JTR Motorsports Engineering will kick off the 2026 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Michelin season in a big way, bringing an impressive nine-driver lineup to the iconic Daytona International Speedway for the championship’s opening round, January 21–23.

Championship contenders return alongside rising stars and exciting new entries

Texas native and Mazda scholarship winner- who finished third in the 2024 PT Autosport Aspiring Driver Shootout – is set to start the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Michelin season

Hendricks Motorsports will kick off the 2026 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin season with two powerhouse drivers at Daytona International Raceway. The team will field Noah Harmon in the No. 12 Cube 3 Architecture and Westin Workman in the No. 21 with Stor-It Self Storage/Cavo's Bar + Kitchen and Hawkeye Brothers Graphics for Rounds One and Two of the championship.

The Spark Performance tent continues to grow in 2026 with the signing of Ryan Leach for the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin season. Leach, who will make his series debut in Daytona, joins fellow new driver Frankie Barroso, and Spark Performance veterans Alex Bachoura and Grant West.