2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup explained

The 2024 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented By Michelin is a single-make motor racing championship, the 20th season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 4th under a new sanctioning agreement with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series will begin on January 24 at Daytona International Speedway, and will conclude on October 11 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds. Jared Thomas is the defending champion.

Schedule

The schedule was announced on October 19, 2023, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends.[1] All races are 45 minutes in length.

On July 17, it was announced that the Mazda MX-5 Cup would have a race at the Martinville Speedway oval, taking place on October 26. It will be a non-championship round, consisting of a 100-lap race with a break at the end of lap 50. [2]

RoundCircuitLocationDatesSupporting
1R1Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) Daytona Beach, FloridaJanuary 24–26IMSA SportsCar Championship
Michelin Pilot Challenge
R2
2R3Sebring International Raceway Sebring, FloridaMarch 13–15IMSA SportsCar Championship
Michelin Pilot Challenge
Porsche Carrera Cup North America
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
R4
3R5WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, CaliforniaMay 10–12IMSA SportsCar Championship
Michelin Pilot Challenge
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
R6
4R7Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioJune 7–9TCR World Tour
Michelin Pilot Challenge
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge
R8
5R9Canadian Tire Motorsports Park Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJuly 12–14IMSA SportsCar Championship
Michelin Pilot Challenge
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
R10
6R11Virginia International Raceway Alton, VirginiaAugust 23–25IMSA SportsCar Championship
Michelin Pilot Challenge
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
R12
7R13Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, GeorgiaOctober 9–11IMSA SportsCar Championship
Michelin Pilot Challenge
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
Porsche Carrera Cup North America
R14
NCMartinsville Speedway Martinsville, VirginiaOctober 26NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Source:[3]

Entry list

All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance.

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Hendricks Motorsports2 Jesse Love2
McCumbee McAleer Racing5 Gresham Wagner1–6
17 Joe Rainey4–5
22 Jeremy Fletcher1–6
27 Lev Uretsky2
30 Joey Rainey4–5
39 John Jodoin1–6
83 Nate Cicero1–6
JTR Motorsports Engineering6 Cody Powell1–2, 4–6
Kayden Kelly3
24 Aaron Jeansonne1–6
26 Peter Atwater1–6
56 Nathan Nicholson1–5
69 Anthony McIntosh2
78 Julian DaCosta4–6
81 James Hayosh1–2, 4–5
82 Woody Heimann1–6
88 Nick Shaeffer1–5
96 Jared Thomas1–6
BSI Racing13 Westin Workman1–6
32 Christian Hodneland1–6
54 Heather Hadley1–6
55 Jonathan Neudorf1–6
72 Connor Zilisch1–2, 4–5
78 Julian DaCosta1–3
80 Ethan Tyler1, 3, 6
86 Farhan Siddiqi6
87 Selin Rollan1–2
95 Farhan Siddiqi1–2, 4
Jagger Jones6
Spark Performance15 Sally Mott1–6
33 Alex Bachoura1–6
50 Grant West1–4, 6
99 Noah Harmon1–2
Bryce Cornet3
MBM Performance16 Robert Mau6
44 Jon Miller6
46 Christopher Allen6
Advanced Autosports25 Bryan Heitman4
56 Nathan Nicholson6
71 Ethan Jacobs4
Parker DeLong Racing42 Parker DeLong1–4, 6
Rick Ware Racing51 Cody Ware1
Preston Pardus2
521
Saito Motorsport Group19 Chuck Mactutus6
20 Zach Hollingshead6
57 Tyler Gonzalez1–4, 6
66 Wyatt Couch3
Sources:[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
= Eligible for Rookie's Championship

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

RoundCircuitPole PositionFastest LapWinning Driver
11Daytona
  1. 72 BSI Racing
  1. 78 BSI Racing
  1. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
Connor Zilisch Julian DaCosta Gresham Wagner
R2
  1. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering
  1. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 83 McCumbee McAleer Racing
Jared Thomas Jeremy Fletcher Nate Cicero
21Sebring
  1. 72 BSI Racing
  1. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 57 Saito Motorsport Group
Connor Zilisch Jeremy Fletcher Tyler Gonzalez
R2
  1. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 13 BSI Racing
Jeremy Fletcher Jeremy Fletcher Westin Workman
31Laguna Seca
  1. 24 JTR Motorsports Engineering
  1. 24 JTR Motorsports Engineering
  1. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering
Aaron Jeansonne Aaron Jeansonne Jared Thomas
R2
  1. 24 JTR Motorsports Engineering
  1. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 24 JTR Motorsports Engineering
Aaron Jeansonne Jeremy Fletcher Aaron Jeansonne
41Mid-Ohio
  1. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering
  1. 72 BSI Racing
Gresham Wagner Jared Thomas Connor Zilisch
R2
  1. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
Gresham Wagner Gresham Wagner Gresham Wagner
51Mosport
  1. 24 JTR Motorsports Engineering
  1. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 13 BSI Racing
Aaron Jeansonne Gresham Wagner Westin Workman
R2
  1. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering
  1. 72 BSI Racing
  1. 83 McCumbee McAleer Racing
Jared Thomas Connor Zilisch Nate Cicero
61Virginia
  1. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing
Gresham Wagner Jeremy Fletcher Jeremy Fletcher
R2
  1. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
  1. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering
  1. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing
Gresham Wagner Jared Thomas Jeremy Fletcher
71Road Atlanta
R2

Championship Standings

Points System

Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.[10]

Driver's Championship

IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.

