Gresham Wagner is determined to take back the Championship lead in the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires. The driver of the No. 8 Spark Performance Mazda topped both practice sessions Friday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in preparation for Rounds Seven and Eight of the season.

Findlay, Ohio native, Woody Heimann, will make his pro series debut this weekend in the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Heimann will pilot the #82 WoodCo Distributing Mazda MX-5 Cup car with JTR Motorsports Engineering.

The Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires season reaches its midpoint at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with Rounds 7 and 8 this weekend. Defending champion Michael Carter (No. 08 Carter Racing Enterprises) arrives to the IMSA event weekend with the points lead for the first time this season after a pair of podium finishes on the streets of St. Petersburg, something his rivals could not duplicate.

Hi everyone, I’ve had several of you reach out after our recent Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup rounds at St. Petersburg. It means a lot to have all of that support and to know that our efforts didn’t go unnoticed, so thank you very much. People often say your character is defined by how you act in times of challenge and adversity rather than triumph, but it doesn’t mean that it is easy to get through those times.

After a whirlwind event at St. Petersburg, where the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires had two races in one day, we’re keeping up the frenetic pace thanks to the short turnaround time between that event and the next two rounds at Mid-Ohio.