2016 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout winner Matt Cresci took the win on Tuesday evening.

The entry list for the first round of the Ricmotech iRacing Global Mazda MX-5 Cup includes a veritable who’s who of Global Mazda MX-5 Cup racing.

The Battery Tender® Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires® has partnered with Ricmotech for a five round iRacing series. A healthy $8,000 in race purse and championship prize money will be up for grabs.

Following the recent cancellation of the IndyCar events at Barber Motorsports Park and Circuit of The Americas, there have been ongoing discussions between Mazda Motorsports, Andersen Promotions and IndyCar about postponing the first two rounds of the Global MX-5 Cup.

Television recap of 2019 season on MAVTV previews the upcoming season livestream to be hosted on LucasOilRacing.tv