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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.

Round		Circuit	Location	Dates	Supporting
1	R1	Daytona International Speedway (Road Course)	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 24–26	IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge
1	R2	Daytona International Speedway (Road Course)	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 24–26	IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge
2	R3	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 13–15	IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge Porsche Carrera Cup North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
2	R4	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 13–15
3	R5	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	May 10–12	IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
3	R6	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	May 10–12
4	R7	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	June 7–9	TCR World Tour Michelin Pilot Challenge IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge IMSA Mustang Challenge
4	R8	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	June 7–9
5	R9	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	July 12–14	IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
5	R10	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	July 12–14
6	R11	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 23–25	IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
6	R12	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 23–25
7	R13	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 9–11	IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Porsche Carrera Cup North America
7	R14	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 9–11
Source:^[2]

Entry list

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

Team	No.	Driver		Rounds
McCumbee McAleer Racing	5	Gresham Wagner		1
	22	Jeremy Fletcher		1
	39	John Jodoin		1
	83	Nate Cicero		1
JTR Motorsports Engineering	6	Cody Powell	R	1
	24	Aaron Jeansonne		1
	26	Peter Atwater		1
	56	Nathan Nicholson	R	1
	81	James Hayosh		1
	82	Woody Heimann		1
	88	Nick Shaeffer	R	1
	96	Jared Thomas		1
BSI Racing	13	Westin Workman	R	1
	32	Christian Hodneland		1
	54	Heather Hadley		1
	55	Jonathan Neudorf		1
	72	Connor Zilisch		1
	78	Julian DaCosta	R	1
	80	Ethan Tyler		1
	87	Selin Rollan		1
	95	Farhan Siddiqi		1
Spark Performance	15	Sally Mott	R	1
	33	Alex Bachoura		1
	50	Grant West		1
	99	Noah Harmon	R	1
Parker Delong Racing	42	Parker DeLong		1
Rick Ware Racing	51	Cody Ware		1
Rick Ware Racing	52	Preston Pardus		1
Saito Motorsport Group	57	Tyler Gonzalez		1
Sources:^[3]

R = Eligible for Rookie's Championship

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver
1	R1	Daytona	#72 BSI Racing	#78 BSI Racing	#5 McCumbee McAleer Racing
	R1		Connor Zilisch	Julian DaCosta	Gresham Wagner
	R2		#96 JTR Motorsports Engineering	#22 McCumbee McAleer Racing	#83 McCumbee McAleer Racing
	R2		Jared Thomas	Jeremy Fletcher	Nate Cicero
2	R1	Sebring	#72 BSI Racing
	R1		Connor Zilisch
	R2
	R2
3	R1	Laguna Seca
	R1
	R2
	R2
4	R1	Mid-Ohio
	R1
	R2
	R2
5	R1	Mosport
	R1
	R2
	R2
6	R1	Virginia
	R1
	R2
	R2
7	R1	Road Atlanta
	R1
	R2
	R2

Championship Standings

Points System

Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.^[4]

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30+
Points	350	320	300	280	260	250	240	230	220	210	200	190	180	170	160	150	140	130	120	110	100	90	80	70	60	50	40	30	20	10

Driver's Championship

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

Pos.	Driver	DAY		SEB	LGA	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Bonus	Points
1	Gresham Wagner	1	4							0	630
2	Jeremy Fletcher	3	2							10	630
3	Tyler Gonzalez	2	8							0	550
4	Selin Rollan	8	3							0	530
5	Aaron Jeansonne	4	13							0	460
6	Westin Workman R	7	12							10	440
7	Jared Thomas	6	14							10	430
8	Nate Cicero	28	1							0	380
9	Alex Bachoura	18	6							0	380
10	Ethan Tyler	19	7							0	360
11	Woody Heimann	16	11							0	350
12	Connor Zilisch	5	25							20	340
13	Nick Shaeffer R	20	9							0	330
14	Noah Harmon	27	5							0	300
15	Julian DaCosta R	11	22							10	300
16	Parker DeLong	23	10							0	290
17	John Jodoin	12	21							0	290
18	Jonathan Neudorf	14	20							0	280
19	Nathan Nicholson R	9	26							0	270
20	Preston Pardus	10	27							0	250
21	Peter Atwater	13	24							0	250
22	James Hayosh	22	15							0	250
23	Christian Hodneland	21	17							0	240
24	Cody Powell R	24	16							0	220
25	Heather Hadley	17	23							0	220
26	Cody Ware	15	28							0	190
27	Farhan Siddiqi	26	18							0	180
28	Sally Mott R	25	19							0	180
29	Grant West	DNS	DNS							0	0
Pos.	Driver	DAY		SEB	LGA	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Bonus	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

Italics - Fastest lap

Underline = Most Laps Led

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.	Team	DAY		SEB	LGA	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Bonus	Points
1	McCumbee McAleer Racing	1	1							10	710
2	BSI Racing	4	7							40	600
3	Saito Motorsport Group	2	8							0	580
4	Rollan Racing/BSI Racing	8	3							0	580
5	JTR Motorsports Engineering	4	9							10	560
6	Spark Performance	18	5							0	540
7	Rick Ware Racing	10	27							0	480
8	Parker DeLong Racing	23	10							0	470
Pos.	Team	DAY		SEB	LGA	MOH	MOS	VIR	ATL	Bonus	Points

References

^ "Mazda unveils 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup schedule". mx-5cup.com. October 19, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ "Schedule". mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ "Mazda MX-5 Cup - Official Entry List" (PDF). January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "2024 IMSA Sporting Regulations (and SSR) for the MX-5 Cup" (PDF). mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

External links

Official Website

[1] "Mazda unveils 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup schedule". mx-5cup.com. October 19, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

[2] "Schedule". mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

[3] "Mazda MX-5 Cup - Official Entry List" (PDF). January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[4] "2024 IMSA Sporting Regulations (and SSR) for the MX-5 Cup" (PDF). mx-5cup.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

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