Nathan Nicholson (No. 56 Advanced Autosports) grew up watching races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, dreaming of the day he’d be able to take his own victory lap across the yard of bricks. His dream became reality on Sunday, when he won the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin race.

Bobbie Gossett (No. 44 BSI Racing) narrowly beat out Nathan Nicholson (No. 56 Advanced Autosports) for the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin Round 11 race win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. Gossett charged through the field from 16th on the grid to take his third win of the season.

He grew up coming to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, dreaming of being a race car driver, and today, Nathan Nicholson (No. 56 Advanced Autosports) earned his first ever pole position at his home track. Now in his third season of Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, Nicholson outqualified the field by three-tenths of a second, with the top 14 cars qualifying within a second of his time.

It’s been six years, but the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s at this hallowed motorsport shrine that the true 2026 championship contenders will rise above the rest.

The Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin finish at VIRginia International Raceway was one of the best so far this season. Noah Harmon (No. 12 Hendricks Motorsports) beat Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering) to the finish line by a slim 0.07-second in a one lap dash to the checkered flag.