# 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup

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 began on January 24 at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on October 11 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds. Jared Thomas is the defending champion. Gresham Wagner became champion at season's end.

## Schedule

The schedule was announced on October 19, 2023, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends. 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.
| Round | 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 | IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge Porsche Carrera Cup North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America |
| 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 | IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America |
| 4 | R7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | June 7–9 | TCR World Tour Michelin Pilot Challenge IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge |
| 4 | R8 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | June 7–9 | TCR World Tour Michelin Pilot Challenge IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge |
| 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 | IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge |
| 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 | IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge |
| 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 | IMSA SportsCar Championship Michelin Pilot Challenge IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Porsche Carrera Cup North America |
| NC | | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, Virginia | October 26 | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour |
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## Entry list

All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance.
| Team | No. | Driver | Driver | Rounds |
| Hendricks Motorsports | 2 | Jesse Love | | 2 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 5 | Gresham Wagner | | All |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 17 | Joe Rainey | R | 4–5 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 22 | Jeremy Fletcher | | All |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 27 | Lev Uretsky | | 2 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 30 | Joey Rainey | R | 4–5 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 39 | John Jodoin | | All |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 83 | Nate Cicero | | All |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 6 | Cody Powell | R | 1–2, 4–6 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 6 | Kayden Kelly | R | 3 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 24 | Aaron Jeansonne | | All |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 26 | Peter Atwater | | All |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 56 | Nathan Nicholson | R | 1–5 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 69 | Anthony McIntosh | | 2 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 78 | Julian DaCosta | R | 4–6 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 81 | James Hayosh | | 1–2, 4–5 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 82 | Woody Heimann | | All |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 88 | Nick Shaeffer | R | 1–5 |
| JTR Motorsports Engineering | 96 | Jared Thomas | | All |
| BSI Racing | 13 | Westin Workman | R | All |
| BSI Racing | 32 | Christian Hodneland | | All |
| BSI Racing | 54 | Heather Hadley | | All |
| BSI Racing | 55 | Jonathan Neudorf | | All |
| BSI Racing | 72 | Connor Zilisch | | 1–2, 4–5 |
| BSI Racing | 78 | Julian DaCosta | R | 1–3 |
| BSI Racing | 80 | Ethan Tyler | | 1, 3, 6 |
| BSI Racing | 86 | Farhan Siddiqi | | 6 |
| BSI Racing | 87 | Selin Rollan | | 1–2 |
| BSI Racing | 95 | Farhan Siddiqi | | 1–2, 4 |
| BSI Racing | 95 | Jagger Jones | | 6 |
| Spark Performance | 15 | Sally Mott | R | All |
| Spark Performance | 33 | Alex Bachoura | | All |
| Spark Performance | 50 | Grant West | | 1–4, 6 |
| Spark Performance | 99 | Noah Harmon | R | 1–2 |
| Spark Performance | 99 | Bryce Cornet | | 3 |
| MBM Performance | 16 | Robert Mau | R | 6 |
| MBM Performance | 44 | Jon Miller | R | 6 |
| MBM Performance | 46 | Christopher Allen | R | 6 |
| Advanced Autosports | 25 | Bryan Heitman | | 4 |
| Advanced Autosports | 56 | Nathan Nicholson | R | 6 |
| Advanced Autosports | 71 | Ethan Jacobs | R | 4 |
| Parker DeLong Racing | 42 | Parker DeLong | R | 1–4, 6 |
| Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Cody Ware | | 1 |
| Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Preston Pardus | | 2 |
| Rick Ware Racing | 52 | Preston Pardus | | 1 |
| Saito Motorsport Group | 19 | Chuck Mactutus | R | 6 |
| Saito Motorsport Group | 20 | Zach Hollingshead | R | 6 |
| Saito Motorsport Group | 57 | Tyler Gonzalez | | 1–4, 6 |
| Saito Motorsport Group | 66 | Wyatt Couch | R | 3 |
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R = Eligible for Rookie's Championship

## Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver |
| 1 | R1 | Daytona | #72 BSI Racing | #78 BSI Racing | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 1 | R1 | Daytona | Connor Zilisch | Julian DaCosta | Gresham Wagner |
| 1 | R2 | Daytona | #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #83 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Daytona | Jared Thomas | Jeremy Fletcher | Nate Cicero |
| 2 | R1 | Sebring | #72 BSI Racing | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #57 Saito Motorsport Group |
| 2 | R1 | Sebring | Connor Zilisch | Jeremy Fletcher | Tyler Gonzalez |
| 2 | R2 | Sebring | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #13 BSI Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Sebring | Jeremy Fletcher | Jeremy Fletcher | Westin Workman |
| 3 | R1 | Laguna Seca | #24 JTR Motorsports Engineering | #24 JTR Motorsports Engineering | #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering |
| 3 | R1 | Laguna Seca | Aaron Jeansonne | Aaron Jeansonne | Jared Thomas |
| 3 | R2 | Laguna Seca | #24 JTR Motorsports Engineering | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #24 JTR Motorsports Engineering |
| 3 | R2 | Laguna Seca | Aaron Jeansonne | Jeremy Fletcher | Aaron Jeansonne |
| 4 | R1 | Mid-Ohio | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering | #72 BSI Racing |
| 4 | R1 | Mid-Ohio | Gresham Wagner | Jared Thomas | Connor Zilisch |
| 4 | R2 | Mid-Ohio | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Mid-Ohio | Gresham Wagner | Gresham Wagner | Gresham Wagner |
| 5 | R1 | Mosport | #24 JTR Motorsports Engineering | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #13 BSI Racing |
| 5 | R1 | Mosport | Aaron Jeansonne | Gresham Wagner | Westin Workman |
| 5 | R2 | Mosport | #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering | #72 BSI Racing | #83 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Mosport | Jared Thomas | Connor Zilisch | Nate Cicero |
| 6 | R1 | Virginia | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 6 | R1 | Virginia | Gresham Wagner | Jeremy Fletcher | Jeremy Fletcher |
| 6 | R2 | Virginia | #5 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 6 | R2 | Virginia | Gresham Wagner | Jared Thomas | Jeremy Fletcher |
| 7 | R1 | Road Atlanta | | | |
| 7 | R2 | Road Atlanta | | | |

