The last time 2025 series champion Jeremy Fletcher (No. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing) took to the track with Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, his race ended only a few corners after the green flag. Saturday, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Fletcher bounced back in a big way, winning an exhilarating Round Five race. He was joined on the podium by the two series champions preceding him: Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering) and Gresham Wagner (No. 5 JTR Motorsports Engineering).

The most recent Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin race winner, Justin Adakonis (No. 23 McCumbee McAleer Racing) continued his hot streak by logging the fastest lap in Friday practice at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

It has been a quiet three months since the checkered flag flew in St. Petersburg, but it’s finally time for the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin to return to the racetrack for Rounds 5 and 6 this weekend. The setting is Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, which never fails to produce some of the best racing of the season. A field of 39 cars is expected, including a few new faces that could shake up the championship.

Justin Adakonis (No.23 McCumbee McAleer Racing) earned his first-ever Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin win on the streets of St. Petersburg and held off two-time series champion Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering) to do so.

On a wet but drying Grand Prix of St. Petersburg street course, Bobby Gossett (No. 44 BSI Racing) displayed a patience beyond his years all the way to the checkered flag on Saturday. Gossett took his first-ever Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin race win ahead of two-time series champion Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering).