A red flag in qualifying for Rounds Five and Six of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires gave drivers little time to perfect a lap around the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg street circuit on Friday. At the checkered flag it was Michael Carter (No. 08 Carter Racing Enterprises) at the sharp point of the grid. He shares the front row with his championship rival Gresham Wagner (No. 5 Spark Performance).

After over a month since the last race, Copeland Motorsports is gearing up for the next two rounds of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires. Heading to the Streets of St. Petersburg, April 23rd-24th, the Maryland based team will be returning with a four-car lineup for rounds five and six of the championship.

The Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires is making waves in the motorsports world with its incredibly close racing, and this week the spectacle arrives at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The concrete walls and compact schedule will test each team’s performance under pressure.

We saw some absolutely amazing racing and incredibly close finishes during the previous Idemitsu MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires double-header at Sebring International Raceway. In race one, the lead changes on the final lap were a great example of impressively clean yet tight racing, which is what we’ve become accustomed to in this series. The dramatic three-wide finish was the second-closest in series history, and the entire series has some of the closest racing to be found anywhere.

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