## Championship Standings
### Points System

Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below.
| 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 | DAY | SEB | SEB | LGA | LGA | MOH | MOH | MOS | MOS | VIR | VIR | ATL | ATL | Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Gresham Wagner | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 3770 |
| 2 | Jared Thomas | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 3710 |
| 3 | Jeremy Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 70 | 3700 |
| 4 | Nate Cicero | 28 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3670 |
| 5 | Aaron Jeansonne | 4 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 3480 |
| 6 | Westin Workman R | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3420 |
| 7 | Nathan Nicholson R | 9 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 17 | DNS | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2610 |
| 8 | Julian DaCosta R | 11 | 22 | 11 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2550 |
| 9 | Jonathan Neudorf | 14 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 2480 |
| 10 | John Jodoin | 12 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 21 | DNS | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2470 |
| 11 | Alex Bachoura | 18 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 2310 |
| 12 | Sally Mott R | 25 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2090 |
| 13 | Connor Zilisch | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | | | | | 60 | 2060 |
| 14 | Peter Atwater | 13 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 2040 |
| 15 | Woody Heimann | 16 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 2000 |
| 16 | Tyler Gonzalez | 2 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 10 | | | 23 | DNS | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1990 |
| 17 | Parker DeLong R | 23 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 17 | | | 17 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1890 |
| 18 | Heather Hadley | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 1810 |
| 19 | Grant West | DNS | DNS | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | | | 20 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1800 |
| 20 | Christian Hodneland | 21 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 1750 |
| 21 | Nick Shaeffer R | 20 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 11 | | | | | 0 | 1470 |
| 22 | Noah Harmon R | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1200 |
| 23 | Cody Powell R | 24 | 16 | 22 | 19 | | | 18 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 25 | | | 0 | 1130 |
| 24 | Ethan Tyler | 19 | 7 | | | 11 | 13 | | | | | 24 | 15 | | | 0 | 970 |
| 25 | James Hayosh | 22 | 15 | 24 | 20 | | | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | | | | | 0 | 950 |
| 26 | Selin Rollan | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 800 |
| 27 | Preston Pardus | 10 | 27 | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 670 |
| 28 | Farhan Siddiqi | 26 | 18 | 29 | 30 | | | 23 | 24 | | | 22 | 21 | | | 0 | 550 |
| 29 | Joey Rainey R | | | | | | | 22 | DNS | 17 | DNS | | | 15 | 18 | 0 | 520 |
| 30 | Joe Rainey R | | | | | | | 25 | DNS | 19 | DNS | | | 16 | 20 | 0 | 440 |
| 31 | Bryce Cornet | | | | | 4 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 420 |
| 32 | Ethan Jacobs R | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | 0 | 420 |
| 33 | Kayden Kelly R | | | | | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 410 |
| 34 | Christopher Allen R | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | | | 0 | 410 |
| 35 | Frankie Barroso R | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 13 | 0 | 370 |
| 36 | Jagger Jones | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 18 | DNS | 24 | 0 | 350 |
| 37 | Robert Mau R | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 11 | | | 0 | 320 |
| 38 | Anthony McIntosh | | | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 320 |
| 39 | Jesse Love | | | 21 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 290 |
| 40 | Zach Hollingshead R | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 17 | | | 0 | 240 |
| 41 | Wyatt Couch R | | | | | 19 | 22 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 210 |
| 42 | Cody Ware | 15 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 190 |
| 43 | Caleb Bacon R | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 23 | 0 | 170 |
| 44 | Lev Uretsky | | | 27 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 130 |
| 45 | Bryan Heitman | | | | | | | 26 | 23 | | | | | | | 0 | 130 |
| – | Chuck Mactutus R | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | – | – |
| – | Jon Miller R | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | – | – |
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | DAY | SEB | SEB | LGA | LGA | MOH | MOH | MOS | MOS | VIR | VIR | ATL | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
†: 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. | Team | DAY | DAY | SEB | SEB | LGA | LGA | MOH | MOH | MOS | MOS | VIR | VIR | ATL | ATL | Bonus | Points |
| 1 | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 160 | 4120 |
| 2 | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | 110 | 3800 |
| 3 | BSI Racing | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | 80 | 3790 |
| 4 | Spark Performance | 18 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 10 | | | 0 | 3320 |
| 5 | Saito Motorsport Group | 2 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 10 | | | 21 | 17 | | | 10 | 2670 |
| 6 | Parker DeLong Racing | 23 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 17 | | | 17 | 8 | | | 0 | 2440 |
| 7 | Rollan Racing/BSI Racing | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1070 |
| 8 | Rick Ware Racing | 10 | 27 | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1000 |
| 9 | Advanced Autosports | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | DNS | 23 | | | 0 | 750 |
| 10 | MBM Performance | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | | | 0 | 540 |
| 11 | Hendricks Motorsports | | | 21 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 470 |
| Pos. | Team | DAY | DAY | SEB | SEB | LGA | LGA | MOH | MOH | MOS | MOS | VIR | VIR | ATL | ATL | Bonus | Points |