With the first two green flags of 2021 this past weekend at the Daytona International Speedway, Copeland Motorsports kicked off their Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires with speed but results that did not match. Earning six top-fifteen results, the Maryland-based program will shift their focus to rounds three and four at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg at the end of April.

As a competitor in multiple different series and driving race cars all around the world, current W Series driver Sabré Cook will join Hixon Motor Sports (HMS) in Daytona. Set for her first Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich event at the Daytona International Speedway January 27th to the 29th, Cook will pilot a Hixon & Apple Motor Sports Mazda MX-5 and will bring a variety of partners to the table to help her through the race week.

Claiming the championship in 2019, Copeland Motorsports in returning to the Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires in 2021 with the same goal in mind. Entering five drivers including rookies, veterans and that 2019 champion, the elite level Mazda MX-5 Cup program will hit the track Wednesday for their first event in a new season of competition.

Hixon Motor Sports (HMS) is continuing to grow. With several drivers confirmed and announced for the Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires season opener at the Daytona International Speedway, HMS is pleased to confirm Derek Ware to their lineup of drivers. As a jack-of-all-trades in the motorsports industry, Ware is hoping that his motorsports experience and knowledge can help him and his Lemons of Love / FAST Cooling / TORQ RaceWear branded MX-5 move their way to the front of the field by the time the checkered flags fly next week.

McCumbee McAleer Racing (MMR) announced today its lineup for the 2021 Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires. The North Carolina based team will make its season debut next week at Daytona International Speedway during the first two rounds of the championship with an impressive lineup of six Mazda MX-5 race cars.