Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires championship leader Michael Carter (No. 08 Carter Racing Enterprises) grew his advantage with a dominant run to victory in the opening race of a championship double-header at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Saturday. The final race of the 2020 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup season will be staged on Saturday afternoon, with a $200,000 support package from Mazda on the line.

Gresham Wagner earned one Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires point with his record-setting run to pole onboard the No. 5 Spark Performance entry on Friday. Wagner’s fast lap time of 01:24.6104-seconds set a new track record in the series’ first ever visit to the temporary street circuit.

The 2020 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires season is poised to close in dramatic fashion with a championship-deciding doubleheader this weekend. With only two races left, Michael Carter (No. 08 Carter Racing Enterprises) leads Robert Noaker (No. 13 Robert Noaker Racing/Slipstream Performance) by just seven points and the face off will take place on a track neither have raced at before.

The close and competitive racing that has become a hallmark of Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires® competition is headed for a new sanctioning home and some of North America’s most prestigious road racing event weekends in 2021.

Maverick – Hixon Motor Sports continued their upward trend this past weekend at the New Jersey Motorsports Park for the penultimate round in 2020 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires. Closing the weekend with four top-ten results including a fifth-place finish in the second and final race of the weekend, both team drivers were able to continue their progress and finish the weekend with their best results of the season.