Pos.DriverDAYSEBLGAMOHMOSVIRATLBonusPoints
1 Gresham Wagner143186183110203313903770
2 Jared Thomas6146414226284235503710
3 Jeremy Fletcher32303836261511191703700
4 Nate Cicero281415374341655203670
5 Aaron Jeansonne41375515145471469603480
6 Westin Workman 712511820941162447103420
7 Nathan Nicholson 92610622882117DNS238802610
8 Julian DaCosta 11221128149715222871017102550
9 Jonathan Neudorf1420128172116169956112202480
10 John Jodoin122116921DNS12677101671202470
11 Alex Bachoura18628112382011832510132102310
12 Sally Mott 25191917201113131361319231402090
13 Connor Zilisch5252215318602060
14 Peter Atwater132426231316152215101112141602040
15 Woody Heimann16112025241017121151424202502000
16 Tyler Gonzalez281261614271023DNS186101990
17 Parker DeLong 231015291215281717821001890
18 Heather Hadley172323141023191912191520241501810
19 Grant WestDNSDNS1710751072022211101800
20 Christian Hodneland211725211519212118141813171901750
21 Nick Shaeffer 20918242261425141101470
22 Noah Harmon 2759139401200
23 Cody Powell 2416221918182013162501130
24 Ethan Tyler197111324150970
25 James Hayosh22152420242016120950
26 Selin Rollan838270800
27 Preston Pardus10271370670
28 Farhan Siddiqi26182930232422210550
29 Joey Rainey 22DNS17DNS15180520
30 Joe Rainey 25DNS19DNS16200440
31 Bryce Cornet4170420
32 Ethan Jacobs 1190420
33 Kayden Kelly 9120410
34 Christopher Allen 1290410
35 Frankie Barroso 12130370
36918DNS240350
37 Robert Mau 19110320
38 Anthony McIntosh14160320
39 Jesse Love21120290
40 Zach Hollingshead 21170240
41 Wyatt Couch 19220210
42 Cody Ware15280190
43 Caleb Bacon 22230170
44 Lev Uretsky27220130
45 Bryan Heitman26230130
– Chuck Mactutus DNSDNS––
– Jon Miller DNSDNS––
Pos.DriverDAYSEBLGAMOHMOSVIRATLBonusPoints
Bold - Pole positionItalics - Fastest lapUnderline = Most Laps Led
†: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

Entrant's Championship

Each entrant receives championship points for its highest car finishing position in each race. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same entrant are not considered in the results and all other cars are elevated in the finishing positions accordingly.

Pos.TeamDAYSEBLGAMOHMOSVIRATLBonusPoints
1McCumbee McAleer Racing1133333141111604120
2JTR Motorsports Engineering4964112822421103800
3BSI Racing4721109141924803790
4Spark Performance1859104510783131003320
5Saito Motorsport Group28126161427102117102670
6Parker DeLong Racing231015291215281717802440
7Rollan Racing/BSI Racing8382701070
8Rick Ware Racing102713701000
9Advanced Autosports119DNS230750
10MBM Performance1290540
11Hendricks Motorsports21120470
Pos.TeamDAYSEBLGAMOHMOSVIRATLBonusPoints

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mazda unveils 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup schedule. October 19, 2023. January 13, 2024. mx-5cup.com.
  2. Web site: July 17, 2024 . Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup to race at Martinsville Speedway in doubleheader with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour . NASCAR.
  3. Web site: Schedule. January 13, 2024. mx-5cup.com.
  4. Web site: January 23, 2024 . Mazda MX-5 Cup - Official Entry List . January 25, 2024.
  5. Web site: March 13, 2024. MX-5 Official Entry List.pdf. March 17, 2024.
  6. Web site: May 9, 2024. MX-5 Official Entry List.pdf. May 11, 2024.
  7. Web site: June 6, 2024. MX-5 Official Entry List.pdf. September 20, 2024.
  8. Web site: July 11, 2024. MX-5 Official Entry List.pdf. September 20, 2024.
  9. Web site: August 22, 2024. MX-5 Official Entry List.pdf. September 20, 2024.
  10. Web site: 2024 IMSA Sporting Regulations (and SSR) for the MX-5 Cup. January 13, 2024. mx-5cup.com.

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