The 2021 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires season comes to a close this weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The point standings are so close, the $250,000 championship prize will likely come down to the last lap of the last race-- and the same can be said for the $80,000 rookie payout as well.

What a place to have the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires season finale! The Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta is not only the finale for our series, but also for other premier IMSA series. All of the championships come down to this event, making Petit Le Mans one of the season’s highlight.

The latest recipient of the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout Scholarship, Connor Zilisch, will make his series debut in the final two rounds of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Mazda Motorsports has announced the recipients of its three Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires scholarships and the two members of its factory team in the Spec MX-5 Challenge Series presented by Toyo Tires. The selections come after two days of on and off-track evaluation at Sebring International Raceway.

The Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires has consistently attracted young and upcoming talent, especially with the scholarships available from the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout and the prize money available to the Rookie of the Year and Champion. That demographic is only half of the MX-5 Cup field, however. The rest is made up of established professionals, who just want to go racing and have a good time on the weekend.