Bryan Ortiz raced from 25th on the grid to finish 3rd at Portland International Raceway to claim the Battery Tender “Hard Charger” Award. While he was pleased to take the $1,000 and the Battery Tender that went with it, he didn’t want to have to do that again.

Monticello, N.Y. (27 September 2018)-The season-finale Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich weekend at Monticello Motor Club will feature two races on Saturday to determine the overall series champion. Six drivers enter the weekend with a mathematical shot at the title, and the $200,000 in support from Mazda that will go with it.

Stepping up when the pressure was on, Selin Rollan won the 2018 Mazda Road to 24 Scholarship after an intense four-driver shoot out to claim $100,000 towards the 2018 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich season.

2017 Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup Champion Patrick Gallagher has had a busy 2018 season, putting his $200,000 in Mazda support towards competing in the IMSA SportsCar Challenge top GS class.

Monticello is spelled F-A-N-C-Y - The final race weekend of the 2018 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich will be something unlike anything the series has experienced before.