By 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…
By 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,…
By George Tamayo | December 15, 2023 3:14 PM ET 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…
By RACER Staff | November 8, 2023 11:45 AM ET The Mazda Heritage Collection had an exceptional debut in the HSR Classic at Daytona presented by IMSA. Both cars entered had strong performances and mesmerized fans with screaming rotary sounds echoing across Daytona International Speedway. The Mazda Heritage Collection brought a 1989 Mazda 767B-002 and a 1991 Mazda…
By RACER Staff | November 2, 2023 12:23 PM ET Following an extensive restoration program, two iconic Mazda racing machines will return to the track this week as the Mazda Heritage Collection program makes its first outing at Daytona International Speedway this weekend for the HSR Classic Daytona presented by IMSA, November 3 – 5. The Mazda Heritage…
By RACER Staff | October 31, 2023 1:12 PM ET Names of the 12 finalists set to compete in the 16th running of the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout have been revealed. The list features a number of familiar faces along with some promising bright new stars. After being selected as a nominee, drivers were asked to submit a…
By RACER Staff | October 6, 2023 4:06 PM ET 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…
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (left) speaks with MX-5 Cup regular Connor Zilisch prior to taking to the track during the Mazda MX-5 Cup test at Martinsville. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
By RACER Staff | June 13, 2023 12:03 PM ET IndyCar veteran and current member of the NBC Sports motorsports broadcast team James Hinchcliffe will make his Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup debut at Watkins Glen International, June 22 – 24. The Canadian will drive the No. 3 JTR Motorsports Engineering entry. Hinchcliffe was the 2011 IndyCar Rookie of…