impressive numbers when it comes to victory margins, lead changes, prize money and more, but this summer the series reaches a number that’s been a decade in the making. In June, Flis Performance completed Mazda MX-5 Cup car build number…
DetailsBy RACER Staff | January 16, 2024 3:56 PM ET Whelen Engineering will partner with Mazda Motorsports to become the title sponsor of the Mazda MX-5 Cup series beginning in 2024. The relationship marks a new chapter for Whelen, which has a long history of involvement with motorsports that includes supplying tracks with emergency lighting equipment, sponsoring drivers,…
DetailsBy George Tamayo | December 20, 2023 3:00 AM ET Among the bevy of engine sounds that fill the motorsports landscape, the Mazda Rotary that powered the 767B prototype and RX-7 GTO cars of the early 1990s holds a special place in the hearts, and ears, of enthusiasts. Those four-rotor engines had a unique wail that set it…
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