After 45 minutes of green flag racing, 11 cars approached the finish line at Daytona International Speedway with a shot at winning the first event of the 2024 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin series season. When the pack crossed the line and the timing screens updated, it was Gresham Wagner (No. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing) with the win, 0.060-second ahead of Tyler Gonzalez (No. 57 Saito Motorsports).

Former Rookie of the Year on double duty at Daytona

Large field of promising rookies, returning champions, and experienced veterans likely to once again put on a show on the high banks

BSI Racing to bring nine drivers to Daytona for the 2024 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup. Shea Holbrook and Nick Chorley will begin their campaigns as owners of an MX-5 Cup team that is bolstered with experience, talent, and familiarity.

2022 Mazda MX-5 Cup runner-up and eight-time MX-5 Cup race winner Connor Zilisch returns to the series with BSI Racing. Zilisch's participation adds a third Mazda scholarship recipient to the team, having won the Mazda Shootout in 2021.