Though he may have started and finished at the front of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® field, Selin Rollan’s (No. 87 Hixon Motor Sports) path to victory on Friday at Road America was anything but easy. Rollan scored his fourth win of the season ahead of Gresham Wagner (No. 5 Spark Performance) and Sam Paley (No. 28 McCumbee McAleer Racing) whose intense late-race battle for the final podium spots gave Rollan the room he needed to claim victory in the first half of the Alana Long 100 weekend.

It’s been 11 weeks since the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires was last on track. The wait for the Alana Long 100 at Road America has only heightened the championship suspense, with the top three separated by only 250 points

After a lengthy summer break for the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires, teams and drivers are anxiously waiting to get back at it. Our season picks back up at Road America for rounds nine and ten, and it will be important for the drivers as well as the teams to hit the ground running. This is a chance to either pick up where they left off at Mid-Ohio or hit the reset button to advance in the championship during the second half of the season.

A driver’s car number is part of their identity. Race control and corner workers don’t identify a car by who’s driving, but by its number. Fans watching a race might not know who was driving the car they liked, but with a car number they can go find that driver in the paddock.

The Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires will embark on the second half of its 2021 season next month at Road America. If the second part of the season is anything like the first, then this championship will come down to the final checkered flag.