Toronto, Ont. (10 July 2017) - While the cars are as similar as possible, the tracks on the 2017 Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires schedule are very different. For the first time in series history, the Global MX-5 Cup championship will take to the streets of Toronto as part of the huge Verizon IndyCar Series race event this weekend.

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (June 25, 2017)Robert Stout scored another Top 5 Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup finish in competition at Road America June 23-24. Stout, driving the No. 28 Lucas Oil Products / Lucas Oil Racing TV / Mazda Motorsports / SC Fuels / Impact Race Products Mod-Space MX-5 Cup car finished 5th in Round 6 on Saturday, but did not finish Round 5 on Friday after contact with another competitor.

Elkhart Lake, Wisc. (23 June 2017) – For the second time in as many races, it came down to a last lap drag race to the Road America finish line in another thrilling round of Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires action on Saturday.

Elkhart Lake, Wisc. (23 June 2017) – During a radio interview earlier in the day, Patrick Gallagher predicted that it would take a last lap pass to take the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires victory this weekend at Road America. It turned out that he was the one making that pass when he won a drag race to the finish line and edged Bryan Ortiz (No. 4 CMS Motorsports/Bella Racing) by .0263-seconds to score his fourth win of the 2017 season.

Elkhart Lake, Wisc. (22 June 2017) –  Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires rookie driver Matt Cresci turned a setback into a massive advantage on Thursday as he scored pole position at Road America with a fast lap flyer of 2:43.7317-seconds. The qualifying session set the field for Rounds 5 & 6 of the 2017 championship, which is being staged as part of the Verizon IndyCar Series event weekend at the fabled Wisconsin circuit. After an electronics issue early in the qualifying session sent him to the pits, the young driver from San Jose, California decided to try slick BFGoodrich Tires on the rapidly drying circuit. It worked.