2024 IMSA Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup at VIR | Race 2 | Alton, Virginia

The Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin is the signature spec series for Mazda Motorsports. MX-5 Cup offers more than $1 million in prize money and scholarships a year. The MX-5 Cup race cars start as complete MX-5 road cars from the Mazda Hiroshima, Japan factory before being transported to engineering development partner Flis Performance in Daytona Beach, Florida, where they are transformed into a race car. The process includes disassembly of the production car, welding and paint of a full roll cage and interior, and adding more than 250 motorsports-specific parts. Other components of the car, including the Mazda SKYACTIV 2.0 liter engine are sealed to ensure even competition and a cost-effective platform. ===== IMSA is North Americas premium sports car racing league. Your favorite cars, the latest technology and unmatched fan access to iconic racetracks. If you like sports cars, you’ll love IMSA. #RacingforEveryone The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is the premier sports car racing sanctioning body in North America. From hybrid-electrified prototype race cars headlining IMSA’s flagship WeatherTech SportsCar Championship to high-performance racing versions of many popular makes and models from 18 different manufacturers, IMSA is the ultimate showcase of automotive technology. With seven different series, IMSA-sanctioned events range from multi-driver, multi-class races up to 24 hours in length to short, single-driver, single-class sprint races. From Daytona to Sebring to Indianapolis and beyond, IMSA competes at North America’s most legendary road racing facilities and prestigious events. // 2024 SCHEDULE // DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - January 19-21 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - January 25-28 STREETS OF ST PETERSBURG - March 8-10 SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - March 13-16 LONG BEACH STREET CIRCUIT - April 19-20 WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA - May 10-12 DETROIT STREET CIRCUIT - May 31 - June 1 MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE - June 7-9 WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL - June 20-23 CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK - July 12-14 ROAD AMERICA - August 2-4 VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - August 23-25 INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - September 20-22 MICHELIN RACEWAY ROAD ATLANTA - October 9-12 #imsa #sportscars #weathertech #michelin #carculture #motorsport #racing FOLLOW IMSA: International Motor Sports Association YouTube: @imsaofficial Facebook: @IMSA Instagram: @imsa_racing TikTok: @imsa_racing X/Twitter: @IMSA Download the Official IMSA App for real-time results, timing & scoring. - Sports car racing and radio coverage, schedules, results and stories.