After four years away, the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires is back at historic Watkins Glen International. As the halfway point of the 2022 season, this 3.4-mile road course may be the place where championship contenders are filtered out.

The name is plain, but the color is instantly recognizable at the track. Pantone Matching System 108 is the shade of yellow that every Lemons of Love MX-5 Cup Giveaway car features on its roll cage. One of the cars campaigning in the 2022 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup with the familiar yellow roll cage is the #96 entry from JTR Motorsports Engineering belonging to Jared Thomas.

Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering) won his third race of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires season in dominant fashion at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday. The performance was convincing, as Thomas crossed the finish line a full 3.449 seconds ahead of second place Selin Rollan (No. 87 Hixon Motor Sports). Justin Piscitell (No. 89 McCumbee McAleer Racing) completed the Round Six podium.

Reigning Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Champion Gresham Wagner (No. 5 Spark Performance) won the race through Mid-Ohio’s Thunder Valley before actual thunder forced IMSA to end the race just shy of the half way point on Saturday.

Matthew Dirks (No. 76 McCumbee McAleer Racing) earned his first Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires pole position at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He will share the front row with 2021 series champion Gresham Wagner for today’s race at 12:10pm ET.