Aidan Fassnacht passed his first test as a professional racing driver this week at Daytona International Speedway in the 2022 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires, taking a season full of lessons away from a challenging week in the No. 15 Sword Performance Mazda MX-5 Cup.

The IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona Speedway was an incredible start to the 2022 season for the Formidable Racing Development team. The team leaves the paddock at Daytona with Chris Nunes in 2nd place in the overall in the championship points, and Joey Atanasio in 2nd place in Rookie of the year. They are all looking forward to rolling into St Petersburg.

In a weather filled weekend that featured periodic showers, fog and a late race on Thursday afternoon, Copeland Motorsports was victorious in the opening round of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires schedule. Tyler Gonzalez steered his #51 entry to the win on Thursday afternoon while the Maryland based program earned three top-ten results in the double race event.

It was the opening weekend of the 2022 IMSA race season and it was a winning one for Floridian Tyler Gonzalez. Competing in both the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires and the Michelin Pilot Challenge program, Gonzalez added a pair of top-five results including a win with Copeland Motorsports in the first round of the Mazda MX-5 Cup.

It was the opening round of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires at the famed Daytona International Speedway this past week, and it was six top-ten finishes earned by the powerhouse Hixon Motor Sports (HMS) squad. Selin “The Machine” Rollan led the way on the results sheets with a podium result, third place, in race one while Connor “The Prodigy” Zilisch made his series debut with a pair of top-ten results leading a handful of laps and challenging for the win during race one.